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Nature 402, 480 (2 December 1999) | doi:10.1038/44997
Transgenic plants: Insecticidal toxin in root exudates from Bt corn
Deepak Saxena1, Saul Flores2 & G. Stotzky1
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Abstract
Bt corn is corn (Zea mays) that has been genetically modified to express insecticidal toxins derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis to kill lepidopteran pests feeding on these plants. Here we show that Bt toxin is released into the rhizosphere soil in root exudates from Bt corn.
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