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Modeling effects of environment, insect damage, and Bt genotypes on fumonisin accumulation in maize in Argentina and the Philippines
Fumonisins are common contaminants of maize ( Zea mays L.) grain products, especially in countries where maize is a major constituent of the diet and...
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Persistence and biological activity in soil of the insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis, especially from transgenic plants
Insecticidal proteins produced by various subspecies ( kurstaki, tenebrionis , and israelensis ) of Bacillus thuringiensis ( Bt ) bound rapidly and...
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Risks of Gene Transfer from GMOs to Livestock, and Consequences for Health and Nutrition
There has been rapid uptake of GM crops, with widespread use in livestock production systems. The concept of substantial equivalence as the starting... -
Bacterial communities associated with the rhizosphere of transgenic Bt 176 maize (Zea mays) and its non transgenic counterpart
The effect of transgenic Bt 176 maize on the rhizosphere bacterial community has been studied with a polyphasic approach by comparing the rhizosphere...
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A Specific Real-Time Quantitative PCR Detection System for Event MON810 in Maize YieldGard® Based on the 3′-Transgene Integration Sequence
The increasing presence of transgenic plant derivatives in a wide range of animal and human consumables has provoked in western Europe a strong...
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Recent Advances and Developments in Corn Integrated Pest Managment
Corn, Zea mays, is one of the world’s most important agricultural crops. The number of hectares of corn harvested worldwide in 2002 exceeded 138... -
Assessing the risks of insect resistant transgenic plants on entomophagous arthropods Bt-maize expressing Cry1Ab as a case study
One of the primary concerns related to theadoption of insect resistant transgenic plantsin the environment is the detrimental effectthat these may...
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Safety Assessment of Insect-Protected Crops: Testing the Feeding Value of Bt Corn and Cotton Varieties in Poultry, Swine and Cattle
Health and safety is the number one priority in develo** new food products, including those developed through biotechnology. Before any food crop... -
Bt Transgenic Crops: Risks and Benefits
Bt crops, predominantly maize and cotton hybrids, transgenically expressing cry genes derived from Bacillus thuringiensis , were planted on...
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Transgenic Plants Expressing Toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis
The science of plant breeding has been a major force in the development of new and improved cultivars and hybrids of major agricultural crops. All...