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Plant Biotechnology

Experience and Future Prospects

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Agnès Ricroch

    1. AgroParisTech, Paris, France

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  2. Surinder Chopra

    1. Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, USA

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  3. Shelby J. Fleischer

    1. Department of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, USA

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  • Students from a wide range of disciplines and many in the general public are interested in examining the development and adoption of innovative biotechnologies applied in agriculture, which are themselves changing rapidly
  • These plant biotechnologies which are part of sustainable agriculture today are presented, how they are currently developed and deployed and what some near-term realistic expectations are
  • The audience is primarily the general public and students from a wide range of disciplines for whom this overview would be valued and we have selected authors who the expertise to provide an easy-to-read and valuable overview

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: Biotechnological Interventions for Crop Improvement: Answers to Global Challenges

    • William D. Dar
    Pages 1-10

  3. The Tools for Engineering Plants

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. The Evolution of Agriculture and Tools for Plant Innovation

      • Agnès Ricroch
      Pages 13-23

    3. Techniques and Tools of Modern Plant Breeding: Field Crops

      • Surinder Chopra
      Pages 25-33

    4. Genomic Methods for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops

      • Dea-Wook Kim, Ganesh Kumar Agrawal, Randeep Rakwal, Shahid Ahmed, Jai Singh Rohila
      Pages 35-42

  4. Contributions to the Society

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. Transgenic Crops and Food Security

      • Calestous Juma, Katherine Gordon
      Pages 45-58

    3. Intellectual Property Protection of Plant Innovation

      • Bernard Le Buanec, Agnès Ricroch
      Pages 59-73

    4. Prospects for Agricultural Biotechnology to 2030

      • David B. Sawaya
      Pages 75-92

    5. Genetically Engineered Crops and Rural Society

      • Leland Glenna, Kristal Jones
      Pages 93-105

    6. Is It Possible to Overcome the GMO Controversy? Some Elements for a Philosophical Perspective

      • Marcel Kuntz
      Pages 107-111

  5. Sustainable Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. Sustainable Management of Insect-Resistant Crops

      • Shelby J. Fleischer, William D. Hutchison, Steven E. Naranjo
      Pages 115-127

    3. Effects of GM Crops on Non-target Organisms

      • Steven E. Naranjo
      Pages 129-142

    4. Herbicide-Resistant Crop Biotechnology: Potential and Pitfalls

      • J. Franklin Egan
      Pages 143-154

    5. Virus-Resistant Crops and Trees

      • Cristina Rosa, Bryce W. Falk
      Pages 155-168

    6. Role of Biotechnology to Produce Plants Resistant to Fungal Pathogens

      • Iffa Gaffoor, Surinder Chopra
      Pages 169-177

  6. Sustainable Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. Root Traits for Improving Nitrogen Acquisition Efficiency

      • Joseph G. Chimungu, Jonathan P. Lynch
      Pages 181-192
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About this book

Written in easy to follow language, the book presents cutting-edge agriculturally relevant plant biotechnologies and applications in a manner that is accessible to all. This book introduces the scope and method of plant biotechnologies and molecular breeding within the context of environmental analysis and assessment, a diminishing supply of productive arable land, scarce water resources and climate change. Authors who have studied how agro ecosystems have changed during the first decade and a half of commercial deployment review effects and stress needs that must be considered to make these tools sustainable.

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“These Contributions by internationally recognized agriculture experts on the future prospects of biotechnology emphasize the many challenges in the next half-century: climate, energy, food, land degradation, and loss of biodiversity—all exacerbated by population increases demanding dramatic improvements in food security, particularly in the developing world and semi-arid tropics. … Summing Up: Recommended. All levels of students, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners.” (W. Loescher, Choice, Vol. 52 (8), April, 2015)

Editors and Affiliations

  • AgroParisTech, Paris, France

    Agnès Ricroch

  • Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, USA

    Surinder Chopra

  • Department of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, USA

    Shelby J. Fleischer

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