Methods for Risk Assessment of Transgenic Plants: II. Pollination, Gene-Transfer and Population Impacts - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3764356960 ISBN 13: 9783764356965

Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG, 1997

Synopsis

The present work is a continuation of the work initiated in Autumn 1991, which resulted in the book, published by Birkhauser Verlag in 1994, entitled: Methods for Risk Assessment of Transgenic Plants. I. Competition, Establishment and Ecosystem Effects. Already when the work on volume 1 started, it was obvious to the authors, that not only the physical establishment of a transgenic plant outside the cultivated area was important for risk assessment, but also the possible gene-transfer from transgenic plants to other plants had to be considered. It was then decided to write a second volume on test methods, as a complement to the first, covering the main topics: Pollination, gene-transfer and population impacts. The main user groups for this volume are scientists and students working with plant population genetics and risk assessment and administrators with responsibility for legislation of transgenic plants. In order to cover such a broad range of topics, specialist knowledge was required. Therefore, colleagues in Denmark and Switzerland, working in these fields in relation to the concerns of using transgenic plants, were asked to participate. The result was a Danish-Swiss cooperation. A list of contributors to the book and their addresses is shown on p. VII. Financial support, which made the work possible, was given by: The National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark, the Federal Office of Environment, Forest and Landscape, Switzerland, the National Forest and Nature Agency, Denmark, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency and the European Commission, DC XI.

About this title

Synopsis

This text is a compiliation of current test methods used in risk assessment of transgenic plants, and it continues on from volume one. This volume focuses on processes in gene transfer, incorporation of genes and the effects on populations. It is intended to support researchers with an overview of methods available for studying the spread of genes from transgenic plants and the establishment of transgenic genes in non-transgenic plants. It may also be used by biologists working in plant population biology, pollination ecology and genetics. The major processes affecting the fate of genes are covered with emphasis on pollination, gene transfer, and persistence of genes in populations. There are 77 methods described and evaluated with comments on assumtions, restrictions, advantages, applications, and a selection of references. In addition, there is a guide to which method to use, as well as special chapters on genetic engineering techniques, inserted traits and principles for risk assessment of transgenic plants.

Edition details

• Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 3764356960
• ISBN 13: 9783764356965
• Binding: Turtleback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 308
• Editor: Kjellsson Gösta, Simonsen Vibeke, Ammann Klaus