Gene pyramiding of peptidase inhibitors enhances plant resistance to the spider mite Tetranychus urticae.

The two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae is a damaging pest worldwide with a wide range of host plants and an extreme record of pesticide resistance. Recently, the complete T. urticae genome has been published and showed a proliferation of gene families associated with digestion and detoxific...

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Main Authors: Maria Estrella Santamaria, Inés Cambra, Manuel Martinez, Clara Pozancos, Pablo González-Melendi, Vojislava Grbic, Pedro Castañera, Felix Ortego, Isabel Diaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3416837?pdf=render