Challenges and opportunities for horticultural biotechnology

Alston, J; Bradford, K; Lemaux, P; Sumner, D

Challenges and opportunities for horticultural biotechnology

Authors

Julian M. Alston
Kent J. Bradford
Peggy G. Lemaux
Daniel A. Sumner

Authors Affiliations

J.M. Alston is Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis, and Associate Director for Science and Technology Policy, UC Agricultural Issues Center;; K.J. Bradford is director, UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center, and Professor, Department of Vegetable Crops, UC Davis;; P.G. Lemaux is Cooperative Extension Specialist in Agriculture and Biotechnology, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, UC Berkeley; D.A. Sumner is Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis, and Director, UC Agricultural Issues Center;.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 58(2):68-71. DOI:10.3733/ca.v058n02p68. April 2004.

PDF of full article, Cite this article

Abstract

Also in this issue:

Life history of the incense cedar scale, Xylococculus macrocarpae (Homoptera: Margarodidae), on incense cedar in California with a description of the larvae of one of its common predators, Eronyxa expansus Van Dyke (Coleoptera: Trogositidae)

Transgenic acreage grows amid changing regulation

Conventionally bred papaya still possible, even in California

UC researchers evaluating genetically engineered alfalfa

World trade rules affect horticultural biotechnology

Letters

Horticultural biotechnology faces significant economic and market barriers

Sidebar: Transgenic produce slow to enter evolving global marketplace

Sidebar: Diversity of horticultural biotech crops contributes to market hurdles

Despite benefits, commercialization of transgenic horticultural crops lags

Sidebar: Virus-resistant transgenic papaya helps save Hawaiian industry

Sidebar: Biotechnology expands pest-management options for horticulture

Sidebar: Transgenic trap crops and rootstocks show potential

Consumer knowledge and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology vary

Sidebar: Words matter

Sidebar: Consumers purchase Bt sweet corn

Regulatory challenges reduce opportunities for horticultural biotechnology

Sidebar: IR-4 Project targets specialty crops

Sidebar: China aggressively pursuing horticulture and plant biotechnology

Public-private partnerships needed in horticultural research and development

Access to intellectual property is a major obstacle to developing transgenic horticultural crops

Sidebar: Nonprofit institutions form intellectual-property resource for agriculture