Plant Biotechnology: The Genetic Manipulation of Plants
Throughout history, humankind has pursued means to improve the yield of crop plants through selective plant breeding and hybridization. Today, genetic manipulation provides a powerful tool for directing plant breeding. But how is genetic manipulation implemented? What benefits can it offer? And what are the broader issues surrounding the use of this technology?\ The second edition of Plant Biotechnology: The Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants presents a balanced, objective exploration of the...
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A textbook based on courses taught at The Norman Borlaug Institute that defines and concepts and describes the technologies that enable the genetic manipulation of crop plants. Students are expected to be graduates or advanced undergraduates, but the treatment starts with a basic definition of DNA and genes. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
PrefaceList of AbbreviationsForeword1Plant genomes: the organisation and expression of plant genes12Plant tissue culture353Techniques for plant transformation554Binary vectors for plant transformation795The genetic manipulation of herbicide resistance1036The genetic manipulation of pest resistance1317Plant disease resistance1578Reducing the effects of viral disease1799Strategies for engineering stress tolerance20510The improvement of crop yield and quality23111Molecular farming/'pharming'26112Future prospects for GM crops305Index335
