Farm scale evaluations of herbicide tolerant genetically modified crops - beet

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 beet 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, SCRI (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/10.5285/86cd1a60-64f1-4087-a9f1-a3d8a9f8f535

本数据集汇聚了从一系列耕作田地中收集的多种生态测量数据，这些田地分别种植了转基因与常规甜菜作物的组合。测量数据涵盖了以下区域的物种计数：杂草种子库、作物植被、田缘植被、无脊椎动物。数据收集作为农场规模评估（Farm Scale Evaluations，简称FSEs）的一部分，该评估是由独立研究人员进行的一项为期四年的研究项目，旨在研究与转基因耐草剂（Genetically Modified Herbicide Tolerant，简称GMHT）作物相关的管理实践可能对农田野生动物产生的影响，并与非转基因作物使用的杂草控制措施进行比较。数据由以下机构联合收集：陆地生态研究所（现更名为生态与水文研究中心）、耕作作物研究所（现更名为罗瑟姆斯特德研究所）以及苏格兰作物研究所（现更名为詹姆斯·哈顿研究所）。数据收集涵盖了四种作物（甜菜、玉米、春季播种油菜和冬季播种油菜）。关于本数据集的详细信息可在以下链接查阅：https://doi.org/10.5285/86cd1a60-64f1-4087-a9f1-a3d8a9f8f535