Study uncovers optimal ecology of bioinsecticide
Friday, May 21, 2010 - 06:40
in Biology & Nature
BBSRC funded researchers at the University of Oxford and Royal Holloway University of London have discovered that the commonly used and naturally occurring bacterial insecticide Bt works best if applied to young plants and is enhanced by the presence of the insect pests. The research is published 20 May in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens...