Plant Biotechnology

Experience and Future Prospects

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

Av Agnès Ricroch, Surinder Chopra, Shelby J. Fleischer, Surinder Ricroch, Agnès

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Written in easy to follow language, the book presents cutting-edge agriculturally relevant plant biotechnologies and applications in a manner that is accessible to all. This book introduces the scope and method of plant biotechnologies and molecular breeding within the context of environmental analysis and assessment, a diminishing supply of productive arable land, scarce water resources and climate change. Authors who have studied how agro ecosystems have changed during the first decade and a half of commercial deployment review effects and stress needs that must be considered to make these tools sustainable.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-09-17
Mått155 x 235 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor291
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319345413

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1: Introduction.- 2: The Evolution of Agriculture and Tools for Plant Innovations.- 3: Techniques of Plant Breeding: Field Crops.- 4: Genomic Methods for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops.- 5: Transgenic Crops and Food Security.- 6: Intellectual Property Protection of Plant Innovation.- 7: Prospects for Agricultural Biotechnology to 2030.- 8: Genetically Engineered Crops and Rural Society.- 9: Is It Possible to Overcome the GMO Controversy? Some Elements for a Philosophical Perspective.- 10: Sustainable Management of Insect-Resistant Crops.- 11: Effects of GM Crops on Non-Target Organisms.- 12: Herbicide-Resistant Crop Biotechnology: Potential and Pitfalls.- 13: Virus-Resistant Crops and Trees.- 14: Role of Biotechnology to Produce Plants Resistant to Fungal Pathogens.- 15: Root Traits for Improving Nitrogen Acquisition Efficiency.- 16: Biotech Approaches for Crop Improvement in The Semi-Arid Tropics.- 17: Sustainable Soil Health.- 18: Approaches for Vegetable and Fruit Quality Trait Improvement.- 19: Bio fortification. Vitamin A Deficiency and the Case for Golden Rice.- 20: Production of Medicines from Engineered Proteins in Plants: Proteins for a New Century.

“These Contributions by internationally recognized agriculture experts on the future prospects of biotechnology emphasize the many challenges in the next half-century: climate, energy, food, land degradation, and loss of biodiversity—all exacerbated by population increases demanding dramatic improvements in food security, particularly in the developing world and semi-arid tropics. … Summing Up: Recommended. All levels of students, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners.” (W. Loescher, Choice, Vol. 52 (8), April, 2015)