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Gene flow from transgenic to nontransgenic soybean plants in the Cerrado region of Brazil

S. Abud, de Souza, P. I. M., Vianna, G. R., Leonardecz, E., Moreira, C. T., Faleiro, F. G., Júnior, J. N., Monteiro, P. M. F. O., Rech, E. L., and Aragão, F. J. L., Gene flow from transgenic to nontransgenic soybean plants in the Cerrado region of Brazil, vol. 6, pp. 445-452, 2007.

Evaluation of transgenic crops under field conditions is a fundamental step for the production of genetically engineered varieties. In order to determine if there is pollen dispersal from transgenic to nontransgenic soybean plants, a field release experiment was conducted in the Cerrado region of Brazil. Nontransgenic plants were cultivated in plots surrounding Roundup Ready transgenic plants carrying the cp4 epsps gene, which confers herbicide tolerance against glyphosate herbicide, and pollen dispersal was evaluated by checking for the dominant gene.

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