Keywords:
Transgenic plants -- Environmental aspects.
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Food -- Safety measures.
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Agricultural biotechnology.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
The genetic modification of crops is a subject of intense debate, and opinions are often strongly polarised. This book addresses the major concerns of scientists, policy makers, environmental lobby groups and the general public regarding this controversial issue.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (440 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781845934309
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=420662
DDC:
577.5/5
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- I: Genetically Modified Crops: Three Chapters, Three Views -- 1 Transgenic Crops and Their Applications for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security -- 2 Environmental Benefits of Genetically Modified Crops -- 3 Developing a 21st Century View of Agriculture and the Environment -- II: Agricultural Biotechnology: Risks, Benefits and Potential Ecological Impact -- 4 Environmental Risk Assessment -- 5 Insect Resistance to Genetically Modified Crops -- 6 Resistance Management of Transgenic Insect-resistant Crops: Ecological Factors -- 7 Herbicide-tolerant Genetically Modified Crops: Resistance Management -- 8 Impact of Insect-resistant Transgenic Crops on Above-ground Non-target Arthropods -- 9 Impact of Genetically Modified Crops on Pollinators -- 10 Impact of Genetically Modified Crops on Soil and Water Ecology -- 11 Biodiversity and Genetically Modified Crops -- 12 Potential Wider Impact: Farmland Birds -- 13 Safety for Human Consumption -- 14 Biofuels: Jatropha curcas as a Novel, Non-edible Oilseed Plant for Biodiesel -- III: Global Perspectives -- 15 European Commercial Genetically Modified Plantings and Field Trials -- 16 Monitoring Bt Resistance in the Field: China as a Case Study -- 17 Current Status of Crop Biotechnology in Africa -- IV: The Future of Agriculture -- 18 Agriculture, Innovation and Environment -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
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