UNIVERSITE DE BOURGOGNE THÈSE Yongbo LIU - Université de ...
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screening as transgenic BC2 (trBC2) and non-transgenic BC2 (ntrBC2), and then transplanted<br />
in cag es p rotected b y a mesh n ylon-net ( 0.5m * 0.5m w idth * 1.5 m height) i n a c ommon<br />
gar<strong>de</strong>n. The trBC2and ntrBC2 were cultivated in pure stands or in mixtures containing 0, 25,<br />
50, 75 a nd 100% of trBC2 (proportions P 0, P 25, P50, P 75 and P 100, respectively). Eight plants<br />
were p lanted i n a circle w ith a 0.3m di ameter i n e ach cage. T he five pr oportions w ere<br />
randomly distributed with two replicates in a block, and there were four blocks. On May 28,<br />
when the first flower just open, there were 25% of plants had flowering bud (81 out of 320<br />
plants), 30 c otton bol lworm ( Helicoverpa a rmigera H.) w ere put p er pl ant i n one c age of<br />
every pr oportion a nd bl ock. Such an ad vanced l eaf-stage w as ch oosed b ecause o f t he<br />
possibility of early-season damage-induced resistance (Agrawal 1998; 1999).Every plant was<br />
labeled. P lants w ere ha rvested w hen a ll s iliques w ere m atured i n br own c olor, a nd pl ant<br />
height, bi omass, s eed w eight and s eed num ber was m easured. T housand-seed weight ( seed<br />
weight*1000/ seed number) and reproduction allocation (seed weight/ biomass) was estimated.<br />
Statistics<br />
The mean value of all transgenic or non-transgenic plants in a cage was used as one value to<br />
statistical analysis. All data were log-transformed to ensure a Normal distribution of residuals.<br />
Five-way mixed ANOVA (Y~I*T*P+F+B) was employed to <strong>de</strong>tect the fixed effects of insect<br />
(I), plant type (T) and proportion of trBC2 (P), and random effects of flowering (F, flowering<br />
or not a t t he da te i nsects w ere <strong>de</strong> posited on pl ants) a nd bl ocks ( B) on pl ant g rowth and<br />
reproduction. Linear regression function (Y=a=b*X) was used to study the measured variable<br />
in terms of the proportion of trBC2. The population production was evaluated as the sum of<br />
the contribution of all plants in a cage, including transgenic and non-transgenic plants. Linear<br />
regression function ( Y=a=b*X) w as also us ed t o s tudy t he v ariation of t he popul ation<br />
production (biomass and seeds) against the proportion of transgenic plants.<br />
Results<br />
Growth and reproduction of trBC2 and ntrBC2 plants<br />
The p resence o f i nsects (I) significantly <strong>de</strong>creased plant height, biomass and thousand-seed<br />
weight, but i ncreased r eproductive a llocation, a nd di d not a ffect s eed number a nd w eight<br />
(Table 3.9). TrBC2 and ntrBC2 did not have significantly different performances. There were<br />
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