RNA Interference based Approach to Down Regulate Osmoregulators of Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci): Potential Technology for the Control of Whitefly

Amir Raza; Hassan Jamil Malik; Muhammad Shafiq; Imran Amin; Jodi A. Scheffler; Brian E. Scheffler; Shahid Mansoor

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153883

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RNA Interference based Approach to Down Regulate Osmoregulators of Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci): Potential Technology for the Control of Whitefly

Amir Raza,

Affiliations Molecular Virology and Gene Silencing Laboratory, Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Jhang Road, PO Box # 577, Faisalabad, Pakistan, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan
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Hassan Jamil Malik,

Affiliations Molecular Virology and Gene Silencing Laboratory, Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Jhang Road, PO Box # 577, Faisalabad, Pakistan, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan
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Muhammad Shafiq,

Affiliations Molecular Virology and Gene Silencing Laboratory, Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Jhang Road, PO Box # 577, Faisalabad, Pakistan, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan
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Imran Amin,

Affiliation Molecular Virology and Gene Silencing Laboratory, Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Jhang Road, PO Box # 577, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Jodi A. Scheffler,

Affiliation USDA-ARS, Crop Genetics Research Unit, 141 Experiment Station Rd, Stoneville, Mississippi, 38776, United States of America
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Brian E. Scheffler,

Affiliation USDA-ARS, Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Unit, 141 Experiment Station Rd, Stoneville, Mississippi, 38776, United States of America
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Shahid Mansoor

* E-mail: shahidmansoor7@gmail.com

Affiliation Molecular Virology and Gene Silencing Laboratory, Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Jhang Road, PO Box # 577, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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RNA Interference based Approach to Down Regulate Osmoregulators of Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci): Potential Technology for the Control of Whitefly

Amir Raza,
Hassan Jamil Malik,
Muhammad Shafiq,
Imran Amin,
Jodi A. Scheffler,
Brian E. Scheffler,
Shahid Mansoor

Published: April 22, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153883

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