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ArticlePloS one2018

Impact of transgenic soybean expressing Cry1Ac and Cry1F proteins on the non-target arthropod community associated with soybean in Brazil.

Luiz H Marques, Antonio C Santos, Boris A Castro, Nicholas P Storer, Jonathan M Babcock, Miles D Lepping, Verissimo Sa, Valéria F Moscardini, Dwain M Rule, Odair A Fernandes

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Luiz H MarquesDow AgroSciences Industrial Ltda, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2029-2587
Antonio C SantosDow AgroSciences Industrial Ltda, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Boris A CastroDow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America.
Nicholas P StorerDow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America.
Jonathan M BabcockDow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America.
Miles D LeppingDow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America.
Verissimo SaDow AgroSciences Industrial Ltda, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Valéria F MoscardiniDow AgroSciences Industrial Ltda, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Dwain M RuleDow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America.
Odair A FernandesUniversidade Estadual Paulista (FCAV/UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, FCAV/UNESP, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Field-scale studies that examine the potential for adverse effects of Bt crop technology on non-target arthropods may supplement data from laboratory studies to support an environmental risk assessment. A three year field study was conducted in Brazil to evaluate potential for adverse effects of cultivating soybean event DAS-81419-2 that produces the Cry1Ac and Cry1F proteins. To do so, we examined the diversity and abundance of non-target arthropods (NTAs) in Bt soybean in comparison with its non-Bt near isoline, with and without conventional insecticide applications, in three Brazilian soybean producing regions. Non-target arthropod abundance was surveyed using Moericke traps (yellow pan) and pitfall trapping. Total abundance (N), richness (S), Shannon-Wiener (H'), Simpson's (D) and Pielou's evenness (J) values for arthropod samples were calculated for each treatment and sampling period (soybean growth stages). A faunistic analysis was used to select the most representative NTAs which were used to describe the NTA community structure associated with soybean, and to test for effects due to the treatments effects via application of the Principal Response Curve (PRC) method. Across all years and sites, a total of 254,054 individuals from 190 taxa were collected by Moericke traps, while 29,813 individuals from 100 taxa were collected using pitfall traps. Across sites and sampling dates, the abundance and diversity measurements of representative NTAs were not significantly affected by Bt soybean as compared with non-sprayed non-Bt soybean. Similarly, community analyses and repeated measures ANOVA, when applicable, indicated that neither Bt soybean nor insecticide sprays altered the structure of the NTA communities under study. These results support the conclusion that transgenic soybean event DAS-81419-2 producing Cry1Ac and Cry1F toxins does not adversely affect the NTA community associated with soybean.

Indexed as

AnimalsArthropodsBacillus thuringiensis ToxinsBacterial ProteinsBrazilEndotoxinsGlycine maxHemolysin ProteinsPlants, Genetically ModifiedBacillus thuringiensis ToxinsBacterial ProteinsEndotoxinsHemolysin Proteinsinsecticidal crystal protein, Bacillus Thuringiensis

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PMID29394266
PMCPMC5796694
OpenAlexW2791541461

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