Genetic engineering of plants : agricultural research opportunities and policy concerns / Board on Agriculture, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Agriculture.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crops--Genetic engineering.

Crops.

Plant breeding.

Agriculture--Research.

Agriculture.

Crops--Genetic engineering--United States.

Plant breeding--United States.

Agriculture--Research--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (96 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1984.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The book . . . is, in fact, a short text on the many practical problems . . . associated with translating the explosion in basic biotechnological research into the next Green Revolution," explains Economic Botany. The book is "a concise and accurate narrative, that also manages to be interesting and personal . . . a splendid little book." Biotechnology states, "Because of the clarity with which it is written, this thin volume makes a major contribution to improving public understanding of genetic engineering's potential for enlarging the world's food supply . . . and can be profitably read by practically anyone interested in application of molecular biology to improvement of productivity in agriculture."

Contents:

""Genetic Engineering of Plants""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Program of the Convocation on Genetic Engineering of Plants: Speakers and Panelists""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Crop Improvement""; ""THE FIRST BIOLOGICAL REVOLUTION""; ""BURGEONING DEMAND FOR FOOD""; ""MOLECULAR GENETICS""; ""UNCERTAIN IMPACT""; ""Gene Transfer""; ""THE BACKGROUND""; ""THE TECHNIQUE""; ""CURRENT CONSTRAINTS""; ""Vectors""; ""Gene Expression""; ""Single and Multigene Traits""; ""Plant Regeneration""; ""A Tool for Fundamental Plant Science""; ""SEED PROTEIN GENES""

""Somatic Cell Genetics"" ""SELECTION""; ""PROTOPLAST FUSION""; ""SOMACLONAL VARIATION""; ""Applying the Tools of Biotechnology to Agricultural Problems""; ""HERBICIDE RESISTANCE""; ""Engineering an Atrazine-Resistant Crop""; ""BIOENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS TO COMBAT PLANT DISEASES""; ""NITROGEN FIXATION""; ""THE BOTTOM LINE""; ""Policy and Institutional Considerations""; ""NEGLECT OF BASIC SCIENCE""; ""MULTIDISCIPLINARY TRAINING""; ""University-Industry Relations""; ""UNIVERSITY CONCERNS""; ""INDUSTRY CONCERNS""; ""THREE-WAY COLLABORATION""; ""Safety Regulations"" ""THE NEED FOR CONTINUED DILIGENCE"" ""Patents""; ""THE TEST CASE""; ""PATENT ACTIVITY""; ""Index""

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786610245727

9781280245725

1280245727

9780309571647

0309571642

9780585143842

0585143846

OCLC:

923263735