Potential for the environmental impact of transgenic crops

PJ Dale, B Clarke, EMG Fontes - Nature biotechnology, 2002 - nature.com
In recent years, there has been increasing interest in how changes in agricultural practice
associated with the introduction of particular genetically modified (GM) crops might indirectly …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental fate of Bt proteins in soil: Transport, adsorption/desorption and degradation

J Liu, Y Liang, T Hu, H Zeng, R Gao, L Wang… - … and Environmental Safety, 2021 - Elsevier
During the production and application of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) transgenic crops, large
doses of insecticidal Bt toxic proteins are expressed continuously. The multi-interfacial …

Field deposition of Bt transgenic corn pollen: lethal effects on the monarch butterfly

LC Hansen Jesse, JJ Obrycki - Oecologia, 2000 - Springer
We present the first evidence that transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn pollen naturally
deposited on Asclepias syriaca; common milkweed, in a corn field causes significant …

Gene flow in commercial fields of herbicide‐resistant canola (Brassica napus)

HJ Beckie, SI Warwick, H Nair… - Ecological …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple herbicide resistance to glyphosate, glufosinate, bromoxynil, or imidazolinone in
volunteer plants of canola (Brassica napus) has been attributed to pollen flow among …

Effects of transgene products on honey bees (Apis mellifera) and bumblebees (Bombus sp.)

LA Malone, MH Pham-Delègue - Apidologie, 2001 - apidologie.org
As more transgenic crop plants become commercialised, there is an increasing need for
information on their impacts on honey bees and bumblebees. Direct effects on bees may …

Persistence of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) outside of cultivated fields

D Pessel, J Lecomte, V Emeriau, M Krouti… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2001 - Springer
It is widely assumed that most cultivated plants cannot persist in natural or semi-natural
habitats. Most people thus assume that the plants growing outside of fields (in particular …

Field measurements of airborne concentration and deposition rate of maize pollen

N Jarosz, B Loubet, B Durand, A McCartney… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2003 - Elsevier
In recent years there has been interest in the dispersal of maize (Zea mays) pollen from
crops, particularly in relation to gene flow and seed quality. We report the results of …

Biased sex ratios in plants: theory and trends

JP Sinclair, J Emlen, DC Freeman - The Botanical Review, 2012 - Springer
This paper examines the history of sex ratio theory and the effects of multiple variables on
individual and population sex ratios. It also provides examples where plants have been …

Mortality assessment attributed to long-term exposure to fine particles in ambient air of the megacity of Tehran, Iran

M Yarahmadi, M Hadei, SSH Nazari, GO Conti… - … science and pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Few studies regarding the health effects of long-term exposure to particulate matter with an
aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm or less (PM 2.5) have been carried out in Asia or the Middle …

Gene flow assessment in transgenic plants

J Messeguer - Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 2003 - Springer
In most of the important crops in the world, gene flow between cultivars and between wild
and weedy relatives has always taken place. Factors influencing this gene flow, such as the …