Exploiting the RNA interference (RNAi) gene mechanism to silence essential genes in pest
insects, leading to toxic effects, has surfaced as a promising new control strategy in the past …

Scientists have made significant progress in understanding and unraveling several aspects
of double‐stranded RNA (dsRNA)‐mediated gene silencing during the last two decades …

Nanoparticles have been widely applied as gene carrier for improving RNA interference
(RNAi) efficiency in medical and agricultural fields. However, the mechanism and delivery …

In recent years, the research on the potential of using RNA interference (RNAi) to suppress
crop pests has made an outstanding growth. However, given the variability of RNAi …

RNA interference (RNAi) has been recognized as a novel and safe strategy in pest
management due to its high sequence-dependent specificity. However, the existing dsRNA …

Evolution of resistance in pests can reduce the effectiveness of insecticidal proteins from
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) produced by transgenic crops. We analyzed results of 77 studies …

RNA interference (RNAi) is a biological process in which small RNA (sRNA) molecules
sequence-specifically silence gene expression at the transcriptional or post-transcriptional …

Indiscriminate use of pesticides and fertilizers causes environmental pollution, emergence of
agricultural pests and pathogens, and loss of biodiversity. Nanotechnology, by virtue of …

Genetically engineered (GE) crops producing insecticidal proteins from Bacillus
thuringiensis (Bt)(mainly Cry proteins) have become a major control tactic for a number of …

Since the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi), scientists have made significant progress
towards the development of this unique technology for crop protection. The RNAi …