Elevated CO₂ not increased temperature has specific effects on soil nematode community either with planting of transgenic Bt rice or non-Bt rice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transgenic Bt rice has not been approved for commercial cultivation because of the fierce public debate on food safety, biosafety regulation and ecological risk. Meanwhile, the concentration of CO₂ and temperature in the atmosphere, as important environmental factors affecting the persistence of exogenous Bt protein, have increased. Elevated CO₂, increased temperature, the planting of transgenic Bt rice and their interactions may further influence the structure and complexity of soil food web. However, the effects of transgenic Bt rice planting on soil organism remain largely unexplored before its commercial production especially under global climate change.

Methods

Here, we assessed the influences of transgenic

SUBMITTER: Song Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7023840 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature