Seeds for the Future : : the Impact of Genetically Modified Crops on the Environment
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On Shelf At: Downtown Library
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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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PUBLISHED
Ithaca, NY : Comstock Pub. Associates, 2007, c2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: xviii, 158 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780801473685
0801473683
SUBJECTS
Crops -- Genetic engineering.
Crops -- Environmental aspects.
Transgenic plants.
Genetically modified foods.