Journal or Publishing Institution: Yingyong Shengtai Xuebao
Study: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20707123
Author(s): Yi-yang, Y. and Feng, G.
Article Type: Journal Publication
Record ID: 1643
Abstract: Transgenic Bt crops are widely planted around the world. With the quick development and extension of genetically modified crops, it is needed to make a deep study on the effects of Bt crops on soil ecosystem. This paper reviewed the research progress on the effects of transgenic Bt crops on the population dynamics and community structure of soil animals, e.g., earthworm, nematode, springtail, mite, and beetle, etc. The development history of Bt crops was introduced, the passway the Bt protein comes into soil as well as the residual and degradation of Bt protein in soil were analyzed, and the critical research fields about the ecological risk analysis of transgenic Bt crops on non-target soil animals in the future were approached, which would provide a reference for the research of the effects of transgenic Bt crops on non-target soil animals.
Keywords: Bt Crops, Transgenic Plants, Ecological Risk Assessment, Biological Insecticides, Soil Ecology, Applied Ecology, Plant Genetics, Crop Genetics, Bacillus Thuringiensis Genetics; Bt Protein, Ecological Risk Analysis, Non-Target Soil Animal, Soil Animal Community, Transgenic Bt Crop; Animals, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacterial Proteins, Bacterial Toxins, Agricultural Crops, Ecosystem, Endotoxins, Hemolysin Proteins, Invertebrates, Biological Pest Control, Genetically Modified Plants, Protein Precursors, Soil; Metabolism, Growth & Development, Physiology, Analysis
Citation: Yi-yang, Y. and Feng, G., 2010. Effects of transgenic Bt crops on non-target soil animals. Yingyong Shengtai Xuebao, 21(5).
