Effect of arcelin protein on the biology of Zabrotes subfasciatus (Boheman 1833), in dry beans Efeito da proteína arcelina na biologia de Zabrotes subfasciatus (Boheman 1833), em feijoeiro

Arcelin is a seed protein found in wild beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) which gives resistance to Mexican bean weevil, Zabrotes subfasciatus (Boheman 1833) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Studies were carried out with the objective of estimating the effect of four alleles of protein arcelin (Arc1, Arc2, Arc3 an...

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Main Authors: Flávia Rabelo Barbosa, Massaru Yokoyama, Pedro Antônio Arraes Pereira, Francisco José Pfeilsticker Zimmermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 1999-10-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X1999001000006