{"id":1608,"date":"2018-08-01T17:09:33","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T09:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agrinoon.com\/agriculture\/?p=1608"},"modified":"2018-08-01T17:09:33","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T09:09:33","slug":"bt-maize-no-impact-beneficial-bacteria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agrinoon.com\/agriculture\/2018\/08\/01\/bt-maize-no-impact-beneficial-bacteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Bt maize has no impact on beneficial bacteria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/img.agropages.com\/UserFiles\/FCKFile\/zkc_2018-08-01_11-10-38_913.jpg\" width=\"677\" height=\"451\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bt modification in maize does not affect non-target beneficial microorganisms such as endophytes. Although Bt maize is one of the most popular GM crops in the world, little is known about potential impacts on ecosystem functionalities.<\/p>\n<p>Genetically modified Bt maize contains a gene from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) which provides resistance to major insect pests. Mashiane and colleagues investigated whether genetic modification affected non-target microorganisms such as endophytic bacteria which are important in agriculture. Maize is one of the most important crops in the world \u2013 it is consumed as a staple food and as animal feed in both developing and developed countries.<\/p>\n<p>Bacterial endophytes from two developmental stages of both Bt maize and its isogenic parental line were screened for their capabilities to participate in plant protection, nutrient mobilisation as well as production of a plant growth hormone. Interestingly, Mashiane and colleagues found that growth stage rather than genetic modification had a significant impact on the endophytes and their functions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"toolbtns tl\">\n<h4 class=\"p-source c-999 cb fr pt5\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Source<\/strong>: <a class=\"c-orange\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/news.agropages.com\/Media\/MediaIndex-4597.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South African Journal of Science<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pcfeed-tit mb5 mt5 pl20\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bt modification in maize does not affect non-target beneficial microorganisms such as endophytes. Although Bt maize is one of the most popular GM crops in the world, little is known about potential impacts on ecosystem functionalities. Genetically modified Bt maize contains a gene from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) which provides resistance to major&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agrinoon.com\/agriculture\/2018\/08\/01\/bt-maize-no-impact-beneficial-bacteria\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bt maize has no impact on beneficial bacteria<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industry-news","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bt maize has no impact on beneficial bacteria - agrinoon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agrinoon.com\/agriculture\/2018\/08\/01\/bt-maize-no-impact-beneficial-bacteria\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bt maize has no impact on beneficial bacteria - agrinoon\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bt modification in maize does not affect non-target beneficial microorganisms such as endophytes. 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