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Impacts of insect-resistant transgenic potatoes on the survival and fecundity of a parasitoid and an insect predator by Davidson, M.M., Butler, R.C., Wratten, S.D., Conner, A.J.

“…The impacts of selected transgenic potato lines expressing either the cry1Ac9 or cry9Aa2 gene were evaluated in the laboratory on two beneficial insects, a…”
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Field evaluation of potato plants transgenic for a cry1Ac gene conferring resistance to potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) by Davidson, M.M., Butler, R.C., Wratten, S.D., Conner, A.J.

“…Cry1Ac-transgenic potato plants derived from Russet Burbank and Red Rascal cultivars were evaluated in field trials at Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand…”
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Resistance to tuber moth following the transfer to potato of a cry9Aa2 gene under the control of constitutive and light-inducible promoters by Meiyalaghan, S, Takla, M.F.G, Barrell, P.J, Keijzer, R.M, Jacobs, J.M.E, Conner, A.J

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The release of genetically modified crops into the environment: Part II. Overview of ecological risk assessment by CONNER, Anthony J, GLARE, Travis R, NAP, Jan-Peter

“…Despite numerous future promises, there is a multitude of concerns about the impact of GM crops on the environment. Key issues in the environmental assessment…”
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The release of genetically modified crops into the environment: Part I. Overview of current status and regulations by NAP, Jan-Peter, METZ, Peter L. J, ESCALER, Marga, CONNER, Anthony J

“…In the past 6 years, the global area of commercially grown, genetically modified (GM) crops has increased more than 30-fold to over 52 million hectares. The…”
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Directed microspore-specific recombination of transgenic alleles to prevent pollen-mediated transmission of transgenes by Mlynárová, Ludmila, Conner, Anthony J, Nap, Jan-Peter

“…A major challenge for future genetically modified (GM) crops is to prevent undesired gene flow of transgenes to plant material intended for another use…”
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Strategies for the selection and characterization of aluminum-resistant variants from cell cultures of Nicotiana plumbaginifolia by Conner, A.J, Meredith, C.P

“…The development of strategies for selecting and characterizing aluminum-resistant variants from Nicotiana plumbaginifolia Viv. cell cultures is described…”
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Enhanced resistance to common scab of potato through somatic cell selection in cv. Iwa with the phytotoxin thaxtomin A by Wilson, C.R, Luckman, G.A, Tegg, R.S, Yuan, Z.Q, Wilson, A.J, Eyles, A, Conner, A.J

“…A somatic cell selection approach, developed using thaxtomin A as a positive selection agent, recovered 113 potato cell colonies of cv. Iwa from which 39…”
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Microbial and nematode communities associated with potatoes genetically modified to express the antimicrobial peptide magainin and unmodified potato cultivars by O’Callaghan, Maureen, Gerard, Emily M., Bell, Nigel L., Waipara, Nick W., Aalders, Lee T., Baird, David B., Conner, Anthony J.

“…The antimicrobial peptide magainin II has activity against a range of micro-organisms. Tubers harvested from potatoes genetically modified (GM) to express a…”
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Intragenic vectors for gene transfer without foreign DNA by Conner, Anthony J, Barrell, Philippa J, Baldwin, Samantha J, Lokerse, Annemarie S, Cooper, Pauline A, Erasmuson, Astrid K, Nap, Jan-Peter, Jacobs, Jeanne M. E

“…The intragenic vector system involves identifying functional equivalents of vector components from the genome of a specific crop species (or related species to…”
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Microbial communities of Solanum tuberosum and magainin-producing transgenic lines by O'Callaghan, M, Gerard, E.M, Waipara, N.W, Young, S.D, Glare, T.R, Barrell, P.J, Conner, A.J

“…Antimicrobial peptide magainin II, isolated from the skin of the African clawed toad, has shown activity in vitro against a range of micro-organisms…”
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Expression of cry1Ac9 and cry9Aa2 genes under a potato light-inducible Lhca3 promoter in transgenic potatoes for tuber moth resistance by Meiyalaghan, S, Jacobs, J.M.E, Butler, R.C, Wratten, S.D, Conner, A.J

“…In transgenic potato it is often desirable to couple high-level expression in foliage with no expression in the edible tubers, especially for resistance to…”
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An experimental approach to simulate transgene pyramiding for the deployment of cry genes to control potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella) by Meiyalaghan, S., Butler, R.C., Wratten, S.D., Conner, A.J.

“…Alternating the daily feeding of potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella) larvae (PTM) between isogenic pairs of potato plants provides an effective…”
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Flank matrix attachment regions (MARs) from chicken, bean, yeast or tobacco do not prevent homology-dependent trans-silencing in transgenic tobacco plants by Vaucheret, H, Elmayan, T, Thierry, D, van der Geest, A, Hall, T, Conner, A J, Mlynarova, L, Nap, J P

“…The effect of flanking matrix attachment regions (MARs) on homology-dependent trans-silencing was tested using two strong trans-silencing loci. The transgenic…”
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The MAR-mediated reduction in position effect can be uncoupled from copy number-dependent expression in transgenic plants by Mlynarova, L. (Centre for Plant Breeding and Reproduction Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.), Jansen, R.C, Conner, A.J, Stiekema, W.J, Nap, J.P

“…To study the role of matrix-associated regions (MARs) in establishing independent chromatin domains in plants, two transgenes were cloned between chicken…”
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The Importance of Light Intensity for Pollen Tube Growth and Embryo Survival in Wheat × Maize Crosses by Campbell, A.W., Griffin, W.B., Burritt, D.J., Conner, A.J.

“…The success of Triticum aestivum×Zea mays crosses, used to produce wheat doubled haploids, is influenced by light intensity. To examine the basis for this…”
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Inheritance and biochemistry of pollen pigmentation in California poppy (Eschscholzia californica Cham.) by Wakelin, A.M, Lister, C.E, Conner, A.J

“…A mutation to white pollen and petals in California poppy (Eschscholzia californicaCham.) is inherited as a single locus, with the mutant white allele…”
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Resistance of potatoes transgenic for a cry1Ac9 gene, to Phthorimaea operculella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) over field seasons and between plant organs by Davidson, M.M, Butler, R.C, Wratten, S.D, Conner, A.J

“…Summary Stable performance of insect‐resistant transgenic plants across field seasons and between plant organs damaged by the insect pest is critical for…”
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Age-specific bioassays and fecundity of Phthorimaea operculella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) reared on cry1Ac-transgenic potato plants by Davidson, M.M, Butler, R.C, Wratten, S.D, Conner, A.J

“…Summary Variation in the susceptibility of lepidopterous pest larvae of different ages to transgenic crops and the potential for survivors to reproduce could…”
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Evaluation of diallel analysis using ß-glucuronidase activity from transgenes in Nicotiana tabacum by Conner, A.J, Keizer, L.C.P, Mlynarova, L, Stiekema, W.J, Nap, J.P.H

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