Completed Competitive Grant

The effects of transgenic soybeans and associated herbicide treatment upon soil-surface mesofauna

Project ID: 1999-29

Abstract

While the percentage of transgenic soybean varieties being planted in Iowa has increased greatly, little has been done to evaluate the ecological consequences of these new technologies. Investigators examined the possible effects of three of these transgenic varieties and their associated broad-spectrum herbicides on soil-surface mesofauna, specifically springtails.

Lead investigator: Larry P. Pedigo, ISU Entomology, et al

Year of grant completion: 2001

This competitive grant project was part of the Leopold Center's Initiative.

Topics: Biocontrol and Integrated Pest Management, GMOs

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