Plastid engineering with an efficient RNAi delivery system based on bacteriophage MS2 virus-like particles enhances plant resistance to cotton bollworm

We report a novel system based on encapsulation of the silencing-inducing RNA in bacteriophage MS2 virus-like particles (VLPs) that efficiently delivers insecticidal RNA molecules to cotton bollworm, the most devastating insect pest of cotton worldwide. We report a novel system based on encapsulation of the silencing-inducing RNA in bacteriophage MS2 virus-like particles (VLPs) that efficiently delivers insecticidal RNA molecules to cotton bollworm, the most devastating insect pest of cotton worldwide.