Aphids,(Hemiptera: Aphidoidea) a nefarious insect pest of Brassicaceae members including
major vegetable and oilseed crops have coevolved with their host plant and emerged as …

Main conclusion The main goal of this publication is an overview of the biotechnological
achievements concerning in vitro cultures and transformation of Brassica oleracea var …

Due to increasing problems occurring from massive applications of pesticides, such as
insect resistance to pesticides, the use of biotechnological tools to minimize losses from …

Chloroplast genetic engineering is an environmentally friendly approach, where the foreign
integrated gene is often expressed at a higher level than nuclear transformation. The cry1Ab …

RNA interference (RNAi) is a sequence-specific down-regulation in the expression of a
particular gene, induced by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). Feeding of dsRNA either …

The bacterial betA gene for biosynthesis of glycinebetaine was transferred to cabbage
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata) cultivar 'Golden Acre'through Agrobacterium-mediated …

Abstract Development of transgenic Bt crops with stable and high level of Bt protein
expression over generations under different environmental conditions is critical for …

Diamondback moth (DBM) Plutella xylostella (Linneaus) is one of the most destructive pests
of crucifers viz., cabbage, cauliflower radish, knol khol, turnip, beet root, mustard and rape …

Edible potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is ranked fourth among the staple food crop and fifth
for human consumption. It is a vegetative propagated crop and a large number of pests and …

Collards (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) are an important vegetable crucifer produced
worldwide for human consumption, and one subject to severe injury by Lepidoptera. We …