A new method for in situ measurement of Bt-maize pollen deposition on host-plant leaves

Insects

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-21

  Hofmann, Frieder ^a   Otto, Mathias ^b   Kuhn, Ulrike ^a   Ober, Steffi ^c   Schlechtriemen, Ulrich ^a   Vögel, Rudolph ^d  

^a TIEM Integrated Environmental Monitoring GbR ^*  (Germany)

^b Federal Agency for Nature Conservation   (Germany)

^c IFÖN   (Germany)

^d Environmental Agency Brandenburg (LUA)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bt maize; Deposition; Exposure; GMO; GMP; Lepidoptera; Maize; Non target organisms; Pollen

Indexed keywords

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA SCABIOSA; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; LEPIDOPTERA; RUMEX; SCABIOSA; URTICA DIOICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84870878465     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20754450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/insects2010012     Document Type: Article

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