Herbicide-Resistant Crops: Agricultural, Economic, Environmental, Regulatory, and Technological Aspects

Published:
November 27, 1995 by CRC Press - 432 Pages
Author(s):
Stephen O. Duke, USDA/ARS/NPURU, University, Mississippi, USA

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ISBN 9781566700450
Cat# L1045
 

Features

  • Covers every important aspect of herbicide-resistant crops, from technology to economics
  • Presents insightful viewpoints from various groups in the industry
  • Includes reviews of risk assessment related to developing and applying herbicide-resistant crops
  • Contains well-illustrated chapters, including color photographs and detailed illustrations

    • Summary

    Edited by a recognized leader in the field, Herbicide-Resistant Crops is the first book to cover all of the issues related to the controversial topic of herbicide-resistant crops. It provides extensive discussions of the modern biotechnological methods that have been used to develop such crops, and reviews the implications - both positive and negative - of developing crops that are resistant to herbicides. The creation and anticipated applications of specific herbicide-resistant crops are also discussed. In addition, the book covers the potential impact of herbicide-resistant crops on weed management practices and the environment, and presents issues related to the regulation and economics of these crops.
    The editor has brought together a diverse group of professionals, representing the several distinct areas impacted by the new technology of herbicide-resistant crops. The wide range of viewpoints presented in this book creates a balanced and complete survey, providing a notable contribution to the literature.

    Table of Contents

    Herbicide-Resistant Crops - Background and Perspectives, S.O. Duke
    The Technology
    Mechanisms of Action and Resistance to Herbicides, T.D. Sherman, K.C. Vaughn, and S.O. Duke
    Techniques for Producing Herbicide-Resistant Crops, W.E. Dyer
    New Weed Control Opportunities: Development of Soybeans with a Roundup ReadyTM Gene, S.R. Padgette, D.B. Re, G.F. Barry, D.E. Eichholtz, X. Delannay, R.L. Fuchs, G.M. Kishore, and Robert T. Fraley
    Phospinothricin-Resistant Crops, I.K. Vasil
    Cotton Weed Control Using the BXN System, D.M. Stalker, J.A. Kiser, G. Baldwin, B. Coulombe, and C.M. Houck
    Triazine-Resistant Crops: The Agronomic Impact and Physiological Consequences of Chloroplast Mutation, J.C. Hall, M.J. Donnelly-VanderLoo, and D.J. Hume
    Sulfonylurea Herbicide-Resistant Crops, L.L. Saari and C.J. Mauvais
    Imidazolinone-Resistant Crops: Selection, Characterization, and Management, D.L. Shaner, N.F. Bascomb, and W. Smith
    Genetic Engineering of Crops for Tolerance to 2,4-D, D. Llewellyn and D. Last
    Aryloxyphenoxypropionate- and Cyclohexanedione-Resistant Crops, D.A. Somers
    Steps Towards Genetic Engineering of Crops Resistant against Bleaching Herbicides, G. Sandmann, N. Misawa, and P. Böger
    Possible Pleiotropic Effects in Herbicide-Resistant Crops, C. Mallory-Smith and C.V. Eberlein
    Effects on Weed Control
    The Niche for Herbicide-Resistant Crops in United States Agriculture, J.W. Wilcut, H.D. Coble, A.C. York, and D.W. Monks
    The Potential for HRC's World Agriculture, J. Gressel
    The Economics
    Seed Company Perspectives, D.N. Duvick
    Herbicide-Resistant Crops: Perspectives for an Herbicide Manufacturer, F.D. Hess
    Farmer and Public Perspectives of Herbicide-Resistant Crops, L.W. Tauer
    Environmental Concerns
    Crop Resistance to Herbicides: Effects on Soil and Water Quality, T.B. Moorman and Kyle E. Keller
    Movement of Crop Transgenes into Wild Plants, K.H. Keeler, C.E. Turner, and M.R. Bolick
    Managing the Spread of Herbicide Resistance, D.C. Thill
    Regulation
    Herbicide-Tolerant Plants Developed through Biotechnology: Regulatory Considerations in the United States, D.B. Re, S.G. Rogers, T.B. Stone, and F.S. Serdy
    The Regulation of Herbicide-Resistant Crops in Europe, S. Waters
    The Regulation of Herbicide-Resistant Crops in Australia, G.D. McLean and G. Evans
    Risk Assessment
    Addressing Environmental Risks of Commercializing Herbicide-Tolerant Plants: EPA's Options for Regulating Herbicide-Tolerant Plants under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide, R.J. Goldburg and D.D. Hopkins
    An Agriculturist's Viewpoint of Risks and Benefits of Herbicide-Resistant Cultivars, O.C. Burnside
    Index

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