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SUBMITTER: Hu J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5234794 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hu Jianjun J Zhang Jin J Chen Xingling X Lv Jinhui J Jia Huixia H Zhao Shutang S Lu Mengzhu M
PloS one 20170113 1
To assess the possible impact of transgenic poplar plantations on the ecosystem, we analyzed the frequency and distance of gene flow from a mature male transgenic Populus nigra plantation carrying the Bacillus thuringiensis toxin gene (Bt poplar) and the survival of Bt poplar seeds. The resultant Bt poplar seeds occurred at a frequency of ~0.15% at 0 m to ~0.02% at 500 m from the Bt poplar plantation. The germination of Bt poplar seeds diminished within three weeks in the field (germination rate ...[more]