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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Amsel, Louis, Hirsch, Lena
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2009]
Temas:
Agricultural innovations > Developing countries.
Biotechnology > Developing countries.
Food industry and trade > Technology transfer > Developing countries.
Food supply > Developing countries.
Food industry and trade > Quality control.
Aliments > Industrie et commerce > Qualité > Contrôle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Agricultural innovations
Biotechnology
Food industry and trade > Quality control
Food industry and trade > Technology transfer
Food supply
Developing countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FOOD SCIENCE AND SECURITY; CONTENTS; PREFACE; RESEARCH AND REVIEW STUDIES; THE CONTRIBUTION OF PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGYTO FOOD SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY; I. Overview of Food Security and Poverty; II. How Can Biotechnology Help?; 1. Conventional and Biotechnological Approaches to MicronutrientFortification; 2. Molecular/Marker-Assisted Breeding; 3. Accelerated Mutagenesis; 4. Genetic Engineering; III. The Targets of GE Technology; 1. Improving Yields and Nutrition in Food/Feed Crops; 2. Non-subsistence Commodity Crops; 3. Biofuels; IV. GE Strategies to Improve Food Security.
  • 1. Protecting Crops from Pests and DiseasesWeeds; Insect Pests; Microbial Diseases; 2. Protecting Crops from Abiotic Stress and Maximizing Land Use; Direct Response
  • Detoxification; Direct Response
  • Antiporters; Direct Response
  • Enzymes for the Synthesis of Osmoprotectants; Regulatory Genes
  • Signal Transduction; Regulatory Genes
  • Transcription Factors; 3. Improving the Intrinsic Yields of Food/Feed Crops; The Efficiency of Photosynthesis (Carbon Assimilation from CO2); Primary Carbon Metabolism (Sugar to Storage Carbohydrate); Plant Development, Architecture and Reproductive Cycle.
  • 4. Nutritional EnhancementVitamin Enhancement; Mineral Enhancement; Essential Amino Acids; Essential and Very-Long-Chain Fatty Acids; V. GE Strategies to Reduce Poverty; 1. Increasing the Potential of Biofuel Crops; 2. Value Added Products; Alkaloids; Terpenoids; Flavonoids; Recombinant Proteins (Pharmaceuticals); Industrial And Technical Products; VI. Barriers to the Uptake of GE Technology; 1. Trade Barriers; GE Trade: The Case of EU versus US; Trade Barriers Affecting Industrialized and Developing Countries; 2. Intellectual Property; 3. Regulation.
  • 4. Media Manipulation and Public PerceptionBreaking the Barriers; VII. Conclusions and Outlook; References; BIO (SINGLE CELL) PROTEIN:ISSUES OF PRODUCTION, TOXINSAND COMMERCIALISATION STATUS; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Microorganisms: An Assest in SCP Production!; 2.1. Yeast; 2.2. Algae; 2.3. Bacteria; 2.4. Fungi; 3. Sources for SCP Production and Cultivation Methods; 4. Toxins of Microflora and Their Removal; 4.1. Toxins Produced by Bacteria and Their Removal; 4.2. Toxins Produced by Fungi (Mycotoxins) and Their Removal; 5. Nucleic Acids and Its Removal.
  • 6. New Developments for Improvement in SCP Production6.1. Application of New Substrates in Solid State Fermentation (SSF) forSCP Production and Commercialization of SCP; 8. Applications of SCP; 8.1. As Feed; 8.2. SCP for Human Consumption; 9. Risk Assessment of SCP in Food and Feed; Conclusion; References; FOOD SECURITY AND MATERIALISM; Abstract; Introduction; Allen and Wilson (2005) findings plus new analyses and data; Study 1; Study 2; Study 3; Conclusion; References; AN EXAMINATION OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THERELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REPORTING A FOODHARDSHIP AND PHYSICAL HEALTH; Abstract.

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