<mods:mods version="3.3" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-3.xsd" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>Evaluation of Cry IIa transgenic chickpea lines for resistance to Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) using detached leaf assay</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">O</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Shaila</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">H C</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Sharma</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">T</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Ramesh Babu</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">S P</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Sharma</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>Studies were conducted to evaluate transgenic chickpea lines encoding Cry IIa for resistance to Helicoverpa armigera.&#13;
Significantly lower leaf damage was noticed in transgenic chickpea lines when compared to non-transgenic lines. Significant reduction&#13;
in larval survival and weight gain were observed when H. armigera were fed on transgenic lines under laboratory conditions. Across the&#13;
seasons (2011-12 and 2012-13), the transgenic chickpea lines BS5A.2(T2) 19-1P2 and BS5A.2(T2) 19-2P1 showed enhanced levels of&#13;
resistance to H. armigera.</mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc">Crop Improvement</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Pest Management</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Helicoverpa</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Chickpea</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8061">2017</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Article</mods:genre></mods:mods>