Chemical characteristics and effects on soil microbial activity of leaves from tomato plants genetically modified with a transgene for pathogen resistance

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 13-14, 2004, Pages 1851-1863

  Marinari, S ^a   Messina, A ^a   Caccia, R ^a   Grego, S ^a   Hopkins, D W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glucose oxidase; Organic matter quality; Soil microbial activity; Transgenic tomato

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLUCOSE OXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIGNIN; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PATHOGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENETIC CODE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; GOX GENE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT LEAF; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOLUBILITY; TOMATO; TRANSGENE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 4644280533     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/LCSS-200026806     Document Type: Article

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