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Potential Environmental Impact of Insect-Resistant Transgenic Trees

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Biosafety of Forest Transgenic Trees

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Abstract

Resistance to phytophagous insects is a trait that is highly desirable in commercially grown forest trees. A considerable body of literature exists that describes approaches of genetic engineering to render a tree impalatable or toxic to a wider or narrower range of insects. Such a biotechnological interference with natural ecosystem processes naturally raises concerns about unwanted outcomes and ecological biosafety . There are a growing number of studies focusing on non-target or wider ecosystem effects of such trees in field trials. In this paper, recent work on transgenic trees with enhanced resistance to insect herbivory and potential environmental effects is reviewed. As yet no coherent overall picture has emerged, yet a few instances of unexpected outcomes of the exposure of transgenic insect resistant trees to biocenoses have emerged. With ongoing research, and a longer history of transgenic trees in the field, further results, observations and insights can be expected.

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Robischon, M. (2016). Potential Environmental Impact of Insect-Resistant Transgenic Trees. In: Vettori, C., et al. Biosafety of Forest Transgenic Trees. Forestry Sciences, vol 82. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7531-1_9

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