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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Kenna, Mike |
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| Author Affiliation: | Director, Green Section Research, Stillwater, Oklahoma |
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| Title: | GMOs - a crossroads for the turfgrass industry |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 44, No. 3, May/June 2006, p. 10-13. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Breeding improvement; Cross breeding; Cultivar improvement; Environmental impact statements; Genetic engineering; History; Transgenic turfgrasses; Turfgrass industry trends
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the use of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in the turfgrass industry to allow "more rapid development of varieties that contain new and desirable traits. Further, the specific gene being transferred is known, so the genetic change taking place also is known. This is often not the case with traditional breeding methods, where the fundamental basis of the trait being introduced may not be known at all." Also states that genetic engineering "can precisely incorporate the resistance gene into an existing cultivar." States that the goal in using biotechnology in the turfgrass industry is "to reduce pesticide use and make efficient progress on complex traits such as temperature or drought tolerance." Details the benefits and risks in using a GMO by considering the inherent and transcending risks of the technology stating that "technology-inherent risks include safety issues and the behavior of a biotechnology product in the environment" and "technology-transcending risks deal with the political and social context in which the technology is used and how these uses may benefit or harm the interests of different groups in society." Describes the development of Roundup-Ready Creeping Bentgrass. States that "herbicide tolerance would allow [the turfgrass industry] to control unwanted weeds and, in the long run, reduce...overall pesticide use." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 4 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Kenna, M. 2006. GMOs - a crossroads for the turfgrass industry. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 44(3):p. 10-13. |
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