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Studying and managing the risk of cross‐fertilization between transgenic crops and wild relatives

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KAREIVA, P; MORRIS, W; JACOBI, CM
Published in: Molecular Ecology
January 1, 1994

Drawing on field studies of pollen dispersal, we identify features of the hybridization process that need quantification. Our emphasis is on standardized measures, as opposed to the idiosyncratic and often anecdotal methods with which gene flow or out‐crossing data are currently reported. In addition to proposing specific maximum likelihood approaches, we summarize some results to date from small‐scale field trials that bear on the risks anticipated for large‐scale commercialization. We conclude that absolute containment of recombinant pollen or genes is unlikely if physical isolation is the only containment strategy. Because we conclude that the escape of transgenic pollen is inevitable, we argue that the focus of risk analysis should be shifted towards the ‘invasiveness’ of transgenic plants and ‘mitigation’ of their impact on natural, as well as agricultural systems. Copyright © 1994, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

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Molecular Ecology

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1365-294X

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0962-1083

Publication Date

January 1, 1994

Volume

3

Issue

1

Start / End Page

15 / 21

Related Subject Headings

  • Evolutionary Biology
  • 31 Biological sciences
  • 06 Biological Sciences
 

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KAREIVA, P., MORRIS, W., & JACOBI, C. M. (1994). Studying and managing the risk of cross‐fertilization between transgenic crops and wild relatives. Molecular Ecology, 3(1), 15–21. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.1994.tb00037.x
KAREIVA, P., W. MORRIS, and C. M. JACOBI. “Studying and managing the risk of cross‐fertilization between transgenic crops and wild relatives.” Molecular Ecology 3, no. 1 (January 1, 1994): 15–21. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.1994.tb00037.x.
KAREIVA P, MORRIS W, JACOBI CM. Studying and managing the risk of cross‐fertilization between transgenic crops and wild relatives. Molecular Ecology. 1994 Jan 1;3(1):15–21.
KAREIVA, P., et al. “Studying and managing the risk of cross‐fertilization between transgenic crops and wild relatives.” Molecular Ecology, vol. 3, no. 1, Jan. 1994, pp. 15–21. Scopus, doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.1994.tb00037.x.
KAREIVA P, MORRIS W, JACOBI CM. Studying and managing the risk of cross‐fertilization between transgenic crops and wild relatives. Molecular Ecology. 1994 Jan 1;3(1):15–21.
Journal cover image

Published In

Molecular Ecology

DOI

EISSN

1365-294X

ISSN

0962-1083

Publication Date

January 1, 1994

Volume

3

Issue

1

Start / End Page

15 / 21

Related Subject Headings

  • Evolutionary Biology
  • 31 Biological sciences
  • 06 Biological Sciences