| Description |
xiv, 237 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / V. L. Chopra -- Preface / Sivramiah Shantharam and Jane F. Montgomery -- Biotechnology and Development: Moving Technology Forward Using Environmental Assessment / Sivramiah Shantharam -- Biosafety Training Programs and Their Importance in Capacity Building and Technology Assessment / I. Virgin, R. J. Frederick and S. Ramachandran -- Genetically Modified Organisms: Biosafety Implications for India / Ghayur Alam -- Environmental Impact of Crops Transformed With Genes From Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) for Insect Resistance / Michael B. Cohen -- Biosafety Issues of Genetically Engineered Herbicide-Tolerant Plants: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Perspective / Stephen Yarrow -- Biosafety Issues of Genetically Engineered Virus-Resistant Plants / H. R. Pappu -- Marker Gene Controversy in Transgenic Plants / Vedpal S. Malik -- Ethical Dilemmas in the Conservation of Biodiversity / Anil K. Gupta |
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Ecological Context of Biodiversity / K. G. Saxena, K. S. Rao and P. S. Ramakrishnan -- Biodiversity and Biotechnology: Ethical Issues in Developing Countries / Suresh K. Sinha and Suman Sahai -- Ethics and Biodiversity / Niraja Gopal Jayal -- Plant Breeders and Farmers in the New Intellectual Property Regime: Conflict of Interests? / Biswajit Dhar and C. Niranjan Rao -- Aspects of Biosafety in the Conservation of Biological Diversity / K. P. S. Chauhan -- IPR Controversy and the Indian Seed Industry / Suri Sehgal -- New Genes for Old Genes / B. S. Ahloowalia -- The IPR Debate for India / Swati Prakash -- Symposium Participants |
| Analysis |
Biodiversity |
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Biotechnology |
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Consumer protection |
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Crop production |
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Environmental impact |
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Ethics |
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Genetically modified food |
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Overseas item |
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Pesticide resistance |
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Safety |
| Notes |
Proceedings of the Satellite Symposium on Biotechnology and Biodiversity, held on November 15 and 16, 1996, at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Agricultural biotechnology -- Congresses.
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Agrobiodiversity -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Montgomery, Jane F.
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Shantharam, Sivramiah, 1951-
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Satellite Symposium on Biotechnology and Biodiversity (1996 : New Delhi, India)
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| LC no. |
99014148 |
| ISBN |
1578080185 |
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