GM Crops :The Impact and the Potential

Publication subTitle :The Impact and the Potential

Author: Thomson Jennifer  

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING‎

Publication year: 2006

E-ISBN: 9780643094611

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780643091603

Subject: S33 Crop Genetics and Breeding

Keyword: 环境科学、安全科学,农学(农艺学),农业科学

Language: ENG

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Description

A balanced, scientific perspective on the issues surrounding genetically modified crops.

Chapter

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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