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Gulden, R. H. and C. J. Swanton, eds. 2007. The first decade of herbicide-resistant crops in Canada. Topics in Canadian Weed Science, Volume 4. Sainte Anne de Bellevue, Québec: Canadian Weed Science Society – Société canadienne de malherbologie. 176 pp.
The papers in this volume of Topics in Canadian Weed Science were presented at a symposium during the Canadian Weed Science Society Société canadienne de malherbologie (CWSS SCM) meeting held in Niagara Falls, Ontario in November 2005. The topic of herbicide-resistant crops was chosen as the symposium theme because 2005 marked the 10th anniversary since the commercial release of the first herbicide-resistant crop cultivars in Canada. This technology opened a new paradigm for weed control with several immediate agronomic advantages including high efficacy, broad-spectrum weed control with a single herbicide, and an extended herbicide application period. In many of these crops, herbicide-resistance is conferred by transgenes, making these cultivars also the first widely released genetically-modified organisms. This resulted in unprecedented interest and scrutiny of this technology from various sectors of society. As a result, additional questions have been associated with these cropping systems including environmental concerns, such as the fate of transgenes in the environment and effects of these cropping systems on non-target organisms, and concerns that focus on food safety, contamination, and the costs to non-adopters. The symposium hosted a number of experts from universities, government, and industry who presented the current status of the science, politics, and regulation of herbicide-resistant and genetically-modified crops in Canada. The papers presented in this symposium provide an excellent basis in these areas and serve as a guide outlining the opportunities and challenges inherent in modern cropping systems that go well beyond the discipline of weed science.
The papers in this volume of Topics in Canadian Weed Science were presented at a symposium during the Canadian Weed Science Society Société canadienne de malherbologie (CWSS SCM) meeting held in Niagara Falls, Ontario in November 2005. The topic of herbicide-resistant crops was chosen as the symposium theme because 2005 marked the 10th anniversary since the commercial release of the first herbicide-resistant crop cultivars in Canada. This technology opened a new paradigm for weed control with several immediate agronomic advantages including high efficacy, broad-spectrum weed control with a single herbicide, and an extended herbicide application period. In many of these crops, herbicide-resistance is conferred by transgenes, making these cultivars also the first widely released genetically-modified organisms. This resulted in unprecedented interest and scrutiny of this technology from various sectors of society. As a result, additional questions have been associated with these cropping systems including environmental concerns, such as the fate of transgenes in the environment and effects of these cropping systems on non-target organisms, and concerns that focus on food safety, contamination, and the costs to non-adopters. The symposium hosted a number of experts from universities, government, and industry who presented the current status of the science, politics, and regulation of herbicide-resistant and genetically-modified crops in Canada. The papers presented in this symposium provide an excellent basis in these areas and serve as a guide outlining the opportunities and challenges inherent in modern cropping systems that go well beyond the discipline of weed science.
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