Plant biotechnology and agriculture : prospects for the 21st century

As the oldest and largest human intervention in nature, the science of agriculture is one of the most intensely studied practices. From manipulation of plant gene structure to the use of plants for bioenergy, biotechnology interventions in plant and agricultural science have been rapidly developing...

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Main Authors: Altman, A. (Author), Hasegawa, Paul M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands; Boston, Massachusetts : Elsevier , c2012
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245 0 0 |a Plant biotechnology and agriculture :   |b prospects for the 21st century   |c edited by Arie Altman, Paul Michael Hasegawa 
246 3 0 |a Plant biotechnology & agriculture 
260 |a Amsterdam, Netherlands;   |a Boston, Massachusetts :   |b Elsevier ,   |c c2012 
300 |a xxxviii, 586 p. :   |b ill. (some col.) ;   |c 28 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction to basic procedures in plant biotechnology -- 2. Breeding biotechnologies -- 3. Plant germplasm -- 4. Controlling plant response to the environment : abiotic and biotic stress -- 5. Biotechnology for improvement of yield and quality traits -- 6. Plants as factories for industrial products, pharmaceuticals, biomaterials, and bioenergy -- 7. Commercial, legal, sociological, and public aspects of agricultural plant biotechnologies 
520 |a As the oldest and largest human intervention in nature, the science of agriculture is one of the most intensely studied practices. From manipulation of plant gene structure to the use of plants for bioenergy, biotechnology interventions in plant and agricultural science have been rapidly developing over the past ten years with immense forward leaps on an annual basis. This book begins by laying the foundations for plant biotechnology by outlining the biological aspects including gene structure and expression, and the basic procedures in plant biotechnology of genomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics and proteomics. It then focuses on a discussion of the impacts of biotechnology on plant breeding technologies and germplasm sustainability. The role of biotechnology in the improvement of agricultural traits, production of industrial products and pharmaceuticals as well as biomaterials and biomass provide a historical perspective and a look to the future. Sections addressing intellectual property rights and sociological and food safety issues round out the holistic discussion of this important topic. Includes specific emphasis on the inter-relationships between basic plant biotechnologies and applied agricultural applications, and the way they contribute to each other Provides an updated review of the major plant biotechnology procedures and techniques, their impact on novel agricultural development and crop plant improvement Takes a broad view of the topic with discussions of practices in many countries 
650 0 |a Plant biotechnology 
700 1 |a Altman, A. ,   |e author 
700 1 |a Hasegawa, Paul M. ,   |e author 
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