Glyphosate drift promotes changes in fitness and transgene gene flow in canola (Brassica napus) and hybrids

Annals of Botany

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 957-965

  Londo, Jason P ^a,c   Bautista, Nonnatus S ^a,b   Sagers, Cynthia L ^c   Lee, E Henry ^d   Watrud, Lidia S ^d  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

^b ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Brassica rapa; canola; Gene flow; herbicide drift; mesocosms; plant ecology; transgene escape

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE;

CULTIVATION; DICOTYLEDON; FITNESS; GENE FLOW; GENOTYPE; GLYPHOSATE; HYBRIDIZATION; MESOCOSM; SEED BANK; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARTICLE; CHIMERA; DRUG EFFECT; GENE FLOW; GENETICS; RAPESEED; TRANSGENE; TURNIP;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA; CHIMERA; GENE FLOW; GLYCINE; HERBICIDES; TRANSGENES;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA;

EID: 78649564801     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq190     Document Type: Article

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