Landscapes, Genomics and Transgenic Conifers

What is the future of genetically modified (or transgenic) conifer plantations? The content of this edited volume Landscapes, Genomics and Transgenic Conifers addresses this question directly - and indirectly - using language drawn from policy, forest history, genomics, metabolism, pollen dispersal...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Williams, Claire G. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edition:1st ed. 2006.
Series:Managing Forest Ecosystems, 9
Subjects:
Forestry.
Agriculture.
Landscape ecology.
Biogeography.
Plant genetics.
Economic development.
Landscape Ecology.
Biogeosciences.
Plant Genetics.
Economic Development, Innovation and Growth.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Pros and cons for Transgenic Conifer Plantations
  • Foresters and DNA
  • The Question of Commercializing Transgenic Conifers
  • It's Just A Crop: Public Perception and Transgenic Trees
  • Genomics Methods, Resources and Alternative Applications
  • Genomics Resources for Conifers
  • A New Direction for Conifer Genomics
  • Using Genomics to Study Evolutionary Origins of See ds
  • Metabolic Profiling for Transgenic Forest Tre es
  • Viewing Transgenic Conifer Plantations on a Landscape Scale
  • Dispersal of Transgenic Conifer Pollen
  • Gene Flow in Conifers
  • Pines as Invasive Aliens: Outlook on Transgenic Pine Plantations in the Southern Hemisphere
  • Economics of Transgenic Technology Adoption
  • Economic Prospects and Policy Framework of Forest Biotechnology for the Southern U.S.A. and South America
  • Private Forests and Transgenic Forest Trees
  • Government Regulations and Biosafety
  • Canada's Regulatory Approach
  • Biosafety of Transgenic Trees in the United States.

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