As the oldest and largest human intervention in nature, the
science of agriculture is one of the most intensely studied
practices. From manipulation of plant gene structure to the use of
plants for bioenergy, biotechnology interventions in plant and
agricultural science have been rapidly developing over the past ten
years with immense forward leaps on an annual basis.
This book begins by laying the foundations for plant
biotechnology by outlining the biological aspects including gene
structure and expression, and the basic procedures in plant
biotechnology of genomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics and
proteomics. It then focuses on a discussion of the impacts of
biotechnology on plant breeding technologies and germplasm
sustainability. The role of biotechnology in the improvement of
agricultural traits, production of industrial products and
pharmaceuticals as well as biomaterials and biomass provide a
historical perspective and a look to the future. Sections
addressing intellectual property rights and sociological and food
safety issues round out the holistic discussion of this important
topic.
Includes specific emphasis on the inter-relationships between basic
plant biotechnologies and applied agricultural applications, and
the way they contribute to each other Provides an updated review of
the major plant biotechnology procedures and techniques, their
impact on novel agricultural development and crop plant improvement
Takes a broad view of the topic with discussions of practices in
many countries
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