Environmental risk assessment of genetically modified organisms. Volume 1, A case study of Bt maize in Kenya /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2004.
• Subjects: Corn > Case studies. > Genetic engineering > Kenya; Crops > Genetic engineering > Environmental aspects.; Transgenic plants > Risk assessment.; Field Crops, (New March 2000); Plant Breeding and Genetics.; Genetic Engineering, Gene Transfer and Transgenics, (New June 2002); Plants.; Zea mays.; Case studies.; Environmental impact.; Genetically engineered organisms.; Maize.; Risk.; Risk assessment.; Transgenic plants.; Electronic books.
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Many international fora have identified the need for comprehensive, transparent, scientific methods for the pre-release testing and post-release monitoring of transgenic plants to ensure their environmental safety and sustainable use. There is also wide recognition that the regulatory and scientific...

Table of Contents:

• Bt Maize, Risk Assessment and the Kenya Case Study / D.A. Andow and A. Hilbeck
• The Maize Agricultural Context in Kenya / L. Muhammad and E. Underwood
• Problem Formulation and Options Assessment (PFOA) for Genetically Modified Organisms: the Kenya Case Study / K.C. Nelson, G. Kibata, L. Muhammad, J.O. Okuro, F. Muyekho, M. Odindo, A. Ely and J.M. Waquil
• Transgene Locus Structure and Expression of Bt Maize / D.A. Andow, D.A. Somers, N. Amugune, F.J.L. Aragão, K. Ghosh, S. Gudu, E. Magiri, W.J. Moar, S. Njihia and E. Osir
• Biodiversity and Non-target Impacts: a Case Study of Bt Maize in Kenya / A.N.E. Birch, R. Wheatley, B. Anyango, S. Arpaia, D. Capalbo, E. Getu Degaga, E. Fontes, P. Kalama, E. Lelmen, G. Løvei, I.S. Melo, F. Muyekho, A. Ngi-Song, D. Ochieno, J. Ogwang, R. Pitelli, T. Schuler, M. Sétamou, S. Sithanantham, J. Smith, N. Van Son, J. Songa, E. Sujii, T.Q. Tan, F.-H. Wan and A. Hilbeck
• Gene Flow and its Consequences: a Case Study of Bt Maize in Kenya / J. Johnston, L. Blancas and A. Borem
• Resistance Risks and Management Associated with Bt Maize in Kenya / G.P. Fitt, D.A. Andow, Y. Carrière, W.J. Moar, T.H. Schuler, C. Omoto, J. Kanya, M.A. Okech, P. Arama and N.K. Maniania
• Risk Assessment of Bt Maize in Kenya: Synthesis and Recommendations / A. Hilbeck, D.A. Andow, A.N.E. Birch, G.P. Fitt, J. Johnston, K.C. Nelson, E. Osir, J. Songa, E. Underwood and R. Wheatley.