Dangerous Liaisons? When Cultivated Plants Mate with Their Wild Relatives

From: Northeastern Naturalist | Date: July 1, 2006| Author: Eddy, Stephen | Copyright information

Dangerous Liaisons? When Cultivated Plants Mate with Their Wild Relatives. Norman C. Ellstrand. 2003. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD. 244 pp. $29.95, paperback. ISBN 080187405X. This book brings some scientific clarity to the often emotional debate on genetic engineering of plant crops. It also serves as an excellent primer on gene flow and hybridization between plant species, as well as a timely reminder of how the genetic diversity and resilience of many of ou...

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