Overview

This book, resulting from an initiative of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, provides the mathematical background to model plant and microbial growth in soil. This succinct book, by a team of international experts, should appeal to a wide range of biologists, ecologists and regulators interested in the environmental consequences of biotechnology.

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Author:   M.J. Bazin ,  J.M. Lynch
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1994 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.000kg
ISBN:  

9780412546303

ISBN 10:   0412546302
Pages:   166
Publication Date:   31 July 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Modelling plant and crop growth. LEACHB - A root-zone solute transport model describing population dynamics. Modelling microbial interactions in soil: preliminary considerations and approaches. Population dynamics of micro-organisms with different life strategies. Plasmid biology and risk assessment: elements for modelling approach of plasmid-mediated gene release in soil environments. Potential for gene exchange in the photosphere: isolation and characterisation of naturally occurring plasmids. Evaluation of methods for detecting ecological effects from genetically engineered micro-organisms and microbial pest control agents in terrestrial systems. Micro-organism sampling - can we detect differences? Risk assessment. Appendix.

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This volume, is however, novel in that it deals with the subject [releasing genetically manipulated organisms into the environment] from the standpoint of mathematical modelling of plant and microbial populations and gene flow. - Heredity

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