Agricultural Biotechnology

". . .a comprehensive handbook to the application of biotechnology to agricultural and marine production systems. . ..an impressive array of authors.. . . . . .the chapters. . ..make fascinating reading. . .. . . .extensively referenced, with some 3,500 citations in total. . ..will clearly be a valuable reference book for libraries and active research workers. "---Plant Growth Regulation"This comprehensive volume deals with virtually every facet of the large field of agricultural biotechnology, including plants, fermenting and lignin-degrading microorganisms, livestock, fish and marine invertebrates, and algae....well worth its price."---Journal of Plant Physiology

• Plant biotechnology: clonal germplasm; crop improvement; metabolite production. Microbial agro-biotechnology: biotechnology of plant pest control; biofertilization, fermentation and bioremediation. Livestock biotechnology: germplasm, reproduction and fertility; transgenic livestock - growth, milk and egg production; livestock diseases. Marine biotechnology: fish and marine invertebrates; macro- and micro-algae. Legal and public aspects.