Adrian Slater (Deputy Director of the Norman Borlaug Institute for, Nigel Scott (Norman Principal Lecturer in plant molecular biology, Mark Fowler (Norman Bor Senior Lecturer in plant molecular biology

Plant Biotechnology

The Genetic Manipulation of Plants

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Plant Biotechnology presents a balanced, objective exploration of the technology behind genetic manipulation, and its application to the growth and cultivation of plants. The book describes the techniques underpinning genetic manipulation and makes extensive use of case studies to illustrate how this influential tool is used in practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• 2nd ed.
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 190mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 770g
• ISBN-13: 9780199282616
• ISBN-10: 0199282617
• Artikelnr.: 22698285

Autorenporträt

Adrian Slater is the Deputy Director of the Norman Borlaug Institute for Plant Science Research at De Montfort University, UK Nigel Scott is a principal lecturer in plant molecular biology in the Norman Borlaug Institute for Plant Science Research at De Montfort University, UK Mark Fowler is a senior lecturer in plant molecular biology in the Norman Borlaug Institute for Plant Science Research at De Montfort University, UK

Inhaltsangabe

1: The organisation and expression of plant genes
2: Plant tissue culture
3: Techniques for plant transformation
4: Vectors for plant transformation
5: The genetic manipulation of herbicide tolerance
6: The genetic manipulation of pest resistance
7: Plant disease resistance
8: Reducing the effects of viral diseases
9: Strategies for stress tolerance
10: The improvement of crop yield and quality
11: Molecular farming/'pharming'
12: Science and society: the public acceptance of GM crops
13: Beyond GM crops