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 Ch...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.展开更多
A new approach for transforming the cultured cells of wheat(Triticum aestivum L. cv. Ganmai 8) was developed using Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The features of the optimum procedure were: (a) both combined synthetic sig...A new approach for transforming the cultured cells of wheat(Triticum aestivum L. cv. Ganmai 8) was developed using Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The features of the optimum procedure were: (a) both combined synthetic signal molecules and multiple natural extracts from susceptible plants were used to pretreat the primary vigorous Agrobacterium(PVA) cells for approximately 16 h; (b) the gyratory magnetic field condition was used during cocultivation; (c) the cocultivating period and selecting condition were modified; (d) the recipient cells were at exuberant metabolism and active division while infected with Agrobacterium. Both neomycin phosphotransferase and nopaline synthase assays demonstrated the expression of NPT II and NOS genes, located on the T-DNA segment of chimaeric plasmid pGV3850::1103neo, in transformed wheat cell colonies by adopting the techniques of dot blot, ndPAGE or high voltage paper electrophoresis. Integration of the foreign genes into wheat genome was confirmed by Southern blot hybridization. Moreover, a relatively rational method was described for the estimation of transformation frequencies from cultured cell levels.展开更多
基金the 973 Program (2001CB109004and 2007CB109202)the Key Projects for Breeding Genetically Modified Organisms of China (2011ZX0811-002 and 2009ZX08011-008B)
文摘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.
文摘A new approach for transforming the cultured cells of wheat(Triticum aestivum L. cv. Ganmai 8) was developed using Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The features of the optimum procedure were: (a) both combined synthetic signal molecules and multiple natural extracts from susceptible plants were used to pretreat the primary vigorous Agrobacterium(PVA) cells for approximately 16 h; (b) the gyratory magnetic field condition was used during cocultivation; (c) the cocultivating period and selecting condition were modified; (d) the recipient cells were at exuberant metabolism and active division while infected with Agrobacterium. Both neomycin phosphotransferase and nopaline synthase assays demonstrated the expression of NPT II and NOS genes, located on the T-DNA segment of chimaeric plasmid pGV3850::1103neo, in transformed wheat cell colonies by adopting the techniques of dot blot, ndPAGE or high voltage paper electrophoresis. Integration of the foreign genes into wheat genome was confirmed by Southern blot hybridization. Moreover, a relatively rational method was described for the estimation of transformation frequencies from cultured cell levels.