Plant biotechnology and genetics: principles, techniques and applications

Plant biotechnology has transformed agriculture, and as this scientific fieldgrows, so do university curricula in biotechnology. The focus of the book is on basics and processes, with each chapter building upon the knowledge gained in previous chapters. Each chapter contains questions geared toward facilitating classroom discussions and also includes inspirational autobiographical essays from eminent scientists writing about their beginnings in science, their contributions to the field, and their visions for the future. INDICE: 1. Plant agriculture: the impact of biotechnology (Graham Brookes). 2. Plant reproduction and Mendelian genetics (Matthew D Halfhill and SuzanneI. Warwick). 3. Plant breeding (Nicholas A. Tinker). 4. Plant development andphysiology (Glenda E. Gillaspy). 5. Tissue culture: the manipulation of plantdevelopment (Vinitha Cardoza). 6. Molecular genetics of gene expression (Maria Gallo). 7. Recombinant DNA, vector design construction (Mark D. Curtis). 8. Genes and traits of interest for transgenic plants (Kenneth L. Korth). 9. Promoters and marker genes (Brian Miki). 10. Transgenic plant production (John Finer and Taniya Dhillon). 11. Transgenic plant analysis (Janice Zale). 12. Regulations and biosafety (Alan McHughen). 13. Field testing of transgenic plants (Detlef Bartsch, Achim Gathmann, Christiane Saeglitz and Arti Sinha). 14. Intellectual property in agricultural biotechnology: strategies for open access (Alan B. Bennett, Cecilia Chi-Ham, Gregory Graff and Sara Boettiger). 15. Why aretransgenic plants so controversial (Doug Powell)? 16. The future of plant biotechnology (C. Neal Stewart, Jr. and David W. Ow).

• ISBN: 978-0-470-04381-3
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 13/06/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés