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Relative Fitness of Transgenic vs. Non-Transgenic Maize x Teosinte Hybrids: a Field Evalutation

Auteur(s)
Clegg, J.
Ellstrand, N. C.
Guadagnuolo, Roberto
Date de parution
2006
In
Ecological Applications, Ecological Society of America, 2006/16/5/1967-1974
Mots-clés
  • biosafety
  • fitness
  • gene flow
  • hybrids
  • introgression
  • maize
  • risk assessment
  • teosinte
  • transgenic crops
  • <i>Zea mays</i> ssp. <i>mays</i>
  • <i>Zea mays</i> ssp. <i>mexicana</i>
  • biosafety

  • fitness

  • gene flow

  • hybrids

  • introgression

  • maize

  • risk assessment

  • teosinte

  • transgenic crops

  • <i>Zea mays</i> ssp. ...

  • <i>Zea mays</i> ssp. ...

Résumé
Concern has been often expressed regarding the impact and persistence of transgenes that enter wild populations via gene flow. The impact of a transgene and its persistence are largely determined by the relative fitness of transgenic hybrids and hybrid derivatives compared to non-transgenic plants. Nevertheless, few studies have addressed this question experimentally in the field. Despite the economic importance of maize, and the fact that it naturally hybridizes with the teosinte taxon <i>Zea mays</i> ssp. <i>mexicana</i>, sometimes known as “chalco teosinte,” the question has received little experimental attention in this system. <br> Using a glyphosate-tolerant maize cultivar and chalco teosinte as parental lines, we carried out a field experiment testing (1) the relative fitness of maize × teosinte hybrids, compared to their parental taxa, as well as (2) the relative fitness of transgenic hybrids compared to non-transgenic hybrids created from the same parental stock. In order to evaluate the influence of the transgenic construct in different genetic backgrounds, our study included transgenic and non-transgenic pure maize progeny from the cultivar as well. We measured both vegetative and reproductive parameters. <br> Our results demonstrated that hybrids have greater vigor and produced more seeds than the wild parent. However, in the absence of selective pressure from glyphosate herbicide, we did not observe any direct positive or negative impact of the transgene on the fitness or vigor of either the hybrids or pure maize progeny. We discuss our results in terms of the potential for spontaneous transgene flow and introgression from transgenic maize into sympatric teosinte.
Identifiants
https://libra.unine.ch/handle/123456789/16232
Autre version
http://www.esajournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1890%2F1051-0761%282006%29016%5B1967%3ARFOTVN%5D2.0.CO%3B2
Type de publication
journal article
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 main article: Guadagnuolo_R._-_Relative_fitness_of_transgenic_20080821.pdf (416.45 KB)
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