Genetic Modification of Plants Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry

Genetic Modification of Plants Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry / edited by Frank Kempken, Christian Jung.

Todaýs agriculture faces new and difficult challenges. With modern methods widely applied, it is commonly believed that genetic crop improvement is a key for increasing yields. In spite of the discussion about the safety of genetically modified (GM) crops that is still raging in the European Union w...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kempken, Frank (Editor), Jung, Christian (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Series:Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, 64
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Plant breeding.
Plant genetics.
Genetic engineering.
Agriculture.
Forestry.
Agricultural economics.
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Table of Contents:
  • Generation and Analysis of Transgenic Plants
  • Plant Nuclear Transformation
  • Plastid Transformation
  • Concepts of Marker Genes for Plants
  • Precise Breeding Through All-Native DNA Transformation
  • Gene Silencing in Plants: Transgenes as Targets and Effectors
  • Breeding with Genetically Modified Plants
  • Detection of Genetically Modified Plants in Seeds, Food and Feed
  • Selected Characters of Transgenic Plants and Their Application in Plant Production
  • Drought Stress Tolerance
  • Herbicide Resistance
  • Insect and Nematode Resistance
  • Metabolic Engineering
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Biopolymers
  • Engineered Male Sterility
  • Transgenic Plants in Breeding and Crop Production
  • Cotton
  • Triticeae Cereals
  • Fruit Crops
  • Maize
  • Ornamentals
  • Potato
  • Rapeseed/Canola
  • Rice
  • Sugarcane
  • Soybean
  • Vegetables
  • Risk Assessment and Economic Applications
  • Regulatory Oversight and Safety Assessment of Plants with Novel Traits
  • Environmental Impact of Genetically Modified Maize Expressing Cry1 Proteins
  • Benefits of Transgenic Plants: A Socioeconomic Perspective
  • Risk Assessment and Economic Applications – the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: GMO Approval and Import on a World-Wide Scale
  • Public Perceptions of Modern Biotechnology and the Necessity to Improve Communication.

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