Dangerous Liaisons?

Will engineered crops pose a greater threat than traditional crops? If so, can gene flow and hybridization be managed to control the escape of engineered genes? This book will appeal to academics, policy makers, students, and all with an interest in environmental issues.

Contents:Part 1: Foreplay 1. The Case of the Bolting Beets, Part I. Long-Distance Romance 2. Hybridization and Gene Flow, an Introduction 3. Natural Hybridization between Plant Species 4. Evolutionary Consequences of Gene Flow-and Applied ImplicationsPart 2: Caught in the Act 5. Evidence for Recognizing Natural Hybrids 6. The Case of the Bolting Beets, Part II. Detectives Arrive 7. Do Important Crops Mate with Wild Reletives? 8. Is Natural Hybridization with Wild Relatives the Rule for Domesticated Plants?Part 3: Dangerous Liasons? 9. Some Impacts of Gene Flow of Domesticated Alleles into Wild Populations 10. The Case of the Bolting Beets, Part III. The Cloudy Crystal Ball 11. The "Special" Case of Genetically Engineered Plants? 12. Whether and How to Manage Domesticated Gene Flow in to Wild Population