Plant biotechnology and agriculture : prospects for the 21st century / edited by Arie Altman, Paul Michael Hasegawa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Altman, A.

Hasegawa, Paul M.

ScienceDirect (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plant biotechnology.

Genre:

Electronic resource.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volumes)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Academic, 2011.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction: The scope of plant biotechnology and its impact on agriculture Introduction to basic procedures in plant biotechnology

Breeding biotechnologies

Plant germplasm

Controlling plant response to the environment: Abiotic stress

Controlling plant response to the environment: Biotic stress

Biotechnological improvement of yield and quality traits

Plants as factories for industrial products, pharmaceuticals and biomaterials

Plants and crop residues for bioenergy

Commercial, legal and public aspects

Prospects, limitations and sociological considerations of agricultural plant biotechnologies

Concluding remarks

Appendices

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Plant biotechnology and agriculture.

ISBN:

9780123814661

0123814669

9786613321626

6613321621

OCLC:

760157352

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