Type of Nontarget Effect: Environmental
bentgrass_001:
Spread of herbicide-resistance from
genetically modified creeping bentgrass into the wild.
canola_002:
Experimental crosspollination between
transgenic herbicide-resistant canola and wild field mustard led to
highly fertile, herbicide-resistant wild field mustard.
canola_003:
Transgenes that have escaped from
glyphosate-resistant canola can persist in the wild.
cotton_001:
Bt cotton showed decreased
ability to kill cotton bollworm larvae during flower development and
flowering.
cotton_002:
Bt cotton had altered protein
metabolism and produced less insecticidal toxin in leaves when subjected
to high temperatures during boll formation.
maize_003:
Monarch butterfly larvae exposed to
anthers from Bt maize ate less and gained less weight.
maize_004:
Byproducts from Bt maize enter
streams, and in feeding experiments affected stream insects.
maize_006:
Bt maize had changed lipid composition in stems; also, lipid
composition in soil was altered, and soil respiration was reduced.
rice_001:
Genes escaped from cultivated GM rice
to its weedy and wild relatives.
root nodule bacteria_001:
Root nodule bacteria with Bt transgene
tended to displace non-manipulated bacteria in legume root nodules.
soybean_001:
Herbicide-resistant soybean plants were
shorter, with less chlorophyll, lower weight, and increased susceptibility
to stem-splitting at high temperatures.
soybean_003:
Glyphosate-resistant soybeans exuded
glyphosate, carbohydrates, and amino acids into the soil and affected
the microorganism soil community.
sugarcane_001:
Lectin transgene for stemborer resistance
alters growth of sugarcane.
sunflower_001:
Wild sunflowers with transgene for
Bt toxin produced more seeds than normal wild sunflowers.
weed resistance_001:
Increased planting of
glyphosate-resistant crops and application of glyphosate causes increase
in glyphosate-resistant weed species.