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Rissler, Jane.

The ecological risks of engineered crops / Jane Rissler and Margaret Mellon. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, �1996. - 1 online resource (xiv, 168 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-159) and index.

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.


English.

ISBN: 0585336059 9780585336053 0262282429 9780262282420

LCCN: 95038926

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Transgenic plants.
Crops--Genetic engineering--Environmental aspects.
Plant genetic engineering--Environmental aspects.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Agriculture--Agronomy--General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Agriculture--Sustainable Agriculture.
Crops--Genetic engineering--Environmental aspects.
Plant genetic engineering--Environmental aspects.
Transgenic plants.
Transgene organismen.
Genetische manipulatie.
Landbouwproducten.
Ecologische aspecten.
Agriculture.
Earth & Environmental Sciences.
Plant Sciences.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: SB123.57 / .R564 1996eb

Dewey Class. No.: 631.5/23