Research advances in soil persistence characteristics of toxins released by transgenic Bt crops and their relationships with soil properties

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1478-1482

  Sun, Caixia ^a   Chen, Lijun ^a   Wu, Zhijie ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bt; Soil properties; Toxins protien; Transgenic crops

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; INSECTICIDE;

TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHEMISTRY; CROP; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; INSECTICIDES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SOIL;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036868610     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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