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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2012, Vol. 12 Issue (9): 1493-1499    DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(00)8681
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Effects of Transgenic Bt+CpTI Cotton on Field Abundance of Non-Target Pests and Predators in Xinjiang, China
 XU Yao, WU Kong-ming, LI Hao-bing, LIU Jian, DING Rui-feng, WANG Fei, Ahtam Uwayis, LI Haiqiang, WANG Dong-mei,  CHEN Xue-xin
1.Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Ministry of Agriculture/Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029,P.R.China
2.State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R.China
3.Institute of Plant Protection, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830091, P.R.China
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摘要  Transgenic insect-resistant cotton is being increasingly planted in Xinjiang cotton-planting regions, where geographical climate conditions and species composition of pests and natural enemies are greatly unique in China. Limited studies have been conducted on the ecological impacts of transgenic insect-resistant cotton, especially for transgenic double genes (Bt+CpTI) cotton, in this region. In this study, the potential effects of transgenic Bt+CpTI cotton on the seasonal abundance of non-target pests and predators were assessed from 2009 to 2011 in Korla, Xinjiang. The results showed that species composition and seasonal abundance of 5 groups of pests and 5 groups of predators were not significantly different between transgenic Bt+CpTI cotton and non-transgenic cotton every year. It suggests that transgenic Bt+CpTI cotton per se does not affect the population dynamics of non-target pests and predators on this crop in Xinjiang.

Abstract  Transgenic insect-resistant cotton is being increasingly planted in Xinjiang cotton-planting regions, where geographical climate conditions and species composition of pests and natural enemies are greatly unique in China. Limited studies have been conducted on the ecological impacts of transgenic insect-resistant cotton, especially for transgenic double genes (Bt+CpTI) cotton, in this region. In this study, the potential effects of transgenic Bt+CpTI cotton on the seasonal abundance of non-target pests and predators were assessed from 2009 to 2011 in Korla, Xinjiang. The results showed that species composition and seasonal abundance of 5 groups of pests and 5 groups of predators were not significantly different between transgenic Bt+CpTI cotton and non-transgenic cotton every year. It suggests that transgenic Bt+CpTI cotton per se does not affect the population dynamics of non-target pests and predators on this crop in Xinjiang.
Keywords:  transgenic Bt+CpTI cotton      non-target pests      predators      Xinjiang  
Received: 13 February 2012   Accepted:
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This work was funded by the 973 Program (2001CB109004 and 2007CB109202) and the Key Projects for Breeding Genetically Modified Organisms of China (2011ZX0811-002 and 2009ZX08011-008B).

Corresponding Authors:  Correspondence CHEN Xue-xin, Tel: +86-571-88982868, E-mail: xxchen@zju.edu.cn     E-mail:  xxchen@zju.edu.cn

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XU Yao, WU Kong-ming, LI Hao-bing, LIU Jian, DING Rui-feng, WANG Fei, Ahtam Uwayis, LI Haiqiang, WANG Dong-mei, CHEN Xue-xin. 2012. Effects of Transgenic Bt+CpTI Cotton on Field Abundance of Non-Target Pests and Predators in Xinjiang, China. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 12(9): 1493-1499.

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