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OverviewGenetic engineering is a powerful tool for crop improvement. Crop biotechnology before 2001 was reviewed in Transgenic Crops I-III, but recent advances in plant cell and molecular biology have prompted the need for new volumes. Transgenic Crops IV deals with cereals, vegetables, root crops, herbs and spices. Section I is an introductory chapter on the impact of plant biotechnology in agriculture. Section II focuses on cereals (rice, wheat, maize, rye, pearl millet, barley, oats), while Section III is directed to vegetable crops (tomato, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, chickpea, common beans and cowpeas, carrot, radish). Root crops (potato, cassava, sweet potato, sugar beet) are included in Section IV, with herbs and spices (sweet and hot peppers, onion, garlic and related species, mint) in Section V. This volume is an invaluable reference for plant breeders, researchers and graduate students in the fields of plant biotechnology, agronomy, horticulture, genetics and both plant cell and molecular biology. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eng Chong Pua , Michael R. DaveyPublisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007 Volume: 59 Weight: 0.759kg ISBN: 9783642071805ISBN 10: 3642071805 Pages: 476 Publication Date: 11 November 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsPlant Biotechnology in Agriculture.- Impact of Plant Biotechnology in Agriculture.- Cereals.- Rice.- Wheat.- Maize.- Rye.- Pearl Millet.- Barley.- Oat.- Vegetables.- Tomato.- Cucumber.- Eggplant.- Lettuce.- Chickpea.- Common Bean and Cowpea.- Carrot.- Root Crops.- Potato.- Cassava.- Sweet Potato.- Sugar Beet.- Radish.- Herbs and Spices.- Sweet and Hot Peppers.- Onion, Garlic and Related Species.- Mint.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |