Integration of Insect-Resistant Genetically Modified Crops within IPM Programs (Progress in Biological Control, Band 5) - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 1402084595 ISBN 13: 9781402084591

Verlag: Springer, 2008

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Insect-resistant, genetically modified (GM) crops represent the fastest adoption rate of any agricultural technology in human history. This book provides an overview of the role insect-resistant GM plants play in different crop systems worldwide.

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Insect pests remain one of the main constraints to food and fiber production worldwide despite farmers deploying a range of techniques to protect their crops. Modern pest control is guided by the principles of integrated pest management (IPM) with pest resistant germplasm being an important part of the foundation. Since 1996, when the first genetically modified (GM) insect-resistant maize variety was commercialized in the USA, the area planted to insect-resistant GM varieties has grown dramatically, representing the fastest adoption rate of any agricultural technology in human history. The goal of our book is to provide an overview on the role insect-resistant GM plants play in different crop systems worldwide. We hope that the book will contribute to a more rational debate about the role GM crops can play in IPM for food and fiber production.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1402084595
• ISBN 13: 9781402084591
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 464
• Herausgeber: Romeis Jörg, Shelton Anthony, Kennedy George
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Springer-Verlag GmbH; customerservice@springernature.com; ; Tiergartenstraße 17; Heidelberg; Baden-Württemberg; 69121; Deutschland