Genetically modified crops pass benefits to weeds

Journal or Publishing Institution: Nature

Study: http://www.nature.com/news/genetically-modified-crops-pass-benefits-to-weeds-1.13517

Author(s): Qiu, J.

Article Type: Journal Publication

Record ID: 1992

Text: A genetic-modification technique used widely to make crops herbicide resistant has been shown to confer advantages on a weedy form of rice, even in the absence of the herbicide. The finding suggests that the effects of such modification have the potential to extend beyond farms and into the wild….

Keywords: Rice, Transgenes, Genetically Modified Rice, Cross-Pollination, Herbicide Resistance, Glyphosate, Roundup, EPSP Synthase, Photosynthesis, Genetically Modified Crops, Genetic Engineering

Citation: Qiu, J., 2013. Genetically modified crops pass benefits to weeds: herbicide resistance and other genetic modifications could confer an advantage on plants in the wild. Nature, 500, pp.389-390.