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#gene editing Review

Harnessing next-generation molecular technologies for precision control of Tuta absoluta and Helicoverpa armigera in tomato

Amina Amin Ch. Noman Nazik Muniba Shahid Misbah Saleem Areesha Nadeem Faisal Saeed Abdul Qayyum Rao Iqbal Rashid Allah Bakhsh
Sep 2026 · Functional & Integrative Genomics · Vol 26 · 0 citations · 95 references
Medicine

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Advanced molecular approaches providing sustainable resistance against insect pests have been discussed, like transgenic expression of insecticidal proteins, RNAi (RNA interference) strategies including HIGS and SIGS, genome editing by CRISPR-Cas, protease inhibitors and male sterility.

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