Tree Transgenesis
. Ed(S): Fladung, Matthias; Ewald, Dietrich
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Description for Tree Transgenesis
Hardback. Tree improvement is necessary to meet the growing demand for renewable wood resource and the time is ripe for a critical evaluation of the chances and challenges of tree transgenesis. This book provides an up-to-date review of the state of genetic engineering of trees. It provides a basis for decision-making processes in politics. Editor(s): Fladung, Matthias; Ewald, Dietrich. Num Pages: 360 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, 23 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: RNF; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 992.
A continuous development in plant biotechnology including gene technology has been observable during the past 20 years. Different methods elaborated with model plants were also applied to forest trees on a larger scale. Whereas in the beginning the meaning of the term “plant biotechnology” embraced a wide variety of meanings like, e. g. , regeneration of plantlets via tissue culture, embryo rescue, somatic embryogenesis and gene transfer, the focus of this term has changed more and more. Nowadays, it is the transfer of genes which comes into mind when plant biotechnology is discussed, including of course the evaluation of all ... Read more
A continuous development in plant biotechnology including gene technology has been observable during the past 20 years. Different methods elaborated with model plants were also applied to forest trees on a larger scale. Whereas in the beginning the meaning of the term “plant biotechnology” embraced a wide variety of meanings like, e. g. , regeneration of plantlets via tissue culture, embryo rescue, somatic embryogenesis and gene transfer, the focus of this term has changed more and more. Nowadays, it is the transfer of genes which comes into mind when plant biotechnology is discussed, including of course the evaluation of all ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540321989
SKU
V9783540321989
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99-15
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