
Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms, Vol 4
Challenges and Opportunities with Bt Cotton in Vietnam
CABI Publishing
Will be published approx. on 23. July 2008
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-84593-390-6 (ISBN)
Description
Within Vietnam, the environmental risks of transgenic plants, managing transgenic products safely, and building modern labs to assess their safety has received increased investment and research. This book is the first scientific effort to synthesize information relevant to GM crops in Vietnam, taking Bt cotton as an example. It can be used as a technical manual to enable Vietnamese scientists to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of Bt cotton varieties prior to commercialization, and provides guidance for environmental risk assessment of any transgenic crop.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wallingford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
998 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84593-390-6 (9781845933906)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
David A. Andow is Professor of Insect Ecology in the Department of Entomology at the University of Minnesota.
Angelika Hilbeck is part of the Institute of Integrative Biology at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETHZ.
Van Tuat Nguyen is the Director General of the Food Corps Research Institute,
Editor
University of Minnesota, USA
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETHZ, Switzerland
Food Crops Research Institute, Vietnam
Contributions
Nhaho Research Institute for Cotton and Agricultural Development, Vietnam
Yersin University, Vietnam
Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute (CLRRI), Vietnam
Can Tho University, Vietnam
Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Vietnam
Southern Fruit Research Institute (SOFRI), Vietnam
Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Vietnam
Content
1: Background on Cotton in Vietnam 2: Problem Formulation and Options Assessment PFOA 3: Transgene Expression and Locus Structure 4: Introduction to Non-target Asseessments 5: Non-target Herbivores 6: Predators 7: Parasitoids 8: Pollinators 9: Soil Processes 10: Soil Macroorganisms 11: Summary of Biodiversity and Non-target Assessment 12: Gene Flow and Consequences 13: Resistance Risk and Management