Transgenic Plants and Crops
Contributors: McHughen, Alan; Scorza, Ralph
Publisher: Marcel Dekker Inc.
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Hoboken
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 899
ISBN-13: 9780824744786
Subjects: Transgenic plants
Description: This work details the advances in transgenic plant construction and explores the social, political, and legal aspects of genetic plant manipulation.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Preface; Reviewers; Contents; Contributors; Agriculture and Food Crops: Development, Science, and Society; The Dynamics of Plant Genome Organization; Embryogenesis; Shoot Regeneration and Proliferation; Techniques for Gene Marking, Transferring, and Tagging; Pollen Biotechnology; Parent-of-Origin Effects and Seed Development: Genetics and Epigenetics; Direct DNA Delivery Into Intact Cells and Tissues; Electroporation and Cell Energy Factor; Cell Culture and Regeneration of Plant Tissues; Genetic Engineering for Modified Starch Structure in Cereals.; title: Improving Crop Performance Through Transgenic Modification of FloweringGenetic Technology in Peas for Improved Field Performance and Enhanced Grain Quality; Genetic Engineering for Levels of Select Phytonutrients Affecting Human Health; Genetic Engineering and Resistance to Viruses; Genetic Engineering for Resistance to Nematodes; Genetic Engineering and Resistance to Insects; Intellectual Property Protection for Transgenic Plants; Public Perceptions of Transg.