TY - BOOK AU - Jones,Huw AU - Beringer,Jeffrey AU - Bing,James AU - Wei,Chen AU - Coram,Tristan AU - Curtis,Tanya AU - Jim,Jim AU - Elikana Anami,Sylvester AU - Gabor,Gabor AU - Nigel,Nigel TI - Biotechnology of Major Cereals SN - 9781786390448 AV - SB189 .B568 2016 U1 - 633.1 PY - 2016/// CY - Oxford PB - CAB International KW - Grain-Biotechnology KW - Grain-Genetics KW - Grain-Breeding KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction: Biotechnology of Major Cereals -- 2 Genetic Transformation of Maize: Conventional Methods and Precision Genome Modification -- 3 Biotech Maize: Industry Development and Impact -- 4 Sorghum Genetic Transformation: Current Status and Future Target Traits -- 5 Barley as a Cereal Model for Biotechnology Applications -- 6 Wheat Biotechnology: Recent Developments and Future Trends -- 7 The Long and Winding Road of Rice Genetic Modification Technology and its Potential -- 8 Setaria viridis: A Model for C4 Crop Biotechnology -- 9 Genome Editing in Cereals: Current Status and Future Potential -- 10 Anther Culture for Doubled Haploids -- 11 Chloroplast Transformation in Cereals -- 12 Cross-species Silencing: Plant-mediated RNAi for Insect Control -- 13 Acrylamide in Cereals: The Problem, and Potential Genetic and Agronomic Solutions -- 14 Engineering Cereal Endosperm -- 15 Key Molecular and Metabolic Processes Used for Genetic Engineering to Improve Freezing Tolerance in Cereals -- 16 Mergers and Acquisitions in Global Ag-Biotech -- Index -- Back Cover N2 - In this book experts explain and discuss the latest biotechnological advances in cereal crop science, including the latest results of gene editing techniques UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=5897937 ER -