Seeds for the future : the impact of genetically modified crops on the environment / Jennifer A. Thomson.

Originally published as GM crops (Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2006).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Worldwide status of genetically modified crops -- References -- 1. Classical plant breeding and genetically modified crops -- Aids to plant breeding : mutations, jumping genes and horizontal gene transfer -- Genetic modification of plants -- Summary -- References -- 2. Insect-resistant crops -- Cotton -- Environmental impacts of Bt cotton -- Is Bt cotton safe? -- Maize -- Bt crops in the pipeline -- Summary -- References -- 3. Herbicide-tolerant crops -- Economic impacts of herbicide-tolerant crops -- Environmental impacts of herbicide-tolerant crops -- Herbicide-tolerant oilseed rape in Scotland, a farm-scale evaluation trial -- The effect of herbicide-tolerant crops in developing countries -- Summary -- References -- 4. Virus-resistant and drought-tolerant crops -- Virus-resistant papaya -- Virus-resistant potatoes -- Virus-resistant maize -- Virus-resistant cassava -- Environmental impact of resistance to viruses -- Drought-tolerant crops -- Summary -- References -- 5. Effects on biodiversity -- Genetic, species and ecosystem diversity -- Loss of biodiversity and why worry? -- The impacts of agriculture on biodiversity -- The Cartagena protocol on biosafety -- Summary -- References --

6. Crops behaving badly : pollen spread, its prevention and coexistence of GM crops with conventional varieties -- Gene flow in oilseed rape, sunflowers, rice and potatoes -- Gene flow in Mexican maize -- Gene flow from genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops -- Coexistence of genetically modified and non-genetically modified crops -- Genetically modified crop coexistence and economic consequences -- Coexistence and liability -- Preventing and managing gene flow -- Summary -- References -- 7. When plants don't come from their parents, horizontal gene transfer -- Availability of DNA -- Uptake of DNA -- Establishment and expression of the transferred DNA in the recipient -- Summary -- References -- 8. Biosafety regulatory, trade and legal issues -- Regulating transgenic crops -- A strong regulatory system -- Regulating transgenic crops sensibly -- Trade issues -- Intellectual property issues -- Summary -- References -- 9. Future watch -- Insect-resistant crops -- Drugs in crops -- Plants that clean up the environment -- Transgenic plants resistant to other pests -- Genetically modified crops and hunger relief in developing countries -- Nutritionally enhanced transgenic crops -- Summary -- References -- Glossary -- Index.

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