Biodegradation of genetically modified seeds and plant tissues during composting

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 650-657

  Reuter, Tim ^a   Alexander, Trevor W ^a   Xu, Weiping ^b,c   Stanford, Kim ^b   McAllister, Tim A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Canola; Compost; Corn; DNA; Plant; Seed; Transgenic; Viability

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PLANT DNA; MANURE;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CROP; GENETICS; MANURE; METHODOLOGY; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE SURVIVAL; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WASTE DISPOSAL; PLANT STRUCTURES; PROCEDURES;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, PLANT; MANURE; PLANT STRUCTURES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEEDS; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE SURVIVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 76749131500     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3863     Document Type: Article

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