Plants, genes, and crop biotechnology
By: Maarten J. Chrispeels & David E. Sadava.
Contributors: Sadava, David E.; Chrispeels, Maarten J., 1938-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publisher
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 562
Subjects: Crops -- Genetic engineering; Plant breeding; Plant biotechnology; Crop improvement; Food supply
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Plants, genes, and agriculture. 1994.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Human population growth : lessons from demography; title: Agricultural R&D, productivity, and global food prospects; title: Development, productivity, and sustainability of crop production; title: Food security : why do hunger and malnutrition persist in a world of plenty?; title: Developing food production systems in sub-Saharan Africa; title: The molecular basis of genetic modification and improvement of crops; title: Plants in human nutrition and animal feed; title: The genetic basis of growth and development; title: Seeds : biology, technology, and role in agriculture; title: Converting solar energy into crop production; title: Plant nutrition and crop improvement in adverse soil conditions; title: Life together in the underground; title: Ten thousand years of crop evolution; title: From classical plant breeding to modern crop improvement; title: Crop diseases and strategies for their control; title: Strategies for controlling insect, mite, and nematode pests; title: Weeds and weed control strategies; title: Toward a greener agriculture; title: Plants as chemical and pharmaceutical factories; title: Urban myths and real concerns about genetically modified (GM) crops.