Many plants contain carbohydrate-binding proteins that are commonly designated as lectins,
agglutinins, or hemagglutinins. Due to the obvious differences in molecular structure …

To meet the demands for food of the expanding world population, there is need of new ways
for protecting plant crops against predators and pathogens while avoiding the use of …

Plants may also be resistant to arthropods via the tolerance category of resistance, as
defined in Chapter 1, by possessing the ability to withstand or recover from damage caused …

Growing insights into the many roles of glycoconjugates in biorecognition as ligands for
lectins indicates a need to compare plant and animal lectins. Furthermore, the popularity of …

▪ Abstract Hopperburn is a noncontagious disease of plants caused by the direct feeding
damage of certain leafhoppers and planthoppers. Although long studied, especially with …

Transgenic wheat plants containing the gene encoding snowdrop lectin (Galanthus nivalis
agglutinin; GNA) under the control of constitutive and phloem-specific promoters were …

Insecticidal effects of three plant-derived genes, those encoding snowdrop lectin (GNA),
bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) chitinase (BCH) and wheat α-amylase (WAI), were investigated …

The effects of snowdrop lectin (Galanthus nivalis agglutinin, GNA) on the Glasshouse Potato
Aphid (Aulacothum solani) were tested by bioassays where the protein was incorporated …

Crops resistant to insect attack offer an alternative strategy of pest control to a total reliance
upon chemical pesticides. Transgenic plant technology can be a useful tool in producing …

Potato plants (Solanum tuberosum) cv. Desireé were transformed with the genes encoding
the proteins bean chitinase (BCH), snowdrop lectin (GNA) and wheat α‐amylase inhibitor …