Seeds for the future : the impact of genetically modified crops on the environment /
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Author / Creator: | Thomson, Jennifer A., 1947- |
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Uniform title: | GM crops |
Imprint: | Ithaca, N.Y. : Comstock Publishing Associates, 2007, c2006. |
Description: | xviii, 158 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6262894 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Classical plant breeding and genetically modified crops
- 2. Insect-resistant crops
- 3. Herbicide-tolerant crops
- 4. Virus-resistant and drought-tolerant crops
- 5. Effects on biodiversity
- 6. Crops behaving badly: pollen spread, its prevention and coexistence of GM crops with conventional varieties
- 7. When plants don't come from their parents
- horizontal gene transfer
- 8. Biosafety regulatory, trade and legal issues
- 9. Future watch.