Genetic Glass Ceilings: Transgenics for Crop Biodiversity
At last, a proactive roadmap for the future deployment of plant genetic engineering! Jonathan Gressel has crafted a deeply thoughtful and creative program for the mindful use of crop biotechnology to fulfill its promise.(Norman C. Ellstrand, author ofDangerous Liaisons? When Cultivated Plants Mate with Their Wild Relatives)I urge you to read Jonny Gressel's book,Genetic Glass Ceilings. I have read the first nine chapters, to the point where he begins his discussion of specific case studies (papaya, tef buckwheat, and others). I have learned so much from Jonny's book. Jonny asks challenging questions and then discusses realistic, clear-eyed solutions to the questions—all about the genetic glass ceilings faced by plant breeders.(AgBioChatter)Offers refreshing hope of successfully feeding the world's population... Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.(Choice)Everyone who wants to learn and understand more about plant breeding and agricultural biotechnology should read Jonathan Gressel’s book. Its wealth of erudition and wisdom makes it worthy of recognition as a modern classic.(Drew L. KershenJournal of Commercial Biotechnology)A compelling synthesis of ideas.(CAB Abstracts Database)This book would serve as a good basis for a serious course in agronomy departments around the world.(Lawrence DavisPlant Science Bulletin)The book is indeed an eye-opener... Well worth the effort.(V. MosesJournal of Agricultural Science)Professor Jonathan Gressel has written a thought-provoking book that contains something for everyone with an interest in the application of modern genetics to crop-based agriculture. I hope it will be read by both enthusiasts and skeptics about the application of genetic engineering to crop genetic improvement.(Ian CruteFood Security)This book provides an erudite documentation of the limited biodiversity in agricultural systems and the concomitant poor quality of the human diet.(Elena R. Alvarez-BuyllaQuarterly Review of Biology)A valuable reference for all interested in the role of TGVs [transgenetic crops] in the future of food and agriculture.(David A. ClevelandEconomic Botany)