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Search Enter keywords, a title or a report id number below. In All Categories --------------------- Telecom & Computing Business & Finance Mfg & Construction Pharma & Healthcare Consumer & Retail Gov & Public Sector Energy & Transport Country Reports Company Reports --------------------- Transcripts Advanced      Select a currency for use throughout the site Australia Dollars Canada Dollars Euro Japan Yen Sweden Kroner Switzerland Francs UK Pounds US Dollars Viewing report Order by Fax Printer Friendly Send to Friend Enquire before Buying Hard Copy   Plant Biotechnology and Genetics: Principles, Techniques and Applications John Wiley and Sons Ltd, June 2008, Pages: 400   Description     Table of Contents     Summary     Author        Enquire before Buying    Send to a Friend   This report explores contemporary techniques and applications of plant biotechnology, illustrating the tremendous potential this technology has to change our world by improving the food supply. As an introductory text, its focus is on basic science and processes. It guides students from plant biology and genetics to breeding to principles and applications of plant biotechnology. Next, the text examines the critical issues of patents and intellectual property and then tackles the many controversies and consumer concerns over transgenic plants. The final chapter of the book provides an expert forecast of the future of plant biotechnology. Each chapter has been written by one or more leading practitioners in the field and then carefully edited to ensure thoroughness and consistency. The chapters are organized so that each one progressively builds upon the previous chapters. Questions set forth in each chapter help students deepen their understanding and facilitate classroom discussions. Inspirational autobiographical essays, written by pioneers and eminent scientists in the field today, are interspersed throughout the text. Authors explain how they became involved in the field and offer a personal perspective on their contributions and the future of the field. The text's accompanying CD-ROM offers full-color figures that can be used in classroom presentations with other teaching aids available online. This text is recommended for junior and senior-level courses in plant biotechnology or plant genetics and for courses devoted to special topics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also an ideal reference for practitioners. Product samples Plant Biotechnology and Genetics Sample Customers who bought this item also bought Plant Biotechnology and Genetics: Principles, Techniques and Applications Nanotechnology: An Introduction to Nanostructuring Techniques Current Protocols Essential Laboratory Techniques E-Learning Course: Essential Analytical Techniques (Certified) Plant Cell Biology: A Practical Approach, Second Edition Genomics and Genetics: From Molecular Details to Analysis and Techniques Bioinformatics Algorithms: Techniques and Applications Food Preservation Techniques

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