Plant biotechnology and genetics : principles, techniques, and applications /

* Provides a thorough overview of botany and genetics for those students with minimal background in those areas, with coverage extending from very basic introductory materials to advanced techniques and applications. * Includes autobiographical essays from eminent scientists to provide insight into...

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Altri autori: Stewart, C. Neal, Jr.
Natura: eBook
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, [2008]
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Accesso online:Wiley Online Library
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Sommario:
  • Plant agriculture: the impact of biotechnology
  • Mendelian genetics and plant reproduction
  • Plant breeding
  • Plant development and physiology
  • Tissue culture: the manipulation of plant development
  • Molecualr genetics of gene expression
  • Recombinant DNA, vector design, and construction
  • Genes and traits of interest for transgenic plants
  • Marker genes and promoters
  • Transgenic plant production
  • Transgenic plant analysis
  • Regulations and biosafety
  • Field testing of transgenic plants
  • Intellectual property in agricultural biotechnology: strategies for open access
  • Why transgenic plants are so controversial
  • The future of plant biotechnology.