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Strategies for risk assessment, minimising the environmental impact of fungal disease-suppressing GM bacteria and plants on non-target species (was RG0126) - CB02021
Description
The principle objectives are to extend our current approaches for impact assessments to include field releases of a genetically modified bacterium and evaluate a genetic biocontainment strategy for the niche directed expression of the introduced genetic trait.
The research will
- evaluate and compare the impact on non-target organisms caused by bacteria and plants modified to express anti-fungal compounds for the control of fungal disease in plants
- combine molecular and biological measures to assess changes in biomass, community diversity and ecosystem function of the rhizosphere microbiota and mycorrhizal fungi associated with crop plants and field margin pastures
- determine whether a biocontainment strategy reduces perturbance to the ecosystem following th4 release of GM-BCAs by the niche directed expression of the introduced anti-fungal genes (e.g. PCA)
- provide science based advice to assist the regulatory authorities when considering applications for the open environmental release of genetically modified organisms for crop protection
Project Documents
Final Report :
Strategies for risk assessment, minimising the environmental impact of fungal disease-suppressing GM bacteria and plants on non-target species (was RG0126)
(293k)
Final Report - Annex :
Strategies for risk assessment, minimising the environmental impact of fungal disease-suppressing GM bacteria and plants on non-target species (was RG0126)
(1129k)
Time-Scale and Cost
From:
2002
To:
2005
Cost:
£355,400
Contractor / Funded Organisations
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
,
Natural Environment Research Council
Keywords
Biotechnology
Disease Control
Farming
GM Non-Food
GM Risk Assessment
Horticulture
Peas
Vegetables
Fields of Study
Biotechnology and GMOs
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