Slater, Adrian.

Plant biotechnology : the genetic manipulation of plants / Adrian Slater, Nigel W. Scott, and Mark R. Fowler. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003. - xxii, 346 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

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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Plant biotechnology.
Plant genetic engineering.

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