The Insecticidal Bacterial Toxins in Modern Agriculture

• Main Author: Baltasar Escriche (Ed.) (auth)
• Other Authors: Juan Ferré (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; bacterial toxin Bacillus thuringiensis mode of action; insect resistance; pest management
• Online Access: 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...