Plant biotechnology and genetics : principles, techniques, and applications /
edited by C. Neal Stewart, Jr.
- xxiv, 374 p. : il. ; 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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Contenido: Plant agriculture: the impact of biotechnology -- Mendelian genetics and plant reproduction -- Plant breeding -- Plant development and physiology -- Tissue culture: the manipulation of plant development -- Molecular genetics of gene expression -- Recombinant DNA, vector design, and construction -- Genes and traits of interest for transgenic plants -- Marker genes and promoters -- Transgenic plant production -- Transgenic plant analysis -- Regulations and biosafety -- Field testing of transgenic plants -- Intellectual property in agricultural biotechnology: strategies for open access -- Why transgenic plants are so controversial -- The future of plant biotechnology.