Seeds for the future : the impact of genetically modified crops on the environment /

Seeds for the future : the impact of genetically modified crops on the environment /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Thomson, Jennifer A., 1947-
Uniform title:	GM crops
Imprint:	Ithaca, N.Y. : Comstock Publishing Associates, 2007, c2006.
Description:	xviii, 158 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Crops -- Genetic engineering. Crops -- Genetic engineering -- Environmental aspects. Transgenic plants. Genetically modified foods. Crops -- Genetic engineering. Crops -- Genetic engineering -- Environmental aspects. Genetically modified foods. Transgenic plants.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6262894

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Impact of genetically modified crops on the environment
ISBN:	9780801473685 (pbk.) 0801473683 (pbk.)
Notes:	"Originally published in Australia in 2006 as GM Crops : the impact and the potential, with ISBN 0-643-09160-2 by CSIRO publishing"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.