Potential effects of transgenic cotton on soil ecosystem processes in Vietnam.
- Authors: ANDOW, DA; ANYANGO, B; HILLBECK, A; HOANG NGOC BINH; MANACHINI, B; PHAM VAN TOAN; TUAT N VAN; WHEATLEY RE; ZWAHLEN C
- Publication year: 2008
- Type: Monografia
- Key words: Bacillus thuringiensis, soil biodiversity, cry Toxins, Acrisols; Andosols; coastal areas; cotton; decomposition; delta soils; Ferralsols; highlands; lowland areas; Luvisols; monitoring; risk assessment; soil types; symbiosis; transgenic plants.
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/42834
Abstract
This chapter concentrates on the potential effects of transgenic cotton on the soil ecosystem of three major cotton growing areas in Vietnam: the coastal lowlands region, the central highlands (eastern and western Truong Son Mountain Range) and the south-eastern region. Soils in these three regions are very different, so it will be necessary to assess the effects of transgenic cotton on typical soils from all three regions. The soils in the south-eastern region are Luvisols, Andosols and Acrisols. In the central highlands, the soils are mainly Luvisols, Rhodic Ferrasols and Haplic Acrisols. The soils in the coastal lowlands region are mainly delta soils, consolidated occasionally by grey light soils.