Persistence of Cry toxins and cry genes from genetically modified plants in two agricultural soils

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-236

  Marchetti, Elisa ^a   Accinelli, Cesare ^a   Talamè, Valentina ^a   Epifani, Rosanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry toxins; Genetically modified crops; Microbial insecticides; Soil persistence

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; COTTON; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; MAIZE; PERSISTENCE; PEST RESISTANCE; TOXIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548844733     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2007010     Document Type: Article

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