Derek Russell

Overexpressing Arabidopsis thaliana ACBP6 in transgenic rapid-cycling Brassica napus confers cold tolerance

Aruni Y Alahakoon, Eden Tongson, Wei Meng, Zi-Wei Ye, Derek A Russell, Mee-Len Chye, John F Golz, Paul WJ Taylor

Journal article  |  2022  |  PLANT METHODS

BACKGROUND: Rapid-cycling Brassica napus (B. napus-RC) has potential as a rapid trait testing system for canola (B. napus) because..

Intraspecies Variation in Tetrahymena rostrata

Anne Watt, Neil Young, Ruth Haites, Kerry Dunse, Derek Russell, Helen Billman-Jacobe

Journal article  |  2021  |  MICROORGANISMS

Two distinct isolates of the facultative parasite, Tetrahymena rostrata were compared, identifying and utilising markers that are ..

Infection of Slugs with Theronts of the Ciliate Protozoan, Tetrahymena rostrata

Ruth E Haites, Anne E Watt, Derek A Russell, Helen Billman-Jacobe

Journal article  |  2021  |  MICROORGANISMS

Tetrahymena rostrata is a free-living ciliated protozoan and is a facultative parasite of some species of terrestrial mollusks. It..

Development of diamondback moth resistant transgenic cabbage and cauliflower by stacking Cry1B and Cry1C Bt genes

P Kalia, R Aminedi, J Golz, D Russell, P Choudhary, S Rawat, S Bansal, F Tenazas, A Singh, A Panwar, V Kalia, T Behera, R Bhatacharya

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  Acta Horticulturae

Cabbage and cauliflower are extensively cultivated Cole vegetables all around the world. These are highly prone to the most notori..

Extracellular endonucleases in the midgut of Myzus persicae may limit the efficacy of orally delivered RNAi

Amol Bharat Ghodke, Robert Trygve Good, John F Golz, Derek A Russell, Dwain Edwards, Charles Robin

Journal article  |  2019  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Myzus persicae is a major pest of many crops including canola and Brassica vegetables, partly because it vectors plant viruses. Pr..

Resistance and Synergism of Novel Insecticides in Field Populations of Cotton Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Pakistan

Mushtaq Ahmad, Bilal Rasool, Munir Ahmad, Derek A Russell

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

The cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) is still a serious pest of non-Bt crops in Asia and Africa. It has been a notori..

OfftargetFinder: a web tool for species-specific RNAi design

RT Good, T Varghese, JF Golz, DA Russell, A Papanicolaou, O Edwards, C Robin

Journal article  |  2016  |  BIOINFORMATICS

MOTIVATION: RNA interference (RNAi) technology is being developed as a weapon for pest insect control. To maximize the specificity..

Multiple Resistances Against Formulated Organophosphates, Pyrethroids, and Newer-Chemistry Insecticides in Populations of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Pakistan

Mirza Abdul Qayyum, Waqas Wakil, Muhammad Jalal Arif, Shahbaz Talib Sahi, Noor Abid Saeed, Derek Allan Russell

Journal article  |  2015  |  JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

Field populations of Helicoverpa armigera Hübner from 15 localities across the Punjab, Pakistan, were assessed by the leaf dip met..

Promoting integrated pest management for cotton smallholders—the Uganda experience

R Hillocks, D Russell

Book Chapter  |  2014

Cotton production in Uganda which depends on smallholders, has fallen well below the levels of national production seen in the 196..

Population Genetic Structure of the Cotton Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in India as Inferred from EPIC-PCR DNA Markers

Gajanan Tryambak Behere, Wee Tek Tay, Derek Alan Russell, Keshav Raj Kranthi, Philip Batterham

Journal article  |  2013  |  PLOS ONE

Helicoverpa armigera is an important pest of cotton and other agricultural crops in the Old World. Its wide host range, high mobil..