Plant Biotechnology
Experience and Future Prospects
Editors: Ricroch, Agnes, Chopra, Surinder, Fleischer, Shelby (Eds.)
Free Preview- 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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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)
- Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Introduction: Biotechnological Interventions for Crop Improvement: Answers to Global Challenges
Pages 1-10
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The Evolution of Agriculture and Tools for Plant Innovation
Pages 13-23
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Techniques and Tools of Modern Plant Breeding: Field Crops
Pages 25-33
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Genomic Methods for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops
Pages 35-42
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Transgenic Crops and Food Security
Pages 45-58
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Plant Biotechnology
- Book Subtitle
- Experience and Future Prospects
- Editors
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- Agnes Ricroch
- Surinder Chopra
- Shelby Fleischer
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- Distribution Rights
- Distribution rights for India: Researchco Book Centre, New Delhi, India
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-06892-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-06892-3
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-06891-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-34541-3
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 291
- Number of Illustrations
- 4 b/w illustrations, 28 illustrations in colour
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