Description
Genetically Modified Plants, Second Edition, provides an updated roadmap and science-based methodology for assessing the safety of genetic modification technologies, as well as risk assessment approaches from regulators across different agroecosystems. This new edition also includes expanded coverage of technologies used in plant improvement, such as RNA-dependent DNA methylation, reverse breeding, agroinfiltration, and gene-editing technologies such as CRISPR and TALENS. This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in crop improvement, including students and researchers, practitioners in regulatory agencies, and policymakers involved in plant biotechnology risk assessment.- Provides a roadmap for assessing the safety of genetically modified plants- Expands coverage of technologies used in plant improvement, such as RNA-dependent DNA methylation, Reverse Breeding and Agro-infiltration- Introduces new chapters addressing the potential applications and associated risks of new gene editing technologies such as CRISPR and TALENS
Table of Contents
PrefaceList of abbreviations1. Setting the Context: Agriculture and Crop/Food Sustainability2. Technologies for Crop Improvement3. Current Progress and Future Needs of Genetically Modified Plants4. Principles of Risk Assessment5. Evolution of Regulatory Systems and National Biosafety Frameworks6. Molecular Characterization of GM plants7. Risk Assessment and Management: Human and Animal Health8. Risk Assessment and Management: Environment9. Risk Perception and Public Attitudes to GM10. The FutureAppendix A: GlossaryAppendix B: Climate Change and Global WarmingAppendix C: Details of Major Biotic ConstraintsAppendix D: Genetics and Gene ExpressionAppendix E: MutationsAppendix F: Information required on an application for environmental release of a GMOAppendix G: GM food labeling in different countriesAppendix H: Differences in public uptake of GM foods
