April 25, 2012 by desertrose
New study on Monsanto corn suggests GMO trees could devastate forest ecosystems
By geobear7
“Some trees are being genetically engineered to contain the Bt toxin,” notes Anne Peterman of Stop GE Trees. “This could be a tremendous threat to forest ecosystem soils, in which beneficial fungi are a key component of the forest ecosystem.”
The feds have allowed seven southeastern states to plant GM forests. See Alien Forest, Alien Ocean, Alien Sky; and watch the award-winning documentary, “A Silent Forest: The Growing Threat, Genetically Engineered Trees” (2005, 46 mins) which details the appalling effects allowed by the Monsanto-owned federal government. (You can buy the full length film at Amazon.) ~ Ed.
By Ryan Villarreal
International Business Times
Bioengineering agricultural giant Monsanto has touted the safety of genetically modified crops, but a new study has found that insecticide-containing corn can be harmful to the overall health of soil ecosystems.
Genetically modified corn has been linked to a decrease in a subterranean fungus that forms a symbiotic bond with plant roots, allowing them to draw in more nutrients and water from the surrounding soil in exchange for carbon.
Researchers at Portland State University conducted a study to examine the effects of corn genetically engineered with the bacteria-derived insecticidal toxin, Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt, on growth of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF).
AMF is important for the overall health and fertility of soil ecosystems, and was found to form less bonds with the roots of Bt cornthan with non-Bt corn.
“Because these fungi rely on a plant host for nutrition and reproduction, they may be sensitive to genetic changes within a plant, such as insect-resistant Bt corn,” Tanya Cheeke, a PhD student in biology at Portland State, told the American Journal of Botany.
Cheeke conducted the study as part of her doctoral research into the impact of genetically modified crops on soil ecosystems.
“What makes our study unique is that we evaluated AMF colonization in 14 different lines of Bt and non-Bt corn under consistent experimental conditions in a greenhouse using locally collected agricultural field soil as the AMF inoculum,” Cheeke told AJB.
Cheeke planted corn seeds containing the Bt gene and without it into soil containing AMF to simulate agricultural conditions on modern industrial farms.
Cheeke also tested AMF growth with other crops in soil formerly planted with both Bt and non-Bt corn. With soybeans planted in both soils, AMF root bonding was not harmed, leading Cheeke to conclude that the Bt gene was not directly toxic to AMF, but that its only known damage is to root bonding with Bt corn.
According to Cheeke, in 2011, 88 percent of corn cultivated in the U.S. was genetically modified with insecticides like Bt.
Documentary- A Silent Forest. The Growing Threat, Genetically Engineered Trees- Full Movie
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Comments
Byron , all we can do is hope for the best and prepare for the worst. never losing hope and putting out as much positive energy in our thoughts and in our acts . Hoping against hope that it makes a difference.
Remember that the future is not set in stone . Mitigation is a very powerful thing we simply have to have faith and make sure our energies and intentions are for betterment and positivity. Chin up darlin, we will prevail :D
desertrose you are so right about about the breakneck reckless abandon speed that is only I hope a last ditch effort of the elite to totally get control before they get arrested, at least that is the way I am trying to look at it, with hope in a time that is showing very little, but promises are showing there face at every corner with no conformation yet. We are in very trying times. Oboma will be signing CISTA very soon and that is a death sentence to our freedom of speech. I am hopeing Drake is for real and we have a chance or the channels. My mind is fried on this whole mess.
The FDA has now started the move to reduce the processing time in the approval process for Monsanto. because the time it takes to investigate ( lol, right like they investigate GMO's) is money lost for Monsanto. Who looks out for our children's health and the health of the Eco-system?
I don't know Byron. All these channels and the galactic messages along with David Wilcock and Benjamin Fulford talk about all the arrests and the taking down of the Cabal. I see them gaining speed and destroying more and more everyday/ Our rights ,, our freedoms, or privacy even our right to clean toxin free foods is being taken away at breakneck speed. I want it to be true. But I just don;t see it.
How much more can this planet take? How much more can the human body take? It is frightening to even think about.
When the arrests start they need to include Monsatan in the first round and burn every seed the have in the world. Give good seeds to the farmers of the world ad remove there toxic chemicals to be neutralized.
I just can't believe Monsatan has been allowed to do what they have been doing for so long. It is well time for it to stop. What makes me sick is seeing farmers no-tilling their fields (those chemicals that kill the grass and weeds are horrible) and thinking it's safe for the environment.