Book ID: 88838
Poppy, Guy and Michael Wilkinson (eds.)
Gene Flow from GM Plants. 2005. 256 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
This book considers the assessment, measurement and management ofthe risks of gene flow from genetically manipulated (GM) plants towild and domesticated relatives. - Contents (chapter headings): Wherescience fits into the GM debate/ Crop biotechnology - the state ofplay/ Pollen dispersal vectored by wind or insects/ Hybridisation -reproductive barriers to gene flow/ Rare hybrids and methods for theirdetection/ Assessing the ecological fitness of recipients/ Assessingthe environmental risks of gene flow from genetically modified cropsto wild relatives/ Quantifying exposure/ Regulating the risks of geneflow/ Risk assessment of GNM crops - does the road ahead need to belong and winding?/ References.