A case study of BT cotton in Brazil / edited by A. Hilbeck and D.A. Andow.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

C.A.B. International, issuing body.

Hilbeck, A. (Angelika)

Andow, David Alan.

Series:

Environmental risk assessment of genetically modified organisms ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crops--Genetic engineering--Environmental aspects.

Crops.

Transgenic plants--Risk assessment.

Transgenic plants.

Cotton--Genetic engineering--Brazil--Case studies.

Cotton.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 373 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some colour), colour maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxforshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many international forums have identified the need for comprehensive, scientific methods for the pre-release testing and post-release monitoring of transgenic plants to ensure their environmental safety and sustainable use. In response to this requirement, a GMO Guidelines Project was established under the aegis of the International Organization for Biological Control, to develop biosafety testing guidleines for transgenic plants. This second volume focuses on transgenic cotton that is resistant to insect pests in Brazil and addresses both environmental and agricultural impacts. It draws out a general risk assessment concept and demonstrates the need for case-by-case analysis. This book makes a significant contribution to this field and will interest readers in crop science, biotechnology, ecology, pest management and policy analysis, with a focus on the needs of developing countries.

Contents:

1. Improving the Scientific Basis for Environmental Risk Assessment through the Case Study of Bt Cotton in Brazil

2. The Cotton Agricultural Context in Brazil

3. Consideration of Problem Formulation and Option Assessment for Bt Cotton in Brazil

4. Transgene Expression and Locus Structure of Bt Cotton

5. Methodology to Support Non-Target and Biodiversity Risk Assessment

6. Non-Target and Biodiversity Impacts on Non-Target Herbivorous Pests

7. Non-Target and Biodiversity Impacts on Pollinators and Flower-Visiting Insects

8. Assessing the Effects of Bt Cotton on Generalist Arthropod Predators

9. Non-Target and Biodiversity Impacts on Parasitoids

10. Non-Target and Biodiversity Impacts in Soil

11. Assessing Gene Flow from Bt Cotton in Brazil and its Possible Consequences

12. Resistance Risks of Bt Cotton and their Management in Brazil

13. Supporting Risk Assessment of Bt Cotton in Brazil: Synthesis and Recommendations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-73580-5

9786610735808

1-84593-019-3

OCLC:

780855173

Publisher Number:

9786610735808