Electronic Journal of Polish Agricultural Universities (EJPAU) founded by all Polish Agriculture Universities presents original papers and review articles relevant to all aspects of agricultural sciences. It is target for persons working both in science and industry,regulatory agencies or teaching in agricultural sector. Covered by IFIS Publishing (Food Science and Technology Abstracts), ELSEVIER Science - Food Science and Technology Program, CAS USA (Chemical Abstracts), CABI Publishing UK and ALPSP (Association of Learned and Professional Society Publisher - full membership). Presented in the Master List of Thomson ISI.
2000
Volume 3
Issue 2
Topic:
Agronomy
ELECTRONIC
JOURNAL OF
POLISH
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITIES
Jassem M. 2000. GENETICALLY MODIFIED SUGAR BEETS - SURVEY OF BENEFITS, PROSPECTS AND RISKS, EJPAU 3(2), #01.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume3/issue2/agronomy/abs-01.html

GENETICALLY MODIFIED SUGAR BEETS - SURVEY OF BENEFITS, PROSPECTS AND RISKS

Marek Jassem

 

ABSTRACT



Genetically modified (GM) sugar beets offer several advantages for growers, food industry, consumers and for the agricultural environment. Transgenic beets tolerant to total herbicides (tHT) are discussed and their advantages, based on field experiments, are presented along with prospects, limits and putative risks.

Key words: sugar beet, genetic modification, herbicide resistance.