Jointly published with INRA, Paris.
The application of new production methods in the food industry - genetic engineering in plants and animals - as well as recent crises over food-borne diseases have led consumers to a growing concern about science as an appropriate basis for developing sound agricultural policies. This book presents the discussion of scientists and politicians in the framework of an OECD programme conference on how to restore public trust in the application of new scientific achievements concerning food production.

I Ecotoxicology

Soil Microbiota: a Gold Mine and a Minefield for Biotechnology
Assessing Sources of Stress to Aquatic Ecosystems
Transport of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Microorganisms from Manure into Surface- and Groundwater
Soil Biotests and Indicators
II Nutrients
Introductory Note
Nitrogen: Recent Developments in Related Microbial Processes
Rhizosphere and Mycorrhiza of Field Crops
Coastal Eutrophication and Agriculture: Contributions and Solutions
Reducing Nonpoint Source of Phosphorus Runoff from Poultry Manure with Aluminum Sulfate
Precision Agriculture As a Tool for Sustainability
III Managing Quality of Production
Meat Quality and the Quality of Animal Production
Prion Diseases: An Update
Animal Welfare and Product Quality
Biotechnology in Aquaculture
IV Biotechnology
Transgenic Crops: Recent Developments and Prospects
Recombinant Proteins from Domestic Animals
Cryopreservation of Mammalian Embryos
Fungal Molecular Biology
Panel on Production Systems
V Beneficial Organisms
Management of Soil Microbiota
Biological Control of Plant Diseases
Management of Pesticidal Crops
GMO Releases in the Environment
VI Ecosystems
Soil Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
Linking Wetland Science to Policy: Meeting the Challenge with Special Reference to Water Quality Issues
Global Distribution of Arable Land, Cereal Yields and Nitrogenous Fertilizer Use
Panel on Managing Organisms and Ecosystems
Final panel: Science, Policy Making and Society: Where do they Meet?.