(農業試驗所特刊第126號)Ecological and Environmental Biosafety of Transgenic Plants

Abstract

The rapid development of biotechnology has brought new concepts and techniques to agricultural research and production that human beings were unable to imagine just a few decades ago. Many new and novel plant varieties have been successfully developed through genetic manipulation; and many of them have already entered commercial production. However, more people are thinking about the impacts that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) might exert on the ecology and environment as more transgenic plants are being commercialized in many countries. The importance of strict biosafety assessments under a well-regulated system is therefore becoming a global issue.