Farm scale evaluations of herbicide tolerant genetically modified crops - maize

This dataset consists of a range of ecological measurements collected from a set of arable fields, each sown with a combination of genetically modified and conventional maize crops. Measurements include species counts in the following areas: weed seedbank, vegetation in the crop, field edge vegetation, invertebrates. The data were collected as part of the Farm Scale Evaluations (FSEs), a four-year programme of research by independent researchers aimed at studying the effect that the management practices associated with Genetically Modified Herbicide Tolerant (GMHT) crops might have on farmland wildlife, when compared with weed control used with non-GM crops. Data were collected by a consortium of: the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (now the Centre for Ecology &Hydrology), the Institute of Arable Crops Research (now Rothamsted Research) and the Scottish Crop Research Institute (now the James Hutton Institute). Data were collected for four crops overall (Beet, Maize, Spring-sown Oilseed Rape and Winter-sown oilseed Rape). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/ca6752ed-3a22-4790-a86d-afadaedda082本数据集包含从多块农田采集的系列生态测量数据，每块农田均种植了转基因与常规玉米的混播作物。测量内容涵盖以下区域的物种数量统计：杂草种子库、作物层植被、田边植被以及无脊椎动物。本次数据采集作为农场规模评估（Farm Scale Evaluations, FSEs）项目的一部分开展，该项目是一项为期四年的独立研究计划，旨在对比转基因耐除草剂（Genetically Modified Herbicide Tolerant, GMHT）作物配套管理措施与非转基因作物杂草防控措施，探究前者对农田野生生物可能产生的影响。数据由以下机构联合体采集：陆地生态学研究所（现更名为生态与水文学中心）、耕地作物研究所（现更名为洛桑研究所）以及苏格兰作物研究所（现更名为詹姆斯·赫顿研究所）。本数据集共覆盖四种作物类型：甜菜、玉米、春播油菜与冬播油菜。有关本数据集的完整详细信息可通过以下链接获取：https://doi.org/10.5285/ca6752ed-3a22-4790-a86d-afadaedda082。