Plant Biotechnology, Volume 2 - 9781771885812

Apple Academic Press > CRC Press

Plant Biotechnology, Volume 2Transgenics, Stress Management, and Biosafety Issues\nAuthor(s): Sangita Sahni, Bishun Deo Prasad, Prasant Kumar\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Apple Academic Press Inc., Canada\nImprint: Apple Academic Press Inc.\nISBN-13: 9781771885812, 978-1771885812\nSynopsis\nThis volume is the second of the new two-volume Plant Biotechnology set. This volume covers many recent advances in the development of transgenic plants that have revolutionized our concepts of sustainable food production, cost-effective alternative energy strategies, microbial biofertilizers and biopesticides, and disease diagnostics through plant biotechnology. With the advancements in plant biotechnology, many of the customary approaches are out of date, and an understanding of new updated approaches is needed. This volume presents information related to recent methods of genetic transformation, gene silencing, development of transgenic crops, biosafety issues, microbial biotechnology, oxidatie