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100 1 Thomson, Jennifer A.,|d1947-
245 10 Seeds for the future :|bthe impact of genetically modified
crops on the environment /|cJennifer A. Thomson.
246 30 Impact of genetically modified crops on the environment
264 1 Ithaca, NY :|bComstock Pub. Associates,|c2007.
264 1 |c2006.
300 xviii, 158 pages :|billustrations, map ;|c24 cm
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia
338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier
500 Originally published as GM crops (Collingwood, Vic. :
CSIRO Publishing, 2006).
504 Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 |tForeword --|tAcknowledgements --|tIntroduction --
|tWorldwide status of genetically modified crops --
|tReferences --|g1.|tClassical plant breeding and
genetically modified crops --|tAids to plant breeding :
mutations, jumping genes and horizontal gene transfer --
|tGenetic modification of plants --|tSummary --
|tReferences --|g2.|tInsect-resistant crops --|tCotton --
|tEnvironmental impacts of Bt cotton --|tIs Bt cotton
safe? --|tMaize --|tBt crops in the pipeline --|tSummary -
-|tReferences --|g3.|tHerbicide-tolerant crops --
|tEconomic impacts of herbicide-tolerant crops --
|tEnvironmental impacts of herbicide-tolerant crops --
|tHerbicide-tolerant oilseed rape in Scotland, a farm-
scale evaluation trial --|gThe|teffect of herbicide-
tolerant crops in developing countries --|tSummary --
|tReferences --|g4.|tVirus-resistant and drought-tolerant
crops --|tVirus-resistant papaya --|tVirus-resistant
potatoes --|tVirus-resistant maize --|tVirus-resistant
cassava --|tEnvironmental impact of resistance to viruses
--|tDrought-tolerant crops --|tSummary --|tReferences --
|g5.|tEffects 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 -
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505 00 |g6.|tCrops behaving badly : pollen spread, its prevention
and coexistence of GM crops with conventional varieties --
|tGene flow in oilseed rape, sunflowers, rice and potatoes
--|tGene flow in Mexican maize --|tGene flow from
genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops --
|tCoexistence of genetically modified and non-genetically
modified crops --|tGenetically modified crop coexistence
and economic consequences --|tCoexistence and liability --
|tPreventing and managing gene flow --|tSummary --
|tReferences --|g7.|tWhen plants don't come from their
parents, horizontal gene transfer --|tAvailability of DNA
--|tUptake of DNA --|tEstablishment and expression of the
transferred DNA in the recipient --|tSummary --
|tReferences --|g8.|tBiosafety regulatory, trade and legal
issues --|tRegulating transgenic crops --|gA|tstrong
regulatory system --|tRegulating transgenic crops sensibly
--|tTrade issues --|tIntellectual property issues --
|tSummary --|tReferences --
505 00 |g9.|tFuture watch --|tInsect-resistant crops --|tDrugs in
crops --|tPlants that clean up the environment --
|tTransgenic plants resistant to other pests --
|tGenetically modified crops and hunger relief in
developing countries --|tNutritionally enhanced transgenic
crops --|tSummary --|tReferences --|tGlossary --|tIndex.
650 0 Crops|xGenetic engineering.
650 0 Crops|xGenetic engineering|xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 Transgenic plants.
650 0 Genetically modified foods.
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