Microbial populations, fungal species diversity and plant pathogen levels in field plots of potato plants expressing the Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis endotoxin

Transgenic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-35

  Donegan, Katherine K ^a   Schaller, Deborah L ^a   Stone, Jeffrey K ^b   Ganio, Lisa M ^a   Reed, Gary ^c   Hamm, Philip B ^c   Seidler, Ramon J ^d  

^a ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis toxin; Genetically engineered plants; Plant microbiology; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030023117     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01979919     Document Type: Article

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