Genetic modification of plants agriculture, horticulture and forestry
First Statement of Responsibility
Frank Kempken, Christian Jung, editors
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Berlin London
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2010
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxvii, 675 p. ill. )some col.( 24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Biotechnology in agriculture and forestry
NOTES PERTAINING TO TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Text of Note
agriculture, horticulture and forestry
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Entry Element
Plant genetic engineering
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
SB
Book number
123
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57
Classification Record Number
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G473
2010
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Entry Element
Includes bibliographical references and index
Entry Element
pt. A. Generation and analysis of transgenic plants. Plant nuclear transformation / John J. Finer -- Plastid transformation / Heribert Warzecha and Anna Hennig -- Concepts of marker genes for plants / Josef Kraus -- Precise breeding through all-native DNA transformation / Caius M. Rommens -- Gene silencing in plants: transgenes as targets and effectors / Andreas E. Mu ller -- Breeding with genetically modified plants / Christian Jung -- Detection of genetically modified plants in seeds, food and feed / Lutz Grohmann -- pt. B. Selected characters of transgenic plants and their application in plant production. Drought stress tolerance / Dorothea Bartels and Jonathan Phillips -- Herbicide resistance / Micheal D.K. Owen -- Insect and nematode resistance / Tim Thurau, Wanzhi Ye, and Daguang Cai -- Metabolic engineering / Lars M. Voll and Frederik Bo rnke -- Pharmaceuticals / Andreas Schiermeyer and Stefan Schillberg -- Biopolymers / Maja Hu hns and Inge Broer -- Engineered male sterility / Frank Kempken -- pt. C. Transgenic plants in breeding and crop production. Cotton / Keerti S. Rathore -- Triticeae cereals / Jochen Kumlehn ... ]et al.[ -- Fruit crops / Magda-Viola Hanke and Henryk Flachowsky -- Maize / David D. Songstad -- Ornamentals / Thomas Debener and Traud Winkelman -- Potato / Jens Lu beck -- Rapeseed/canola / Christian Mo llers -- Rice / Hao Chen, Yongjun Lin, and Qifa Zhang -- Sugarcane / Fredy Altpeter and Hesham Oraby -- Soybean / Jack M. Widholm ... ]et al.[ -- Vegetables / Evelyn Klocke, Thomas Nothnagel, and Gu nter Schumann -- pt. D. Risk assessment and economic applications. Regulatory oversight and safety assessment of plants with novel traits / Yann Devos, Karine Lheureux, and Joachim Schiemann -- Environmental impact of genetically modified maize expressing cry1 proteins / Detlef Bartsch ... ]et al.[ -- Benefits of transgenic plants: a socioeconomic perspective / Matin Qaim and Arjunan Subramanian -- Risk assessment and economic applications - the cartagena protocol on biosafety: GMO approval and import on a world-wide scale / Joachim Bendiek and Hans-Jo rg Buhk -- Public perceptions of modern biotechnology and the necessity to improve communication / Roger J. Busch.