Biotechnology of Food Crops in Developing Countries (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)

Recent advances in gene technology, plant transformation, and the growing knowledge of DNA sequences of plants as well as of their most important parasites and symbionts offer many interesting prospects for the breeding of new crop varieties. This was not only recognized by the major seed companies, but also by the governments of developing countries and by worldwide foundations supporting their agriculture. The know-how gained by the seed companies on crops important for the agricultural industry in developed countries could easily be provided for free to the international and national organizations dedicated to development of crops important in the third world. Results obtained worldwide become easily available to everybody through the scientific literature. Likewise, agricultural research in, e.g., the USA or Europe profits from the natural plant gene pool available in the third world. All this definitely provides for the possibility of fast change, new prosperity and security of food supply in the whole world, if properly applied. The fast development also asks for ethical and sociopolitical considerations, whereby not doing the right can be as much a mistake as doing the wrong.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Austria
Series:	Plant Gene Research
Release date:	2001
First published:	November 1999
Editors:	T. Hohn • K.M. Leisinger
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	227
Edition:	1999 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-211-83240-0
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > General Books > Professional & Technical > Biochemical engineering > Biotechnology > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Industrial chemistry > Food & beverage technology > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	3-211-83240-8
Barcode:	9783211832400

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