The effect of seeds of different chickpea and cowpea cultivars on digestive proteolytic activity of Helicoverpa armigera (Lep.: Noctuidae)
Proteases are considered as major digestive enzymes in alimentary canals of most insects, which are responsible for providing amino acids and energy from nutrients for insectsâ growth. The substrate azocasein was used for measuring general proteolytic activity of midgut extracts from Helicoverpa arm...
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Language: | English |
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Entomological Society of Iran
2013-02-01
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Series: | نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران |
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Online Access: | https://jesi.areeo.ac.ir/article_105488_fc0122ee6f2a2865bd85e8c4349a4d5e.pdf |