The Insecticidal Bacterial Toxins in Modern Agriculture

• Autor principal: Baltasar Escriche (Ed.) (auth)
• Otros Autores: Juan Ferré (Ed.) (auth)
• Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
• Lenguaje: inglés
• Publicado: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Materias: Biology, life sciences; bacterial toxin Bacillus thuringiensis mode of action; insect resistance; pest management
• Acceso en línea: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Increased awareness about environmental adverse effects of human activities has prompted the use of insecticides with low impact on systems associated to agriculture. Currently, the most successful biological products are based on protein toxins from the bacterial species Bacillus thuringiensis. Bec...