Detection and decay of the Bt endotoxin in soil from a field trial with genetically modified maize

Hopkins, D. W.; Gregorich, E. G.

doi:10.1046/j.1351-0754.2003.0563.x

Detection and decay of the Bt endotoxin in soil from a field trial with genetically modified maize

Summary Genetically modified plants and their residues may have direct effects on ecosystem processes. We aimed to determine the amount in soil of the insecticidal δ‐endotoxin, originally from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis , introduced into soil by root exudates and residues from genetical…