How Long to Read Dangerous Liaisons?

How Long Does it Take to Read Dangerous Liaisons??

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 30 minutes to read Dangerous Liaisons? by Norman C. Ellstrand

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

With the advent of genetic engineering, "designer" crops might interbreed with natural populations. Could such romances lead to the evolution of "superweeds", as some have suggested? But haven't crops had sex with wild plants in the past? Has such gene swapping occurred without consequences? And if consequences have indeed occurred, what lessons can be gleaned for engineered crops? In Dangerous Liaisons? Norman Ellstrand examines these and other questions. He begins with basic information about the natural hybridization process. He then describes what we now know about hybridization between the world's most important crops—such as wheat, rice, maize, and soybeans—and their wild relatives. Such hybridization, Ellstrand explains, is not rare, and has occasionally had a substantial impact. In some cases, the result was problematic weeds. In others, crop genes have diluted natural diversity to the point that wild populations of certain rare species were absorbed into the gene pool of the more common crop, essentially bringing the wild species to the brink of extinction. Ellstrand concludes with a look to the future. Will engineered crops pose a greater threat than traditional crops? If so, can gene flow and hybridization be managed to control the escape of engineered genes? This book will appeal to academics, policy makers, students, and all with an interest in environmental issues.

How long is Dangerous Liaisons??

Dangerous Liaisons? by Norman C. Ellstrand is 270 pages long, and a total of 67,500 words.

This makes it 91% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dangerous Liaisons? Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 8 minutes to read Dangerous Liaisons? aloud.

What Reading Level is Dangerous Liaisons??

Dangerous Liaisons? is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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