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Plant biotechnology : the genetic manipulation of plants / Adrian Slater, Nigel W. Scott, and Mark R. Fowler.

By: Slater, Adrian.
Contributor(s): Scott, Nigel W [(j.a.)] | Fowler, Mark R [(j.a.)].
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003Description: xxii, 346 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0199254680 (pbk.).Subject(s): Plant biotechnology | Plant genetic engineeringDDC classification: 631.523
Contents:
Preface. - List of Abbreviations. - Foreword. - 1. Plant genomes: the organisation and expression of plant genes. - 2. Plant tissue culture. - 3. Techniques for plant transformation. - 4. Binary vectors for plant transformation. - 5. The genetic manipulation of herbicide resistance. - 6. The genetic manipulation of pest resistance. - 7. Plant disease resistance. - 8. Reducing the effects of viral disease. - 9. Strategies for engineering stress tolerance. - 10. The improvement of crop yield and quality. - 11. Molecular farming/'pharming'. - 12. Future prospects for GM crops. - Index.
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Preface. - List of Abbreviations. - Foreword. - 1. Plant genomes: the organisation and expression of plant genes. - 2. Plant tissue culture. - 3. Techniques for plant transformation. - 4. Binary vectors for plant transformation. - 5. The genetic manipulation of herbicide resistance. - 6. The genetic manipulation of pest resistance. - 7. Plant disease resistance. - 8. Reducing the effects of viral disease. - 9. Strategies for engineering stress tolerance. - 10. The improvement of crop yield and quality. - 11. Molecular farming/'pharming'. - 12. Future prospects for GM crops. - Index.