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Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2012

Tolerance and growth responses of populus hybrids and their genetically modified varieties to simulated leaf damage and harvest

Axelsson, Petter; Hjältén, Joakim

Abstract

Our results give a strong indication that the growth responses of the GM varieties to leaf damage and harvest were substantially equivalent with their corresponding non-GM varieties. These similarities predict that the effect of damage on production should be alike regardless of if the GM or non-GM products are used. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Compensatory growth; Biosafety; Short rotation; Allocation; Aspen; Biotechnology

Published in

Forest Ecology and Management
2012, Volume: 276, pages: 217-223
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV