Biotechnology of Major Cereals.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781786390448
- 633.1
- SB189 .B568 2016
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.
In this book experts explain and discuss the latest biotechnological advances in cereal crop science, including the latest results of gene editing techniques.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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