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Plant Genetic Engineering
Donald Grierson
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Description for Plant Genetic Engineering
Paperback. Series: Plant Biotechnology Series. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFN; PSV; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 419.
Plant biotechnology offers important opportunities for agriculture, horticul ture, and the food industry by generating new transgenic crop varieties with altered properties. This is likely to change farming practices, improve the quality of fresh and processed plant products, and reduce the impact of food production on the environment. The purpose of this series is to review the basic science that underpins plant biotechnology and to show how this knowledge is being used in directed plant breeding. It is intended for those involved in fundamental and applied research on transgenic plants in the academic and commercial sectors. The first volume deals ... Read more
Plant biotechnology offers important opportunities for agriculture, horticul ture, and the food industry by generating new transgenic crop varieties with altered properties. This is likely to change farming practices, improve the quality of fresh and processed plant products, and reduce the impact of food production on the environment. The purpose of this series is to review the basic science that underpins plant biotechnology and to show how this knowledge is being used in directed plant breeding. It is intended for those involved in fundamental and applied research on transgenic plants in the academic and commercial sectors. The first volume deals ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Series
Plant Biotechnology Series
Number of Pages
267
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401066686
SKU
V9789401066686
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Plant Genetic Engineering
`This recent addition to the ever-increasing library of publishers' plant biotechnology series aims to review the basic science underpinning plant biotechnology and to show how this knowledge is being used in directed plant breeding...Numerous references enable the reader to get further information...Altogether the book provides a good summary of the different ... Read more