Published February 7, 2013
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Commercialized transgenic traits, maize productivity and yield risk
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We analyzed grain yield data from
annual field experiments during 1990-2010
in Wisconsin to test hypotheses that maize
expressing these transgenic traits alone or in
combination (stacked) has greater productivity
(as measured by the mean harvested yield)
and lower production risk (as measured by the
variance, skewness and kurtosis of harvested
yield). Compared with conventional hybrids,
the impact of transgenic traits (both single
and stacked traits) on mean yield ranges from
-12.2 to +6.5 bushels per acre. This shows that
reducing yield risk is an important source of
benefits of transgenic technology, especially
for stacked traits.Correspondence
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