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Title: Seeds for the future : the impact of genetically modified crops on the environment / Jennifer A. Thomson. [Variant title:Impact of genetically modified crops on the environment.]
Author: Thomson, Jennifer A., 1947-
Year: c2006.
Description: xviii, 158 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Subject: Tolerance. ; Law. ; Biodiversity. ; Gene transfer. ; Disease resistance. ; Environmental impact. ; Plant breeding. ; Transgenic plants. ; Insect resistance. ; Drought resistance. ; Crops. ; Genetically engineered organisms. ; Genetic engineering.
Notes: Originally published in Australia in 2006 as GM crops: the impact and the potential.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN/ISSN: 9780801473685 0801473683;
Type: Book
Abstract: Classical plant breeding and genetically modified crops -- Insect-resistant crops -- Herbicide-tolerant crops -- Virus-resistant and drought-tolerant crops -- Effects on biodiversity -- Crops behaving badly: pollen spread, its prevention and coexistence of CM crops with conventional varieties -- When plants don't come from their parents - horizontal gene transfer -- Biosafety regulatory, trade and legal issues -- Future watch.
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