Plants, Genes, and Crop Biotechnology

Name: Plants, Genes, and Crop Biotechnology
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ISBN: 9780763715861

ISBN-10: 0763715867

ISBN-13: 9780763715861

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: David E. Sadava, Maarten J. Chrispeels

List price: $290.95

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Jones and Bartlettand the American Society of Plant Biologistshave teamed up for the second edition ofPlants, Genes, and Crop Biotechnology. This book integrates many fields to help students understand the complexity of the basic science that underlies crop and food production. It is truly an interdisciplinary text that brings together aspects of genetics and plant breeding, molecular biology and genetic engineering, plant development and reproduction, soils and plant nutrition, agro-ecology and the sustainability of agricultural practices, population increases and the difficulty of eradicating hunger, pest control practices and their environmental consequences, the role of biotechnology in…

Book details

List price: $290.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
Publication date: 7/1/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 562
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.19" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.080
Language: English




Human Population Growth: Lessons from Demography



Agricultural R&D, Productivity, and Global Food Prospects



Development, Productivity, and Sustainability of Crop Production



Food Security: Why Do Hunger and Malnutrition Persist in a World of Plenty?



Developing Food Production Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa



The Molecular Basis of Genetic Modification and Improvement of Crops



Plants in Human Nutrition and Animal Feed



The Genetic Basis of Growth and Development



Seeds: Biology, Technology, and Role in Agriculture



Converting Solar Energy into Crop Production



Plant Nutrition and Crop Improvement in Adverse Soil Conditions



Life Together in the Underground



Ten Thousand Years of Crop Evolution



From Classical Plant Breeding to Modern Crop Improvement



Crop Diseases and Strategies for Their Control



Strategies for Controlling Insect, Mite, and Nematode Pests



Weeds and Weed Control Strategies



Toward a Greener Agriculture



Plants as Chemical and Pharmaceutical Factories



Urban Myths and Real Concerns about Genetically Modified (GM) Crops


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