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ARTICLE 5<br />

EFFECTS OF THE R ELATIVE P ROPORTION OF BT-TRANSGENIC<br />

PLANTS ON POPULATION PRODUCTION AFTER THE TRANSGENE<br />

INTROGRESSION<br />

<strong>Yongbo</strong> <strong>LIU</strong>, Henri DARMENCY, C. Neal STEWART Jr, KePing MA, Wei WEI<br />

Abstract<br />

• The d ynamics of popu lations c omposed of i nsect-resistant p lants r eceived few<br />

attentions, although it <strong>de</strong>termines the invasive potential of both the resistant plants and<br />

the populations containing resistant plants.<br />

• Nearly i sogenic b ackcrossed g enerations f ormed be tween w ild Brassica j uncea and<br />

Bt-transgenic oilseed rape (B. napus) were cultivated in a common gar<strong>de</strong>n, with pure<br />

and m ixed popu lations of i nsect-resistant a nd/ or s usceptible pl ants u n<strong>de</strong>r i nsect<br />

pressure and control.<br />

• Insects s ignificantly <strong>de</strong>creased v egetative growth but di d not a ffect r eproduction i n<br />

term of both individual plants and populations. With increasing percentage of insect-<br />

resistant pl ants, i n t he p resence of i nsects, bot h resistant a nd s usceptible pl ants ha d<br />

slightly in creased productivity. T he p opulation production i ncreased with i ncreasing<br />

percentage o f t ransgenic pl ants i n popul ations u n<strong>de</strong>r i nsect pr essure. It was not t he<br />

case in the absence of insect when a fitness cost occurred for the transgenic plants at<br />

transgenic percentage of 50%.<br />

• These results imply that the occurrence of insect attacks is the major <strong>de</strong>terminant of<br />

the d ynamics of m ixed r esistant a nd s usceptible popul ations, a f eature w hose<br />

frequency i s qui te di fferent i n c ultivated a nd w ild ha bitat, w hich c ould ha mper the<br />

spread of the Bt-transgenes among wild populations.<br />

Key words: transgenic oilseed rape, Bt, population production, fitness<br />

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