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COTON B THURINGIENSIS [1 record]

Record 1 2024-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fibre Crops
  • Crop Protection
  • Industrial Crops
  • Biotechnology
CONT

All Bt cotton plants contain one or more foreign genes derived from the soil-dwelling bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis; thus, they are transgenic plants. The insertion of the genes from B. thuringiensis causes cotton plant cells to produce crystal insecticidal proteins ...

Key term(s)
  • Bacillus thuringiensis cotton
  • B. thuringiensis cotton
  • transgenic B. thuringiensis cotton
  • transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis cotton

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes textiles
  • Protection des végétaux
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
  • Biotechnologie
CONT

Le coton Bt est un coton transgénique, modifié génétiquement par l'insertion de gènes de la bactérie Bacillus thuringiensis.

Key term(s)
  • coton Bacillus thuringiensis
  • coton B. thuringiensis
  • coton transgénique Bacillus thuringiensis
  • coton transgénique B. thuringiensis

Spanish

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