Life in earth: The impact of GM plants on soil ecology?

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-14

  Lilley, Andrew K ^a   Bailey, Mark J ^a   Cartwright, Colin ^b   Turner, Sarah L ^a   Hirsch, Penny R ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b ATKINS   (United Kingdom)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; SOILS;

GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM) CROPS; SOIL ECOLOGY; SOIL ECOSYSTEMS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOENGINEERING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; DNA MODIFICATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROTECTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL QUALITY;

ECOLOGY; FARM CROPS; PLANTS; SOIL;

EID: 29544436689     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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