Gene stacking in transgenic plants: Towards compliance between definitions, terminology, and detection within the EU regulatory framework

Environmental Biosafety Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 197-218

  Taverniers, Isabel ^a   Papazova, Nina ^a   Bertheau, Yves ^b   De Loose, Marc ^a   Holst Jensen, Arne ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b SPE   (France)

^c NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Analytical detection; EU regulation; Gene stacking; GMO; Pyramiding; Stacked GM plant; Transformation; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT DNA;

AGRICULTURE; EUROPEAN UNION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGAL ASPECT; NOMENCLATURE; REVIEW; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGRICULTURE; DNA, RECOMBINANT; EUROPEAN UNION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TRANSGENES;

EID: 58149117589     PISSN: 16357922     EISSN: 16357930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/ebr:2008018     Document Type: Review

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