Applied Plant Biotechnology
Published on 1. November 1998
Book
Hardback
394 pages
978-1-57808-033-5 (ISBN)
Description
This text explores applied plant biotechnology. Topics include: manipulation of sequiterpene pathways in plants; molecular techniques for the identification of plants; and biosafety concerns in plant biotechnology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Enfield
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Weight
930 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57808-033-5 (9781578080335)
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Content
Biotechnology - multibillion dollar industry; genetic modification of plant carbohydrate metabolism; modification of fatty acid metabolism in plants; manipulation of sequiterpene pathways in plants; transgenic plants for the production of human therapeutics; application of recombinant DNA to floriculture; technology for the control of insect pests of plants; molecular techniques for the identification of plants transgenic sugarbeet - progress and development; molecular biology and genetic analysis of Novartis seed's event 176 bt-corn; biosafety concerns in plant biotechnology; ecological impacts of transgenic crops; biotechnology and plant breeding.