Future BCPC Events - Gene Flow and Agriculture


	Gene Flow and Agriculture - Relevance for Transgenic Crops 11 - 14 April 1999 at the University of Keele, Staffordshire, UK. The Symposium Proceedings The Programme Poster Presentations
The Symposium
	Populations of plants are genetically variable. Movement of pollen, seeds and other propagules can cause changes in gene frequencies within and between plant populations and may even result in the transfer of genetic material from one species to another. Gene flow is a critical issue in relation to the development of transgenic crops, where the movement of transgenes e.g. herbicide tolerance or insect resistance, could have environmental consequences. This Symposium brought together the two areas of gene flow and the development of genetically modified crops. The event provided a timely opportunity for researchers and those involved in the practical production of crops to discuss the importance of gene flow and the likely consequences to farming and the environment of the widespread adoption of transgenic crops.
Proceedings
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The Programme
	The following papers were presented at this event. Scripts of all these papers are included within the Proceedings. SESSION 1 GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS - THE CURRENT SITUATION Chairman & Session Organiser: P J W Lutman, IACR-Rothamsted, Harpenden, UK Transgenic plants: field testing and commercialisation including a consideration of novel herbicide resistant oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) S Barber, OECD, Paris, France Deliberate release of genetically modified organisms: the UK regulatory framework P Burrows, DETR, London, UK The role of DNA technologies in crop breeding G C M Sage, Plant Breeding International, Cambridge, UK A long term perspective on Ag-biotech W de Greef, Novartis Seeds, Basle, Switzerland SESSION 2 GENE FLOW - MEASUREMENT AND IMPLICATIONS Chairman & Session Organiser: A Gray, ITE, Furzebrook Research Station, Wareham, UK Defining and measuring gene flow A F Raybould, R T Clarke, ITE, Furzebrook Research Station, Wareham, UK Gene flow and risk assessment C J Gliddon University of Wales, Bangor, UK Gene flow at the landscape level G R Squire, J W Crawford, G Ramsay, C Thompson, SCRI, Dundee, UK J Bown, University of Abertay, Dundee, UK Genetic pollution: concepts, concerns and transgenic crops R E Daniels, ITE, Furzebrook Research Station, Wareham, UK J Sheail, ITE, Monks Wood, UK SESSION 3 CONSEQUENCES OF GENE FLOW WITHIN SPECIES Chairman & Session Organiser: J Kilpatrick, ADAS Rosemaund, Preston Wynne, UK Gene flow in genetically modified herbicide tolerant oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in the UK E C Simpson, C E Norris, J R Law, J E Thomas and J B Sweet, NIAB, Cambridge, UK Gene flow between sugar beet and weed beet Y Vigouroux and H Darmency, INRA, Dijon, France T G de Garambe and M Richard-Molard, Institut Technique de la Betterave, Paris, France GeneSys : a model of the effects of cropping system on gene flow from transgenic rapeseed N Colbach, INRA, Dijon, France J M Meynard, C Clermont-Dauphin INRA-INAPG, Thiverval-Grignon, France A Messéan, CETIOM, Paris, France Regional patterns of gene flow and its consequence for GM oilseed rape C E Thompson, G Squire, G R Mackay, J E Bradshaw, J Crawford and G Ramsay,SCRI, Dundee, UK Modelling the potential for gene escape in oilseed rape via the soil seedbank: its relevance for genetically modified cultivars C Pekrun, University Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany P W Lane and P J W Lutman, IACR-Rothamsted, Harpenden, UK SESSION 4 CONSEQUENCES OF GENE FLOW BETWEEN SPECIES - 1 Chairman & Session Organiser: J Orson, Morley Research Centre, Wymondham, UK Gene flow and rape - the Canadian experience R K Downey, Saskatoon Research Centre, Canada Gene flow from oilseed rape (Brassica napus) to related species R B Jørgensen, Risø National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark Gene flow from oilseed rape to weeds A M Chèvre, F Eber and M Renard, INRA, Le Rheu, France H Darmency, INRA, Dijon, France Gene flow from transgenic canola to wild radish - a model system to determine the risks M A Rieger and C Preston, University of Adelaide, Australia T Potter, South Australian Research and Research Institute, Naracoorte, Australia S B Powles, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Fitness costs associated with transgenic glufosinate tolerance introgressed from Brassica napus ssp oleifera (oilseed rape) into weedy Brassica napa A A Snow, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA