TRANSGENICS IN BIOCONTROL: TABLE 3

TRANSGENICS IN BIOCONTROL



Table 3. Biocontrol Category/Issues and Relative Frequency Scores from Two Types of Sources for Transgenic Plants

Type of Source*
Popular Press**
Technical/Regulatory
Category/IssueFrequency Score [%]***
Transgenic Plants
1. Development of Plants
27.6a
31.5a
2. Viral and Bacterial Resistance
12.4a
8.5a
3. Fungal Resistance
3.8a
3.2a
4. Herbicide Resistance
17.8a
19.4a
5. Insect Resistance - Bt
11.9a
12.1a
6. Pest Resistance to Plants
11.4a
9.7a
7. Field Trials
7.0a
7.3a
8. Weediness & Gene Transfer
8.1a
8.5a

* Chi-square = 54.6; df = 9; P<0.05; lsd = 13.9.
** Newspaper and Popular Press totals from Table 1 were combined.
*** The frequency score is the percentage of times that each issue appeared in the sources. Letters indicate differences horizontally within rows.




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