What are the effects of the cultivation of GM herbicide tolerant crops on botanical diversity? A systematic review protocol

Environmental Evidence

Kaloyan Kostov²  Jeremy Sweet¹ 

[1] Sweet Environmental Consultants, 6 Green Street, Willingham, CB24 5JA Cambridge, UK;Agrobioinstitute, Dragan Tzankov 8, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria

关键词: Populations;    Diversity;    Management;    Plant;    Weed;    Genetically engineered (GE);    Genetically modified (GM);    Herbicide resistant;    Herbicide tolerant;   

Others  :  800849
DOI  :  10.1186/2047-2382-3-8

 received in 2014-02-03, accepted in 2014-04-07,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

There are concerns that the cultivation of genetically modified herbicide tolerant (GMHT) crops treated with broad spectrum herbicides will cause declines in botanical diversity and hence loss of biodiversity. Cultivation systems of these have different levels of inputs and management interventions and some incorporate the use of minimal/no tillage. Research results show a range of effects and the priority is to determine whether research studies show shifts in botanical diversity and/or declines in plant populations in GMHT compared with conventionally managed crops.

Methods

We will perform a rigorous review of studies of plant populations in fields and field margins of GMHT crops by complying with CEE requirements for Systematic Reviews (SR) and the EFSA Guidance on Systematic Reviewing. A Review Protocol (RP) is presented for the SR of data from field studies of GMHT crops, comparing the effects of GM crop, herbicide regimes and associated management applied to HT crops with conventional crops and their weed management for impacts on plant populations in fields and field margins as assessment end points or indicators of impacts on botanical diversity and associated food chain and ecosystem services effects. The literature search will include all the main GMHT crops including maize, soya, oilseed rape, sugar beet, cotton and rice. The keywords will be broad and the search strategy is developed to capture all literature relevant to the primary objective of the review. The range of data bases for the searches is described and all articles discovered in the searches will be collated by Endnote. The criteria against which studies will be included in the review and how they will be assessed are described. They include appropriate study designs, statistical power and comparators. The RP outlines the type of analyses that will be performed to assess bias of the selected studies and if covariables describing the heterogeneity of the studies introduce biases. Publications meeting the selection criteria will be filed separately and subjected to more detailed analysis and data on different plant species and types will be analysed separately, to determine outcomes.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Sweet and Kostov; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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