Table 5 Assessment of the plant response to abiotic stress in field studies in GMP applications (number of studies in brackets)
Stressor selection | Oilseed rape (4) | Soybean (4) | Maize (11) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Incidence | Incidence | Incidence | Drought stress | |
Artificially induced abiotic stress | No | No | No (6) | Yes (5) |
Parameters assessed | Plant damage, stressor symptoms | Plant damage, stressor symptoms | Plant damage, stressor symptoms | Plant damage, stressor symptoms (3); growth, physiol. parameters, yield (2) |
Assessment method | Visual observation (ordinal scale) | Visual observation (ordinal scale) | Visual observation (ordinal scale) | |
Observations | 4 per season | 4 per season | 4 per season | 4 per season |
Specific stress conditions induced | No | No | No | Water limitation (5) |