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Table 3.11. Estimated dispersal distances of spring B. napus seed released from transport

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• Executive summary


• Introduction to the biosafety consensus documents.............................................................................
  
  
  • About the OECD’s Working Group for biosafety
  
  
  • Regulatory harmonisation
  
  
  • The need for harmonisation activities at the OECD
  
  
  • Key background concepts and principles
  
  
  • A common approach to risk/safety assessment
  
  
  • The emergence of the concept of consensus documents
  
  
  • The purpose of consensus documents
  
  
  • The process through which consensus documents are initiated and brought to publication
  
  
  • Current and future trends in the Working Group
  
  
  • The OECD Task Force for the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds
  
  
  • Notes
  
  
  • on Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology (1986-94) Annex: OECD biosafety principles and concepts developed prior to the Working Group
  
  
  • References and additional reading
  
  
  
  


• Part I: Micro-organisms


• Chapter 1. Bacteria: Pathogenicity factors
  
  
  • General considerations for bacterial pathogenicity
  
  
  • Bacterial factors and determinants for pathogenicity
  
  
  • Molecular aspects of pathogenicity
  
  
  • Assessing potential for bacteria-mediated adverse human health effects
  
  
  • Notes
  
  
  • References
  
  
  
  


• Part II: Biology of crops


• Chapter 2. Squashes, pumpkins, zucchinis and gourds (Curcurbita species)
  
  
  • Species or taxonomic group
  
  
  • Taxonomy..............................................................................................................................................
  
  
  • Centres of origin and distribution
  
  
  • Morphological characters
  
  
  • Reproductive biology
  
  
  • Genetics
  
  
  • Hybridisation and introgression
  
  
  • Crop production and use
  
  
  • General interactions with other organisms (ecology)
  
  
  • Common pests and pathogens
  
  
  • Biotechnological developments
  
  
  • References
    
    
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    • vehicles at various heights above adjacent fields
    
    
    • A. thaliana and Brassica species of “Triangle of U 1” Table 3.12. Ploidy level, chromosome number, genome size and map length of
    
    
    • and potential for gene introgression Table 3.13. Interspecific and intergeneric sexual crossing attempts, degree of success
    
    
    • oils Table 3.14. Fatty acid composition of rapeseed, canola, soybean, sunflower and linseed
    
    
    • Canada Table 3.15. Fatty acid composition of canola and specialty B. napus varieties grown in
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Table 3.16. Introgression of nuclear genes conferring desirable traits to Brassica crops
  
  
  • incorporation of desirable traits into Brassica crops Table 3.17. Intertribal somatic hybrids in Brassiceae for the integration and
  
  
  • 95% probability Table 3.18. Minimum population size required to select the least frequent homozygote at
  
  
  
  


• Table 3.A1.1. Insect, mite and other Brassicacous crop pests and their regional distribution
  
  
  • [= B. campestris L.]) Table 3.A1.2. Diseases of rapeseed = Canola (B. napus L. and Brassica rapa L.
  
  
  
  


• Figure 3.1. Genome relationships of Brassica species and allied genera Figures


• Figure 3.2. Illustration of a Brassica nigra plant and its parts


• Figure 3.3. B. rapa subsp. pekinensis
  
  
  • Figure 3.4. B. rapa subsp. Chinensis, Bok choy
  
  
  • Figure 3.5. B. rapa subsp. Chinensis, Baby or Shanghai bok choy
  
  
  • Figure 3.6. B. rapa subsp. Parachinensis, Gai Lan or Chinese broccoli
  
  
  • Figure 3.7. B. rapa subsp. Nipposinica
  
  
  • Figure 3.8. B. rapa subsp. rapa the common turnip
  
  
  • Figure 3.9. Growth stages in turnip rape (B. rapa)
  
  
  • Figure 3.10. Typical intact and opened siliques of B. napus and B. rapa
  
  
  • Figure 3.11. Wild B. oleracea plants in their first year of growth
  
  
  • Figure 3.12. Heads of B. oleracea var. capitata and Savoy cabbages
  
  
  • Figure 3.13. Head of cauliflower and broccoli B. oleracea var. botrytis
  
  
  • Figure 3.14. Sprouting purple broccoli
  
  
  • Figure 3.15. Romanesco broccoli
  
  
  • Figure 3.16. B. oleracea var. viridis, collard plant and row of kale
  
  
  • Figure 3.17. B. oleracea var. gemmifera, Brussels sprouts
  
  
  • Figure 3.18. B. napus var. napobrassica, rutabaga or Swede
  
  
  • Figure 3.19. B. napus var. pabularia, Siberian or rape kale
  
  
  • Figure 3.20. Growth stages of B. napus var. napus f. annua
  
  
  • Figure 3.21. Upper leaves of B. rapa, B. napus and B. juncea
  
  
  • Figure 3.22. Three forms of B. juncea
  
  
  
  


• Figure 3.23. B. juncea subsp. integrifolia, heading mustard, BauSin....................................................


• Figure 3.24. World distribution of B. rapa as a reported weed
  
  
  • greatest representation of Brassicaceae genera Figure 3.25 Approximate areas of the phytogeographic regions containing the world’s
  
  
  
  


• Figure 3.26. Areas of oilseed rape/canola production in North America
  
  
  • herbicide-resistant varieties, 1995-2008 Figure 3.27. Percentage of the total Canadian B. napus production area sown to