Biosafety of forest transgenic trees : improving the scientific basis for safe tree development and implementation of EU Policy Directives /: improving the scientific basis for safe tree development and implementation of EU Policy Directives. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Cristina Vettori, Fernando Gallardo, Hely Häggman, Vassiliki Kazana, Fabio Migliacci, Gilles Pilate, Matthias Fladung, editors.
• Editors: Vettori, Cristina; Gallardo, Fernando; Häggman, Hely; Kazana, Vassiliki; Migliacci, Fabio; Pilate, Gilles; Fladung, Matthias
• Contents: Introduction -- Genetic engineering - contribution to forest tree breeding efforts -- New transformation technologies for trees -- Lessons from 25 years of GM tree field trials in Europe and prospects for the future -- Lessons from two decades of field trials with genetically modified trees in the USA: Biology and regulatory compliance -- Specific environmental considerations for GM trees and guidance on their risk assessment and monitoring -- Field trials with GM trees: A step-by-step approach -- Soil effects of genetically-modified trees (GMTs) -- Potential Environmental Impact of Insect-Resistant Transgenic Trees -- Potential impacts of GM trees on the environment and on plant "omics": questionnaire-based responses -- Approaches and tools for a socio-economic assessment of GM forest tree crops: Factors for consideration in Cost-Benefit Analyses -- Public knowledge and perceptions of safety issues towards the use of genetically modified forest trees: A cross-country pilot survey -- A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CONSUMERS' POTENTIAL PURCHASING BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS TRANSGENIC DERIVED FOREST PRODUCTS: THE GREEK CASE -- Socio-economic considerations for decision making on GM tree cultivation -- Value communication in the field of agri-food -- The COST Action FP0905 experience on the Web: Web 2.0 and scientific dissemination.
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 337 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 634.9/5; Trees -- Genetic engineering; Trees -- Breeding; Transgenic plants; GARDENING -- Fruit; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General; Transgenic plants; Trees -- Breeding; Life Sciences; Tree Biology; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology; Forestry Management; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis; Environmental Sociology; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789401775311; 9401775311; 9789401775298
• Related ISBNs: 940177529X; 9789401775298
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 23, 2016).
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