Plant Biotechnology Experience and Future Prospects

Plant Biotechnology Experience and Future Prospects / edited by Agnès Ricroch, Surinder Chopra, Shelby J. Fleischer.

By the year 2050, there will be more than 9 billion people in the world; nearly 3 billion more than today. The world’s population will increase by over 700 million in the next 10 years – much of it in regions which are currently in a food deficit. How can governments ensure a secure and stable food...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ricroch, Agnès (Editor), Chopra, Surinder (Editor), Fleischer, Shelby J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Agriculture.
Plant breeding.
Plant pathology.
Entomology.
Environment.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1: Introduction
  • 2: The Evolution of Agriculture and Tools for Plant Innovations
  • 3: Techniques of Plant Breeding: Field Crops
  • 4: Genomic Methods for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops
  • 5: Transgenic Crops and Food Security
  • 6: Intellectual Property Protection of Plant Innovation
  • 7: Prospects for Agricultural Biotechnology to 2030
  • 8: Genetically Engineered Crops and Rural Society
  • 9: Is It Possible to Overcome the GMO Controversy? Some Elements for a Philosophical Perspective
  • 10: Sustainable Management of Insect-Resistant Crops
  • 11: Effects of GM Crops on Non-Target Organisms
  • 12: Herbicide-Resistant Crop Biotechnology: Potential and Pitfalls
  • 13: Virus-Resistant Crops and Trees
  • 14: Role of Biotechnology to Produce Plants Resistant to Fungal Pathogens
  • 15: Root Traits for Improving Nitrogen Acquisition Efficiency
  • 16: Biotech Approaches for Crop Improvement in The Semi-Arid Tropics
  • 17: Sustainable Soil Health
  • 18: Approaches for Vegetable and Fruit Quality Trait Improvement
  • 19: Bio fortification. Vitamin A Deficiency and the Case for Golden Rice
  • 20: Production of Medicines from Engineered Proteins in Plants: Proteins for a New Century.

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