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Biosafety of Forest Transgenic Trees: Improving the Scientific Basis for Safe Tree Development and Implementation of EU Policy Directives

Biosafety of Forest Transgenic Trees: Improving the Scientific Basis for Safe Tree Development and Implementation of EU Policy Directives

Vettori, Cristina
Gallardo, Fernando
Häggman, Hely

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Series: Forestry Sciences, Book 82

AgricultureBotany & HorticultureLawns, Trees, & Shrubs

ISBN10: 9402413715
ISBN13: 9789402413717
Publisher: Springer
Published: Apr 7 2018
Pages: 337
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.74 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
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.

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