GM Crops publishes relevant and high-impact original research with a special focus on novelty-driven studies with the potential for application. In addition to experimental research, GM Crops will include reviews and discussion about scientific and technological issues; technological and agronomic considerations; GM issues and their effects on the public; governmental regulations; the politics and
polemics of GM crops and GM economics and commerce. The journal is of interest to scientists, breeders and policy-makers as well as to a wider community of readers interested in agriculture, medicine, biotechnology, investment and technology transfer. Topics covered will include:
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Biofuels
Data from field trials
Development of transformation technology
Elimination of pollutants (Bioremediation)
Gene silencing mechanisms
Herbicide resistance
Molecular farming
Pest resistance
Plant reproduction (e.g., male sterility, hybrid breeding, apomixis)
Plants with altered composition
Tolerance to abiotic stress
Transgenesis in agriculture
ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES
Commercialization
Consumer attitudes
International bodies
National and local government policies
Public perception, intellectual property, education, (bio)ethical issues
Regulation, environmental impact and containment
Socio-economic impact