R B Jørgensen, Risø National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark Gene flow from oilseed rape to Sinapis arvensis: variation at the population level C L Moyes, J Lilley, C Casais and P J Dale, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK SESSION 5 CONSEQUENCES OF GENE FLOW BETWEEN SPECIES - 2 Chairman: J Orson, Morley Research Centre, Wymondham, UK Session Organiser: H Smith, IACR-Broom's Barn, Bury St Edmunds, UK Predicting the environmental impact of transgene outcrossing to wild and weedy rices in Asia M B Cohen, M T Jackson, B R Lu, S R Morin, A M Mortimer, J L Pham and L J Wade, IRRI, Manila, Philippines The production of herbicide-resistant jointed goatgrass (Aegilops cylindrica) x wheat (Triticum aestivum) hybrids in the field by natural hybridization and management strategies to reduce their occurrence S S Seefeldt, F L Young and S S Jones, Washington State University, Pullman, USA R Zemetra, University of Idaho, Moscow, USA Potential for gene flow between wheat (Triticum aestivum) and jointed goatgrass (Aegilops cylindrica) in the field C A Mallory-Smith and J Snyder, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA J L Hansen, Z Wang and R S Zemetra, University of Idaho, Moscow, USA Assessing potential risks of transgene escape from fiber plantations S P DiFazio, S Leonardi, S Cheng and S H Strauss, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA SESSION 6 CONSEQUENCES OF GENE FLOW BETWEEN HIGHER PLANTS AND OTHER ORGANISMS Chairman & Session Organiser: I Williams, IACR-Rothamsted, Harpenden, UK Insecticidal transgenes into nature: gene flow, ecological effects, relevancy and monitoring C N Stewart, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA Gene flow from virus-resisitant transgenic crops to wild relatives or to infecting viruses P-Y Teycheney and M Tepfer, INRA, Versailles, France Interactions between insect tolerant genetically modified plants and natural enemies T H Schuler, G M Poppy, R P J Potting, I Denholm and B R Kerry, IACR-Rothamsted, Harpenden, UK Non-target effects of proteinase inhibitors expressed in potato as an anti-nematode defence S E Cowgill, D Coates and H J Atkinson, University of Leeds, UK Honeybees as vectors of GM oilseed rape pollen G Ramsay, C E Thompson, S Neilson and G R Mackay, SCRI, Dundee, UK SESSION 7 GENE FLOW - THE FUTURE Chairman: P J Dale, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK Session Organiser J B Sweet, NIAB, Cambridge, UK and P J Dale, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK Concerns about gene flow and the implications for the development of monitoring protocols J E Hill, Green Alliance, London, UK Molecular aspects of multiple transgenes and gene flow to crops and wild relatives I J Senior and P J Dale, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK Management of transgenic crops within the cropping system J Champolivier and A Messéan, CETIOM, Paris, France J Gasquez, INRA, Dijon, France M Richard-Molard, ITB, Paris, France SESSION 8 GENE FLOW - THE FUTURE Chairman: P J Dale, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK Session Organiser J B Sweet, NIAB, Cambridge, UK and P J Dale, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK Assessing the impact and consequences of the release and commercialisation of genetically modified crops J B Sweet, C E Norris, E Simpson and J E Thomas, NIAB, Cambridge, UK Gene flow and the practical management of genetically modified crops in the UK J H Orson, Morley Research Institute Wymondham, UK J F Oldfield, Raynham Farms Co Ltd, Norwich,UK
Poster Presentations
	Monitoring weediness and persistence of genetically modified oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in the UK C E Norris, E C Simpson, J B Sweet and J E Thomas, NIAB, Cambridge, UK Millet as a model-crop to assess the impact of gene flow toward weed populations H Darmency and L Assémat, INRA, Dijon, France T Wang, Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources, Beijing, China Origin of wild beet and gene flow between Beta vulgaris and B. macrocarpa in California D Bartsch, Aachen University of Technology, Germany J Clegg and N C Ellstrand, University of California, Riverside, USA Evaluating the risk of transgene spread from Brassica napus to related species R Pinder, N Al-Kaff, M Kreike and P Dale, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK Estimation of allele frequencies for Bacillus thuringiensis resistance in diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella and cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera: an isofemale line (F2) approach M Ahmad and R Roush, University of Adelaide, Australia