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Establishing an in vivo assay system to identify components involved in environmental RNA interference in the western corn rootworm.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Miyata Keita, Ramaseshadri Parthasarathy, Zhang Yuanji, Segers Gerrit, Bolognesi Renata, Tomoyasu Yoshinori
Abstract excerpt
The discovery of environmental RNA interference (RNAi), in which gene expression is suppressed via feeding with double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecules, opened the door to the practical application of RNAi-based techniques in crop pest management. The western corn rootworm (WCR, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) is one of the most devastating corn pests in North America. Interestingly, WCR displays a robust...
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