Biosafety of Forest Transgenic Trees : Improving the Scientific Basis for Safe Tree Development and Implementation of EU Policy Directives - Vettori, Cristina; Gallardo, Fernando; Häggman, Hely.; Kazana, Vassiliki; Migliacci, Fabio; Pilate, Gilles; Fladung, Matthias; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2016)
Introduction -- Genetic engineering - contribution to forest tree breeding efforts -- New transformation technologies for trees -- Lessons from 25 years of GM tree field trials in Europe and prospects for the future -- Lessons from two decades of field trials with genetically modified trees in the USA: Biology and regulatory compliance -- Specific environmental considerations for GM trees and guidance on their risk assessment and monitoring -- Field trials with GM trees: A step-by-step approach -- Soil effects of genetically-modified trees (GMTs) -- Potential Environmental Impact of Insect-Resistant Transgenic Trees -- Potential impacts of GM trees on the environment and on plant "omics": questionnaire-based responses -- Approaches and tools for a socio-economic assessment of GM forest tree crops: Factors for consideration in Cost-Benefit Analyses -- Public knowledge and perceptions of safety issues towards the use of genetically modified forest trees: A cross-country pilot survey -- A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CONSUMERS' POTENTIAL PURCHASING BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS TRANSGENIC DERIVED FOREST PRODUCTS: THE GREEK CASE -- Socio-economic considerations for decision making on GM tree cultivation -- Value communication in the field of agri-food -- The COST Action FP0905 experience on the Web: Web 2.0 and scientific dissemination.
Keywords: Trees; Plant breeding; Forestry management; Environmental monitoring; Environmental sociology; Tree Biology; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Forestry Management; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Environmental Sociology