Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms, Volume 1 : a Case Study of Bt Maize in Kenya.

Using a case study of Bt maize in Kenya, this book explores the environmental impacts of transgenic plants and the methods used to evaluate these impacts. It draws out general risk assessment guidelines, and demonstrates the need for case-by-case analysis. It's findings and recommendations are...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hilbeck, A.
Otros Autores: Andow, David Alan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wallingford : CAB International, 2004.
Temas:
Transgenic plants > Risk assessment.
Crops > Genetic engineering > Environmental aspects.
Corn > Genetic engineering > Kenya > Case studies.
Cultures > Génie génétique > Aspect de l'environnement.
Corn > Genetic engineering
Crops > Genetic engineering > Environmental aspects
Transgenic plants > Risk assessment
Kenya
Case studies
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  • ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS Volume 1. A Case Study of Bt Maize in Kenya; Contents; Series Foreword; Contributors; Preface; 1. Bt Maize, Risk Assessment and the Kenya Case Study; 2. The Maize Agricultural Context in Kenya; 3. Problem Formulation and Options Assessment (PFOA) for Genetically Modified Organisms: the Kenya Case Study; 4. Transgene Locus Structure and Expression of Bt Maize; 5. Biodiversity and Non-target Impacts: a Case Study of Bt Maize in Kenya; 6. Gene Flow and its Consequences: a Case Study of Bt Maize in Kenya.

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