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The potential of transgenic chickpeas for pest control and possible effects on non-target arthropods
2004-10-01
Abstract excerpt
Chickpea, Cicer arietinum, is the third most important grain legume crop in the world, with India being the largest producer. Insect pests are a major constraint to chickpea production. In India, the legume pod borer Helicoverpa armigera is the major insect pest of chickpeas. However, sap-sucking insects that act as vectors for viral diseases and bruchid beetles in storage are also considered important pests. Here...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 73c11d29-7c6d-58ce-ae70-2391c8cee4d5
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.cropro.2004.02.004