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Effects of biotechnology on biodiversity: herbicide-tolerant and insect-resistant GM crops.
Journal article

Effects of biotechnology on biodiversity: herbicide-tolerant and insect-resistant GM crops.

  • Ammann K University of Bern, Botanic Garden, Altenbergrain 21, CH-3013 Bern, Switzerland. klaus.ammann@ips.unibe.ch
  • 2005-06-28
Published in:
  • Trends in biotechnology. - 2005
Animals
Biodiversity
Biotechnology
Drug Resistance
Ecosystem
Genetic Enhancement
Herbicides
Insecta
Pest Control, Biological
Plant Diseases
Plants, Genetically Modified
Technology Assessment, Biomedical
United Kingdom
English Biodiversity is threatened by agriculture as a whole, and particularly also by traditional methods of agriculture. Knowledge-based agriculture, including GM crops, can reduce this threat in the future. The introduction of no-tillage practices, which are beneficial for soil fertility, has been encouraged by the rapid spread of herbicide-tolerant soybeans in the USA. The replacement of pesticides through Bt crops is advantageous for the non-target insect fauna in test-fields. The results of the British Farm Scale experiment are discussed. Biodiversity differences can mainly be referred to as differences in herbicide application management.
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  • English
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