Low crop plant population densities promote pollen-mediated gene flow in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Transgenic Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 841-854

  Willenborg, Christian J ^a   Brûlé Babel, Anita L ^b   van Acker, Rene C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biosafety; Herbicide resistant; Plant population density; Pollen mediated gene flow; Spring wheat; Volunteer crop

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS BREEDING; DRUG EFFECT; GENE FLOW; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; POLLEN; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT;

CROSSES, GENETIC; GENE FLOW; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLLEN; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 76049120175     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-009-9267-y     Document Type: Article

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