Genetic Modification of Plants

Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry

AvFrank Kempken,Christian Jung

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

Del i serien Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry

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Beskrivning

In addition, the book looks at a wide variety of crops, ornamental plants and tree species that are subject to genetic modifications, assessing the risks involved in genetic modification as well as the potential economic benefits of the technology in specific cases.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-02-04
Mått:155 x 235 x 48 mm
Vikt:1 338 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry
Antal sidor:675
Upplaga:2010
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783642023903

Utforska kategorier

Växtböcker inom Djur och Natur
Botanik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Biokemisk teknik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

Generation and Analysis of Transgenic Plants.- Plant Nuclear Transformation.- Plastid Transformation.- Concepts of Marker Genes for Plants.- Precise Breeding Through All-Native DNA Transformation.- Gene Silencing in Plants: Transgenes as Targets and Effectors.- Breeding with Genetically Modified Plants.- Detection of Genetically Modified Plants in Seeds, Food and Feed.- Selected Characters of Transgenic Plants and Their Application in Plant Production.- Drought Stress Tolerance.- Herbicide Resistance.- Insect and Nematode Resistance.- Metabolic Engineering.- Pharmaceuticals.- Biopolymers.- Engineered Male Sterility.- Transgenic Plants in Breeding and Crop Production.- Cotton.- Triticeae Cereals.- Fruit Crops.- Maize.- Ornamentals.- Potato.- Rapeseed/Canola.- Rice.- Sugarcane.- Soybean.- Vegetables.- Risk Assessment and Economic Applications.- Regulatory Oversight and Safety Assessment of Plants with Novel Traits.- Environmental Impact of Genetically Modified Maize Expressing Cry1 Proteins.- Benefits of Transgenic Plants: A Socioeconomic Perspective.- Risk Assessment and Economic Applications – the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: GMO Approval and Import on a World-Wide Scale.- Public Perceptions of Modern Biotechnology and the Necessity to Improve Communication.