Environmental Safety of Genetically Engineered Crops (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781611860085)

Since the mid-1990s, when the technology was first introduced, the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) crops has grown exponentially. In the U.S. alone, adoption rates for transgenic cotton, corn, and soybeans are between 70-90%. Across the globe, 14 million farmers grow GE crops in more than twenty countries. Yet many countries are discussing and debating the use and adoption of GE technology because of concerns about their impact on the environment and human health. Now, in this comprehensive handbook, a team of international experts present the scientific basis for GE crops, placing them in the context of current agricultural systems, and examining the potential environmental risks posed by their deployment. An integrated approach to an increasingly hot and globally debated topic, the book considers the past, present, and future of GE crops, and offers an invaluable perspective for regulation and policy development.

Author: Rebecca Grumet
ISBN-10: 1611860083
ISBN-13: 9781611860085
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2011
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.50w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2012 pg. 250
Choice 08/01/2012