Assessing the persistence of DNA in decomposing leaves of genetically modified poplar trees

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 977-982

  Hay, Irene ^a   Morency, Marie Josée ^a   Séguin, Armand ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; DNA; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; SOILS;

FIELD TRIALS;

FORESTRY;

DNA; KANAMYCIN KINASE;

DECOMPOSITION; DNA; LEAF; PERSISTENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

DNA TRANSFER; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MARKER GENE; PLANT LEAF; SOIL MICROFLORA; SPECIES; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TREE;

EMBRYOPHYTA; POPULUS; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS;

EID: 0036443488     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-017     Document Type: Article

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