Plant Biotechnology and Genetics - Principles, Techniques and Applications

Informationen zum Autor C. Neal Stewart Jr. PhD, holds the Racheff Chair of Excellence in Plant Molecular Genetics and is a Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Dr. Stewart serves on the editorial boards of BMC Biotechnology, Sensors, and Trends in Plant Science, and is an Associate Editor for In Vitro Developmental and Cellular Biology-Plant. Klappentext Designed to inform and inspire the next generation of plant biotechnologistsPlant Biotechnology and Genetics explores contemporary techniques and applications of plant biotechnology, illustrating the tremendous potential this technology has to change our world by improving the food supply. As an introductory text, its focus is on basic science and processes. It guides students from plant biology and genetics to breeding to principles and applications of plant biotechnology. Next, the text examines the critical issues of patents and intellectual property and then tackles the many controversies and consumer concerns over transgenic plants. The final chapter of the book provides an expert forecast of the future of plant biotechnology.Each chapter has been written by one or more leading practitioners in the field and then carefully edited to ensure thoroughness and consistency. The chapters are organized so that each one progressively builds upon the previous chapters. Questions set forth in each chapter help students deepen their understanding and facilitate classroom discussions.Inspirational autobiographical essays, written by pioneers and eminent scientists in the field today, are interspersed throughout the text. Authors explain how they became involved in the field and offer a personal perspective on their contributions and the future of the field. The text's accompanying CD-ROM offers full-color figures that can be used in classroom presentations with other teaching aids available online.This text is recommended for junior- and senior-level courses in plant biotechnology or plant genetics and for courses devoted to special topics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also an ideal reference for practitioners. Zusammenfassung Designed to inform and inspire the next generation of plant biotechnologistsPlant Biotechnology and Genetics explores contemporary techniques and applications of plant biotechnology, illustrating the tremendous potential this technology has to change our world by improving the food supply. As an introductory text, its focus is on basic science and processes. It guides students from plant biology and genetics to breeding to principles and applications of plant biotechnology. Next, the text examines the critical issues of patents and intellectual property and then tackles the many controversies and consumer concerns over transgenic plants. The final chapter of the book provides an expert forecast of the future of plant biotechnology.Each chapter has been written by one or more leading practitioners in the field and then carefully edited to ensure thoroughness and consistency. The chapters are organized so that each one progressively builds upon the previous chapters. Questions set forth in each chapter help students deepen their understanding and facilitate classroom discussions.Inspirational autobiographical essays, written by pioneers and eminent scientists in the field today, are interspersed throughout the text. Authors explain how they became involved in the field and offer a personal perspective on their contributions and the future of the field. The text's accompanying CD-ROM offers full-color figures that can be used in classroom presentations with other teaching aids available online.This text is recommended for junior- and senior-level courses in plant biotechnology or plant genetics and for courses devoted to special topics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also an ideal reference for practitioners. Inhaltsverz...

List of contents

Preface.
Foreword to Plant Biotechnology and Genetics.
Contributors.
1. Plant Agriculture: The Impact of Biotechnology (Graham Brookes).
References.
2. Mendelian Genetics and Plant Reproduction (Matthew D. Halfhill and Suzanne I. Warwick).
References.
3. Plant Breeding (Nicholas A. Tinker).
References.
4. Plant Development and Physiology (Glenda E. Gillaspy).
References.
5. Tissue Culture: The Manipulation of Plant Development (Vinitha Cardoza).
Acknowledgments.
References.
6. Molecular Genetics of Gene Expression (Maria Gallo and Alison K. Flynn).
References.
7. Recombinant DNA, Vector Design, and Construction (Mark D. Curtis).
References.
8. Genes and Traits of Interest for Transgenic Plants (Kenneth L. Korth).
References.
9. Marker Genes and Promoters (Brian Miki).
References.
10. Transgenic Plant Production (John Finer and Taniya Dhillon).
References.
11. Transgenic Plant Analysis (Janice Zale).
References.
12. Regulations and Biosafety (Alan McHughen).
References.
13. Field Testing of Transgenic Plants (Detlef Bartsch, Achim Gathmann, Christiane Saeglitz, and Arti Sinha).
References.
14. Intellectual Property in Agricultural Biotechnology: Strategies for Open Access (Alan B. Bennett, Cecilia Chi-Ham, Gregory Graff, and Sara Boettiger).
References.
15. Why Transgenic Plants Are So Controversial (Douglas Powell).
References.
16. The Future of Plant Biotechnology (C. Neal Stewart, Jr. and David W. Ow).
References.
Index.

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"The editor [has] gathered the authors of this excellent book in order to inform and inspire . Indeed, nearly every reader...can gain information on the practice of plant biotechnology and be inspired by the greatness of the scientists, inventors, and researchers whose important discoveries are highlighted." ( The Quarterly Review of Biology , June 2009)

Product details

• Authors: C. Neal Stewart, STEWART C NEAL
• Assisted by: Neal Stewart (Editor), C. Neal Stewart (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.06.2008
• EAN: 9780470043813
• ISBN: 978-0-470-04381-3
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry; Chemie, Biotechnologie, Botanik, Life Sciences, Biowissenschaften, biotechnology, chemistry, Plant Science, Food Science & Technology, Lebensmitteltechnik, Lebensmittelforschung u. -technologie, Biotechnologie i. d. Chemie, Allg. Lebensmittelforschung u. -technologie