Introgression from Genetically Modified Plants Into Wild Relatives

Bys: Den Nijs, Hans C. M., Bartsch, Detlef, Sweet, Jeremy

Book Overview

Introgression is the incorporation of a gene from one organism complex into another as a result of hybridization. A major concern with the use of genetically modified plants is the unintentional spread of the new genes from cultivated plants to their wild relatives and the subsequent impacts on the ecology of wild plants and their associated flora and fauna.

The book reviews these issues, focusing on the ecological and evolutionary effects...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 085199816X
• ISBN13: 9780851998169
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Cabi
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 9.8"