Decomposition dynamics and structural plant components of genetically modified Bt maize leaves do not differ from leaves of conventional hybrids

Transgenic Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 257-267

  Zurbrügg, Corinne ^a,c   Hönemann, Linda ^a   Meissle, Michael ^b   Romeis, Jörg ^b   Nentwig, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^c AGRIDEA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry1Ab; Cry3Bb1; Environmental risk assessment; Plant litter; Soil ecosystem

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ZEA MAYS;

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

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; CHIMERA; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEPIDOPTERA; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; PLANT STEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHIMERA; ECOSYSTEM; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; LEPIDOPTERA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; PLANT STRUCTURES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77952315899     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-009-9304-x     Document Type: Article

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