Impact of Bt-transgenic rice (SHK601) on soil ecosystems in the rhizosphere during crop development

Plant, Soil and Environment

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 217-223

  Wei, M ^a,b   Tan, F ^a,b   Zhu, H ^a,b   Cheng, K ^a,b   Wu, X ^a,b   Wang, J ^a,b   Zhao, K ^a,b   Tang, X ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EDIBLE FUNGI   (China)

^b Inspection and Testing Center of Environmental Safety on GM Crops of MOA   (China)

Author keywords

Biolog EcoPlate; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Enzyme activities; Microbial community; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84861957157     PISSN: 12141178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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