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Plant Gene Containment
Melvin J. Oliver
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Description for Plant Gene Containment
Hardcover. With the rise in cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), it is becoming increasingly important to find ways to prevent transgenes from escaping into related crops and plants in the wild. Editor(s): Oliver, Melvin J.; Li, Yi. Num Pages: 210 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TCBG; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 638.
Gene Containment provides a comprehensive look at genetically modified organisms and the strategies and implementation of key methods to gene containment. The book is divided into 5 parts: An Introduction that discusses the need for biotechnology and GMOs, Section 1 looks at the need for gene containment, Part II discusses varying strategies for gene containment, section III explores the assessment of gene containment approaches, and section IV covers the steps involved in implementing gene containment. Gene Containment will provide a thorough and up to date look at gene containment research and the needs for implementing new strategies in this arena. ... Read more
Gene Containment provides a comprehensive look at genetically modified organisms and the strategies and implementation of key methods to gene containment. The book is divided into 5 parts: An Introduction that discusses the need for biotechnology and GMOs, Section 1 looks at the need for gene containment, Part II discusses varying strategies for gene containment, section III explores the assessment of gene containment approaches, and section IV covers the steps involved in implementing gene containment. Gene Containment will provide a thorough and up to date look at gene containment research and the needs for implementing new strategies in this arena. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780813803494
SKU
V9780813803494
Shipping Time
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99-1
About Melvin J. Oliver
Melvin J. Oliver is a Supervisory Research Geneticist with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and Adjunct Professor in the Division of Plant Sciences at the University of Missouri. Yi Li is Professor of Horticultural Plant Biotechnology at the University of Connecticut and Director of the New England Center for Invasive Plants.
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