Improving risk assessment for nontarget safety of transgenic crops

Ecological Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1119-1124

  Marvier, Michelle ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bt toxin; Experimental design; Genetically engineered crops; Insecticidal properties; Nontarget organisms; Risk analyses; Sample size; Statistical power; Transgenic crops

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 0036707181     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2002)012[1119:IRAFNS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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