Effects of herbicide-tolerant crop cultivation : investigating the durability of a weed management tool /: investigating the durability of a weed management tool. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michel Beckert, Yves Dessaux.
• Authors: Beckert, Michel; Dessaux, Yves
• Contents: Foreword; Context of€the€Evaluation Request: Questions Submitted to€the€INRA and€CNRS; A Few Preliminary Definitions; Methods and€Scope of€This ESCo; Organisation of€the€Summary Document; Acknowledgement; Contents; List of Authors; Chapter 1: Mechanisms of€Herbicide Resistance and€HTV Breeding Techniques; 1.1 From Herbicide Modes of€Action to€Genetic Determinants of€the€HT Trait; 1.1.1 Biological Mechanisms of€Herbicide Resistance in€Plants; 1.1.1.1 Herbicide Modes of€Action; 1.1.1.2 Mechanisms of€Herbicide Resistance; 1.1.2 Resistance to€Different Herbicide Classes. 1.1.2.1 Resistance to€Class C Herbicides: Inhibitors of€Photosynthesis1.1.2.2 Resistance to€Class B Herbicides: ALS Inhibitors; 1.1.2.3 Resistance to€Class A€Herbicides: ACCase Inhibitors; 1.1.2.4 Resistance to€Class G Herbicides: EPSPS Inhibitors; 1.1.2.5 Resistance to€Class H Herbicides: GS Inhibitors; 1.2 Introducing the€HT Trait into€the€Genome of€a€Cultivated Species; 1.2.1 Use of€Spontaneous and€Induced Mutations; 1.2.1.1 Use of€Spontaneous Mutations; 1.2.1.2 Inducing Mutations via Mutagenesis; 1.2.2 Transgenesis; 1.2.2.1 Classic Methods for€Inserting the€Transgene. Methods of€TransformationCurrent Applications for€HTV Development; Transformation of€Chloroplasts; 1.2.2.2 Verification of€Transformation Success and€Conformity with€European Law; Characterisation of€Transgene Insertion; Excision of€Marker Genes; 1.3 Perspectives on€the€Evolution of€HTV Breeding Techniques; 1.3.1 TILLING, the€High-Speed Screening of€Mutants; 1.3.2 Targeted Modifications of€the€Genome; 1.3.2.1 Use of€Zinc Finger Nucleases; 1.3.2.2 Utilisation of€Oligonucleotides; 1.4 Existing HTVs; 1.4.1 The First HTVs: Use of€Resistant Mutants; 1.4.2 The Development of€Transgenic HTVs. 1.4.3 Effects of€the€HT Trait on€Plant Growth and€Reproduction1.4.3.1 The Case of€Atrazine Tolerance in€Atrazine-Tolerant Oilseed€Rape; 1.4.3.2 Varieties Tolerant to€Sulfonylureas and€to€Imidazolinones; 1.4.3.3 Yield Studies for€Transgenic HTVs; 1.4.3.4 Secondary Effects; 1.5 Conclusions; Chapter 2: HTV Diffusion and€Use; 2.1 HTV Adoption Worldwide; 2.1.1 Adoption of€Transgenic Varieties Tolerant to€a€Non-Ưselective Herbicide; 2.1.1.1 Global Data; 2.1.1.2 Specific World Regions; 2.1.2 Adoption of€HTVs Developed Via€Mutation and€Tolerant to€a€Selective Herbicide. 2.1.3 HT Spring Oilseed Rape in€Canada2.2 Possible Drivers of€HTV Adoption; 2.2.1 A solution for€Difficult Weed-Control Situations; 2.2.1.1 Weeds Difficult to€Eliminate with€Traditional Selective Herbicides; 2.2.1.2 Weeds Closely Related to€the€Crop; 2.2.2 Reduction in€Quantities of€Herbicides Used; 2.2.3 Ease of€Use; Compatibility with€No-Till; 2.2.4 Yield and€Harvest Quality; 2.3 The North American Example: The€Expansion of€Transgenic HTVs and€Its Consequences; 2.3.1 Marketing Strategies for€HTVs; 2.3.1.1 Marketing Strategies for€HT Seeds and€Their Associated Herbicides.
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 630; 570; Herbicide-resistant crops; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- General; Herbicide-resistant crops; Life Sciences; Agriculture; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology; Ecotoxicology; Environmental Chemistry; Agricultural Economics; International Environmental Law; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789402410075; 9402410074
• Related ISBNs: 9789402410068; 9402410066
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 1, 2017).
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