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 respond to insect herbivory with responses broadly known as direct defenses, indirect
defenses, and tolerance. Direct defenses include all plant traits that affect susceptibility of …

Genetically engineering inherent crop resistance to insect pests offers the potential of a user-
friendly, environment-friendly and consumer-friendly method of crop protection to meet the …

Snowdrop lectin (Galanthus nivalis agglutinin; GNA) has been shown previously to be toxic
towards rice brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens; BPH) when administered in artificial …

Plant‐parasitic nematodes are major pests of both temperate and tropical agriculture. Many
of the most damaging species employ an advanced parasitic strategy in which they induce …

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 …

Publisher Summary Throughout their lives, from dormant seed to maturity, plants are
exposed to attack by a wide variety of potentially pathogenic microorganisms, predatory …

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 …