Systemic Risks of Genetically Modified Organisms in Crop Production: Interdisciplinary Perspective

ISSN
0940-5550
Date Issued
2009
Author(s)
Schmidt, Gunther
Kleppin, Lukas
Schroeder, Winfried
Breckling, Broder
Reuter, Hauke
Eschenbach, Christiane
Windhorst, Wilhelm
Hoeltl, Karen
Wurbs, Angelika
Thiel, Manuel
Abstract
The GeneRisk research consortium analysed the implications of the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMO). The risks involved transcend the borders of very different systems. Therefore, they need to be analysed using interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches. One central scientific issue was the assessment of the spatial implications of GMO cultivation for areas of large extent, examining Bt-maize as the currently most relevant GM crop and oilseed rape as an additional example.