Cytoplasmic male sterility as a biological confinement tool for maize coexistence: optimization of pollinator spatial arrangement

Heidrun Bückmann, Gemma Capellades, Kateřina Hamouzová, Josef Holec, Josef Soukup, Joaquima Messeguer, Enric Melé, Anna Nadal, Xavier Piferrer Guillen, Maria Pla, Joan Serra, Katja Thiele and Joachim Schiemann
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Heidrun Bückmann: Institute for Plant Protection in Field Crops and Grassland, Julius Kühn-Institut, Braunschweig, Germany
Gemma Capellades: Mas Badia Foundation, Girona, Spain
Kateřina Hamouzová: Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Josef Holec: Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Josef Soukup: Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Joaquima Messeguer: Institute for Food and Agricultural Research and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
Enric Melé: Institute for Food and Agricultural Research and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
Anna Nadal: Institute for Agricultural and Food Technology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
Xavier Piferrer Guillen: Institute for Agricultural and Food Technology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
Maria Pla: Institute for Agricultural and Food Technology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
Joan Serra: Mas Badia Foundation, Girona, Spain
Katja Thiele: Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology, Julius Kühn-Institut, Quedlinburg, Germany
Joachim Schiemann: Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology, Julius Kühn-Institut, Quedlinburg, Germany

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2017, vol. 63, issue 4, 145-151

Abstract: Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) allows efficient biological confinement of transgenes if pollen-mediated gene flow has to be reduced or eliminated. For introduction of CMS maize in agricultural practice, sufficient yields comparable with conventional systems should be achieved. The plus-cultivar-system in maize offers a possibility for biological confinement together with high and stable yields whereas pollinator amount and distribution within the CMS crop is crucial. The aim of this EU-funded study was to identify the best proportion (10, 15, and 20%) and spatial arrangement (inserted rows, mixed seeds) of the pollinator within the CMS maize cultivar under field conditions in the Czech Republic, in Germany and in Spain. In Germany and in the Czech Republic, a pollinator proportion of 10% produced significantly lower yield than the treatments with a pollinator proportion of 15% and 20%. Differences in yield between row and mix arrangements were not detected. No differences between the tested arrangements occurred in Spain. With respect to practical conditions, a pollinator proportion of 15% can be recommended for achieving a satisfactory yield. CMS maize cultivar released no or merely a small amount of pollen and self-pollinated plants developed no or only a small number of kernels indicating that currently recommended isolation distances between genetically modified (GM) and non-GM fields can be substantially shortened if the CMS confinement tool is used.

Keywords: genetically modified maize; outcrossing potential; spatial distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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