The ecological risks of engineered crops / Jane Rissler and Margaret Mellon. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rissler, Jane.

Contributor:

Mellon, Margaret G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transgenic plants.

Crops--Genetic engineering--Environmental aspects.

Crops.

Plant genetic engineering--Environmental aspects.

Plant genetic engineering.

Transgenic plants--Genetic engineering--Environmental aspects.

Crops--Environmental aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 168 p. ) ill., maps ;

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Foreword / Howard Ris

1. Introduction

2. Understanding Transgenic Crops

3. Environmental Risks Posed by Transgenic Crops

4. Two Risk Scenarios: An Experimental Assessment

5. International Implications of Commercialization

6. Conclusions and Recommendations

Appendix: Experimental Assessment of the Replacement Capacity of a Population of Plants.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-159) and index.

Errata slip enclosed.

ISBN:

0-262-28242-9

0-585-33605-9