Molecular Approaches to Crop Improvement (Plant Gene Research)
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Book Description
The book reviews recent advances in the application of molecular biology techniques to crop improvement. A range of agricultural and horticultural problems are approached including the genetic engineering of insect resistance, herbicide resistance and suppression of gene expression using anti-sense RNA. The book considers major advances in cereal transformation, particularly rice, and documents some of the uses of molecular biology in potato and other crop improvement. The molecular biology of seed protein genes and self-incompat- ibility genes are examined and the potential benefits of this data in the engineering of protein quality or male sterility, respectively, are considered. Recent developments in the molecular biology and control of flower colour and pigmentation are also presented. The book focusses on crop plants and applications of biotechnology and shows where the potential for crop improvement lies. This combination of material has not been gathered together before and will update biotechnologists and plant breeders alike.
Molecular Approaches to Crop Improvement (Plant Gene Research),E. S. Dennis,D. J. Llewellyn,Springer,0387822305,Agricultural Biotechnology,Agriculture - Agronomy,Agronomy (Specific Aspects),Crop improvement,Crops,Genetic engineering,Science/Mathematics,Technology & Industrial Arts
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