The main environmental concerns about genetically modified (GM) crops are the potential
weediness or invasiveness in the crop itself or in its wild or weedy relatives as a result of …

One of the concerns raised over the introduction of genetically modified crops is that
transgenes will invade populations of wild relatives, causing ecologically significant …

The study of domestication contributes to our knowledge of evolution and crop genetic
resources. Human selection has shaped wild Brassica rapa into diverse turnip, leafy, and …

Determining the potential for hybridisation between transgenic crops and their relatives is a
major component of risk assessment. Recent assessments of the extent of reproductive …

The worldwide commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops has raised
concerns about potential adverse effects on the environment resulting from the use of these …

Cultivation of genetically modified crops is presently based largely on four crops containing
few transgenes and grown in four countries. This will soon change and pose new …

Numerous studies have focused on the probability of occurrence of gene flow between
transgenic crops and their wild relatives and the likelihood of transgene escape, which …

Oilseed rape is a major arable crop in both Europe and North America. It is particularly
suited to the cooler climates of central and northern Europe, to the western provinces of …

Fitness of hybrids between genetically modified (GM) crops and wild relatives influences the
likelihood of ecological harm. We measured fitness components in spontaneous (non‐GM) …

The inevitable escape of transgenic pollen from cultivated fields will lead to the emergence
of transgenic crop-wild plant hybrids in natural patches of wild plants. The fate of these …