Quantification and persistence of recombinant DNA of Roundup Ready corn and soybean in rotation

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 10226-10231

  Lerat, Sylvain ^a   Gulden, Robert H ^a   Hart, Miranda M ^b   Powell, Jeff R ^b   England, Laura S ^a   Pauls, K Peter ^a   Swanton, Clarence J ^a   Klironomos, John N ^b   Trevors, Jack T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; DNA persistence; Environment; Field conditions; Genetically modified; Herbicide; Real time PCR; Soil; Transgenic corn; Transgenic soybean

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; RECOMBINANT DNA;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETICS; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; SOYBEAN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGRICULTURE; DNA, RECOMBINANT; DRUG RESISTANCE; GLYCINE; HERBICIDES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SOYBEANS; ZEA MAYS;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 38049079923     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf072457z     Document Type: Article

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