There are numerous reports on transgenic pea development
mainly against diseases .The only report to our knowledge on insect resistance was the
transgenic pea expressing a bean alpha-amylase inhibitor and the
transgenic seeds exhibited resistance against the principal insect
pest, pea weevil . However, this has not
reached consumers due to observations of an immune response
to the expressed alpha-amylase inhibitor in mice tests , although a recent report revealed that this apparently
is not the case . In general, however, little atten-tion has been given to the development of insect resistance in
pea. So far, there is no report on transgenic pea expressing cry genes to improve insect resistance