Field trials to evaluate effects of Bt-transgenic silage corn expressing the Cry1Ab insecticidal toxin on non-target soil arthropods in northern New England, USA

Transgenic Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 425-443

  Priestley, Amanda L ^a   Brownbridge, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bt transgenic crops; Carabidae; Collembola; Species diversity; Species evenness

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GENETICS; INSECT CONTROL; MAIZE; METABOLISM; SILAGE; SOIL; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECT CONTROL; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SILAGE; SOIL; ZEA MAYS;

ARTHROPODA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR BERLINER; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67349110020     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-008-9234-z     Document Type: Article

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