Pollen-mediated gene flow in maize tested for coexistence of GM and non-GM crops in the Netherlands: Effect of isolation distances between fields

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 405-423

  Van De Wiel, C C M ^a   Groeneveld, R M W ^a   Dolstra, O ^a   Kok, E J ^a   Scholtens, I M J ^a   Thissen, J T N M ^a   Smulders, M J M ^a   Lotz, L A P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Outcrossing; Pollen gene flow; QPCR; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; COEXISTENCE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ISOLATION; MAIZE; OUTCROSSING; POLLEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70350455509     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-5214(09)80007-9     Document Type: Article

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