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GM Crops and Food: Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain
Volume 4, Issue 1January/February/March 2013
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Issue Highlights
- Biotech crops: Imperative for achieving the Millenium Development Goals and sustainability of agriculture in the climate change era
- Putting problem formulation at the forefront of GMO risk analysis
- Review of
Genetically Modified and Non-Genetically Modified Food Supply Chains: Co-Existence and Traceability : A book edited by Yves Bertheau - Experiences in sub-Saharan Africa with GM crop risk communication: Outcome of a workshop
- Construction of genetic linkage map with chromosomal assigment and quantitative trait loci associated with some important agronomic traits in cotton
- Optimization of transient gene expression system in
Gerbera jemosonii petals - The global income and production effects of genetically modified (GM) crops 1996–2011
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Editors-in-Chief
Naglaa A. Abdallah
Cairo University
C.S. Prakash
Tuskegee University
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Vivian Moses
King's College London
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About the Journal
It is a challenging time for those working in the field of genetically modified crops. With GM Crops, we aim to provide a new forum for meaningful communication between policy-makers and scientists. We will publish authoritative review articles on current research and policy initiatives, commentary and other perspectives regarding genetically modified crops. We will also publish relevant and original research with a special focus on novelty-driven studies with the potential for application. The journal will be of interest to scientists, breeders and policy-makers as well as to a wider community of readers interested in agriculture, medicine, biotechnology, investment and technology transfer. Topics covered will include production and analysis of transgenic crops, gene insertion studies, gene silencing, factors affecting gene expression, post-translational analysis, molecular farming, field trial analysis, commercialization of modified crops, and safety and regulatory affairs.
Specifically, we will focus on:
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• Biofuels
• Data from field trials
• Development of transformation technology
• Disease resistance
• Elimination of pollutants (Bioremediation)
• Gene silencing mechanisms
• Herbicide resistance
• Molecular farming
• Pest resistance
• Plant reproduction (e.g., male sterility, hybrid breeding, apomixis)
• Plants with altered composition
• Tolerance to abiotic stress
• Transgenesis in agriculture
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ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES
• Commercialization
• Consumer attitudes
• International bodies
• National and local government policies
• Public perception, intellectual property, education, (bio)ethical issues
• Regulation, environmental impact and containment
• Socio-economic impact
