Transgenic Crop Plants Volume 1: Principles and Development

Development of transgenic crop plants, their utilization for improved agriculture, health, ecology and environment and their socio-political impacts are currently important fields in education, research and industries and also of interest to policy makers, social activists and regulatory and funding...

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Other Authors: Kole, Chittaranjan (Editor), Michler, Charles (Editor), Abbott, Albert G. (Editor), Hall, Timothy C. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2010, 2010
Edition:1st ed. 2010
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Generation and Deployment of Transgenic Crop Plants: An Overview
  • Explants Used for the Generation of Transgenic Plants
  • Gene Transfer Methods
  • Selection and Screening Strategies
  • Levels and Stability of Expression of Transgenes
  • Silencing as a Tool for Transgenic Crop Improvement
  • Transgene Integration, Expression and Stability in Plants: Strategies for Improvements
  • Organelle Transformations
  • Biosynthesis and Biotransformation
  • Metabolic Engineering of Pathways and Gene Discovery