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Plant Biotechnology Experience and Future Prospects /
By the year 2050, there will be more than 9 billion people in the world; nearly 3 billion more than today. The world's population will increase by over 700 million in the next 10 years - much of it in regions which are currently in a food deficit. How can governments ensure a secure and stable...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2014. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1: Introduction
- 2: The Evolution of Agriculture and Tools for Plant Innovations
- 3: Techniques of Plant Breeding: Field Crops
- 4: Genomic Methods for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops
- 5: Transgenic Crops and Food Security
- 6: Intellectual Property Protection of Plant Innovation
- 7: Prospects for Agricultural Biotechnology to 2030
- 8: Genetically Engineered Crops and Rural Society
- 9: Is It Possible to Overcome the GMO Controversy? Some Elements for a Philosophical Perspective
- 10: Sustainable Management of Insect-Resistant Crops
- 11: Effects of GM Crops on Non-Target Organisms
- 12: Herbicide-Resistant Crop Biotechnology: Potential and Pitfalls
- 13: Virus-Resistant Crops and Trees
- 14: Role of Biotechnology to Produce Plants Resistant to Fungal Pathogens
- 15: Root Traits for Improving Nitrogen Acquisition Efficiency
- 16: Biotech Approaches for Crop Improvement in The Semi-Arid Tropics
- 17: Sustainable Soil Health
- 18: Approaches for Vegetable and Fruit Quality Trait Improvement
- 19: Bio fortification. Vitamin A Deficiency and the Case for Golden Rice
- 20: Production of Medicines from Engineered Proteins in Plants: Proteins for a New Century.