10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEEDINESS»
Discover the use of
weediness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
weediness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Ecological Risks of Engineered Crops
traits that can confer weediness under specific or broad environmental conditions
. For the assessment of crops to be commercialized in the United States, North
America is proposed as the region for which the question should be asked.
Jane Rissler, Margaret G. Mellon, 1996
2
Market Development for Genetically Modified Foods
The petition addresses potential environmental consequences of unregulated
release of glyphosate tolerant soybean varieties, including the development of
glyphosate tolerant weeds, enhanced weediness, effects on non-target
organisms, ...
V. Santaniello, Robert E. Evenson, David Zilberman, 2001
3
Methods for Risk Assessment of Transgenic Plants: II. ...
Some main types of measures for each level are suggested in Table 10.2, where
examples on relevant methods are given (see Chapter 6 for detailed information).
A step-wise procedure for risk assessment of transgenic crop weediness and ...
Gösta Kjellsson, Vibeke Simonsen, Klaus Ammann, 1997
4
Genetically Engineered Organisms: Assessing Environmental ...
3.2.5 Foci for assessment: Plant species, individuals, or populations A multilevel
approach can make risk assessment more rigorous in terms of predicting the
likelihood and severity of weediness and invasiveness of plants with Bf-
transgenes.
Deborah K. Letourneau, Beth Elpern Burrows, 2001
5
Bacillus Thuringiensis Biotechnology
A concem is expressed over acquisition of weediness potential by transgenic
crops due to the presence of the transgene in the new genetic background. The
plant may be endowed with putative weediness characteristics such as seed ...
Estibaliz Sansinenea, 2012
How can we link the morphological or anatomical characteristics of plants,
described in the preceding chapters, with their weediness? Most survival
strategies of weeds seem to be associated with physiological or biochemical
factors, ...
Hansjoerg Kraehmer, Peter Baur, 2013
7
Molecular Approaches in Natural Resource Conservation and ...
such change might potentially result in the invasion of previous unsuitable
habitats and in the evolution of weediness. If hybrids have higher fitness than
wild parents, the hybrids may be invasive and evolution of weediness may occur.
8
The Nexus of Law and Biology: New Ethical Challenges
Weediness, in particular persistence in the environment, agricultural
environments, non-cropped disturbed environments, undisturbed environments
and spread in the environment. c. Gene transfer, in particular to other canola
crops, B. napus ...
9
Genomics of the Saccharinae
Russell W. Jessup Abstract The apparent contrast in demands for sustainability
and productivity in modern agriculture may be reconcilable via the genetic
difference in degree between perennialism and weediness. Effective use of
genomic ...
10
Field Testing Genetically Modified Organisms: Framework for ...
Risks to natural and managed ecosystems focus on the altered plants becoming
weeds in succeeding crops or on the movement of genes to wild relatives that
would increase the weediness of those relatives. These aspects were discussed
in ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEEDINESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
weediness is used in the context of the following news items.
Stranger Than Fiction: The Life of Edgar Wallace, the Man Who …
... not as seductive as Holmes, Poirot or Maigret; poor Elk is introduced in The Fellowship of the Frog as “tall and thin, a slight stoop accentuated his weediness”. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Weeds by Nina Edwards, review: 'nutritious'
To an extent, this question bores me: we all know that the status of “weediness” is entirely subjective. But Edwards reworks it as a physical and metaphysical ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Jonathan Dodd: My less-than-brief football career
These were the dregs, because of weediness, snivelling, general crapness or unpopularity. I probably qualified in all four of these categorise. Besides, I couldn't ... «On The Wight, Jun 15»
Why do adverts still patronise women?
... or they would gossip on pavements, eyes rolling at the perceived weediness of Men in General as they discussed cold remedies and their own stoicism in the ... «Radio Times, May 15»
Guide aims to reduce levels of pesticide use by setting out a four …
To assist with monitoring, the guidance includes a "weediness scale" that gives operatives, managers and specifiers an easy traffic light monitoring system to ... «Horticulture Week, Apr 15»
Lost in the pond
Unease was palpable in the cinema (movie theatre) as the extent of amassed weediness was absorbed by the audience. There was a little awkward shuffling. «Indian Express, Dec 14»
University researchers suggests levying farmers to clear invasive …
"I can assure people any changes made have been slight and really would have no impact at all on its weediness." . Topics: weeds, agricultural-policy, ... «ABC Online, Nov 14»
Feeding The Birds, And Other Guests
To add a bit of weediness (and seediness … as in the embryonic type), two sloppy but manageable pussy willows were permitted to remain. A few bulbs began ... «27east.com, Nov 14»
Crime and punishment: Why throwing away the key doesn't work
This is not liberal weediness. It is a cold, rational analysis of the facts. It is, unfortunately, not an analysis that the Government is minded to consider. Last year, to ... «The Independent, Jan 14»
Genetic Engineering Produces A Genuine Monstrosity
... regulation of biotechnology that focused oversight and regulatory triggers on the risk-related characteristics of products, such as plants' weediness or toxicity. «Forbes, Aug 13»
