Plant biotechnology :
Slater, Adrian
Plant biotechnology : the genetic manipulation of plants / Adrian Slater, Nigel W. Scott, Mark R. Fowler - 2nd ed - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 - xxiii, 376 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Plant genomes: the organization and expression of plant genes -- Plant tissue culture -- Techniques for plant transformation -- Vectors for plant transformation -- The genetic manipulation of herbicide tolerance -- The genetic manipulation of pest resistance -- Plant disease resistance -- Reducing the effects of viral disease -- Strategies for engineering stress tolerance -- improvement of crop yield and quality -- Molecular farming -- Science and society: public acceptance of genetically modified crops -- Beyond genetically modified crops
This text provides an overview of the production of GM crops, highlighting the key scientific and technical advances that underpin their development. The text begins with a summary of current knowledge about plant genome organization and gene expression
9780199254682
2008003362
Plant biotechnology
Plant genetic engineering
TP248.27.P55 / S59 2008
580 G.L.P 2008
Plant biotechnology : the genetic manipulation of plants / Adrian Slater, Nigel W. Scott, Mark R. Fowler - 2nd ed - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 - xxiii, 376 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Plant genomes: the organization and expression of plant genes -- Plant tissue culture -- Techniques for plant transformation -- Vectors for plant transformation -- The genetic manipulation of herbicide tolerance -- The genetic manipulation of pest resistance -- Plant disease resistance -- Reducing the effects of viral disease -- Strategies for engineering stress tolerance -- improvement of crop yield and quality -- Molecular farming -- Science and society: public acceptance of genetically modified crops -- Beyond genetically modified crops
This text provides an overview of the production of GM crops, highlighting the key scientific and technical advances that underpin their development. The text begins with a summary of current knowledge about plant genome organization and gene expression
9780199254682
2008003362
Plant biotechnology
Plant genetic engineering
TP248.27.P55 / S59 2008
580 G.L.P 2008