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Assessing and monitoring the risks of releasing genetically manipulated plants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

John E. Beringer ,
Mark J. Bale ,
Paul K. Hayes  and
Colin M. Lazarus
John E. Beringer
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG, U.K.
Mark J. Bale
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG, U.K.
Paul K. Hayes
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG, U.K.
Colin M. Lazarus
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG, U.K.
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Plants, animals and microorganisms are being manipulated to improve their characteristics for commercial purposes. Some manipulated organisms will be grown under containment and only released to the environment accidentally and, usually, in relatively small numbers. Others, such as crop plants, will be grown on a large scale in the open environment. There is concern that modified organisms may become pests, or will produce pests as a result of mating with other organisms in the environment.

This paper will discuss some of the issues involved in deciding whether genetically modified plants should be released to the environment or not.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 99 , Issue 3-4: Opportunities and Problems in Plant Biotechnology , 1992 , pp. 135 - 140
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1992

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