TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thomson,Jennifer A.
TI  - Seeds for the future: the impact of genetically modified crops on the environment 
SN  - 0801473683
AV  - SB123.57 .T494 2007
U1  - 631.5233 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Ithaca, NY
PB  - Comstock Pub. Associates
KW  - Crops
KW  - Genetic engineering
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Transgenic plants
KW  - Genetically modified foods
N1  - 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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