Overview

This volume determines the status quo and future directions of risk assessment of transgenic plants in times of a first global spread of transgenes in agrosystems. It is based on a discussion between scientists, regulators and industry representatives. A risk-oriented long term monitoring system based on critical science and hard data is suggested.

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Author:   Klaus Ammann ,  Yolande Jacot ,  Gösta Kjellsson ,  Vibeke Simonsen
Publisher:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Imprint:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Edition:   1999 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.744kg
ISBN:  

9783764359171

ISBN 10:   376435917
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   25 October 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Predicting the ecological impacts of transgenes for insect and virus resistance in natural and feral populations of Brassica species.- A multisite-cooperative research programme on risk assessment of transgenic crops.- Monitoring the environmental impact of transgenic sugar beet Beta vulgaris subspec. vulgaris altissima Döll — are we able to ask the right questions?.- The role of modelling in risk assessment for the release of genetically engineered plants.- odelling the spread of disease resistance gene in natural plant populations.- The wave of advancement of introduced genes in natural plant populations.- Short-term effects, long-term effects and standardisation of limits.- Elimination of agrobacteria from transgenic plants.- Assessment of long-term environmental impacts of transgenic trees: Norway spruce as a case study.- Long-term questions related to agroecological effects of transgenic Bt-crops.- Molecular markers for monitoring transgenic plants.- Biogeographical assay and natural gene flow.- Gene flow between selected swiss crops and related weeds: risk assessment for the field releases of GMO’s in Switzerland.- How do the design of monitoring and control strategies affect the chance of detecting and containing transgenic weeds?.- Transgene movement via gene flow: recommendations for improved biosafety assessment.- Risk assessment of gene flow from a virus-resistant transgenic squash into a wild relative.- RNA recombination in transgenic virus resistant plants.- Transgenic plants and safety regulation.- Monitoring the impact of releases of genetically modified herbicide tolerant oilseed rape in the UK.- Views of non-governmental organizations on the risk evaluation of genetically modified organisms.- Risk assessment of transgenic plants - a comparison with pesticide regulation.- Methodological lacunas: the need for new research and methods in risk assessment.- Where do we come from, where do we go from here?.- From risk assessment to a more comprehensive technology evaluation — contribution of modern plant breeding to sustainable agriculture.- Transgenic plants and the management of virtual risks.- Dilemmas of risk-assessment research for transgenic crops.- Bern conference on gene flow: one scientist’s reflections.- The concept of familiarity and its role in the commercialization of pest resistant genetically engineered plants.- Assessment and management of field testing of transgenic crop plants in east asian countries.- Mechanism of DNA integration into Agrobacterium genome-its relevance to horizontal gene transfer.- Gene flow in selected swiss crops and related weeds, risk assessment for the field release of GMO’s in Switzerland: case of wheat and oilseed rape.- TA-project “genetic engineering, breeding and biodiversity”.- Final summary of the conference.- Acknowledgements.- List of participants.

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