Overview
- This book shows that genetically engineered forest trees are now feasible on a commercial scale
- First book to lay out pros and cons on the genetically engineered conifer forests to a broader audience looking at the question from different disciplines
- It was written for decision-making in private and public sectors by authors from 7 countries offering controversial statements about the future of this technnology
Part of the book series: Managing Forest Ecosystems (MAFE, volume 9)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Pros and cons for Transgenic Conifer Plantations
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Genomics Methods, Resources and Alternative Applications
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Viewing Transgenic Conifer Plantations on a Landscape Scale
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Economics of Transgenic Technology Adoption
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Government Regulations and Biosafety
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About this book
The book is written for policy experts, life scientists, government and business leaders, biotechnology writers and social activists. Few decision-makers realize the unprecedented degree to which transgenic technology is now possible for forests on a commercial scale. Only a handful of the 550 living conifer species is used for commodity value and even fewer species are being developed for transgenic plantations. Transgenic field trials started within the last decade but no transgenic pine plantations exist in 2005. But emergence of transgenic forest trees is still so recent that dialogue about the pros and cons is confined to the scientific community. And dialogue must move out into the public domain.
The goal of this volume is to provide content for public deliberations about the genetic composition of future forests. Its Section I is composed of provocative and opposing views on the question of transgenic conifer plantations. Sections II and III follow with research advances on relevant conifer genomics and ecology research, respectively. Section IV forecasts rates of technology adoption for different case studies. Finally, Section V compares the status of regulatory oversight of transgenic forest trees between Canada and the United States.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Landscapes, Genomics and Transgenic Conifers
Editors: Claire.G Williams
Series Title: Managing Forest Ecosystems
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3869-0
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-3868-6Due: 21 December 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6986-3Published: 25 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-3869-3Published: 08 March 2006
Series ISSN: 1568-1319
Series E-ISSN: 2352-3956
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 262
Topics: Forestry, Agriculture, Landscape Ecology, Wood Science & Technology, Plant Genetics and Genomics, R & D/Technology Policy