Plant Biotechnology: Current and Future Applications of Genetically Modified Crops

Nigel Halford9780470021811, 0-470-02181-0, 0-470-02181-0

Plant Biotechnology: Current and Future Uses of Genetically Modified Crops covers in detail the development, use and regulation of GM crops. Split into three sections, Part 1В introduces GM crops andВ describes the GM crops that are used commercially. Part 2 looks at new developments and methodologies in areas including potential applications of GM crops for the production of vaccines, enhanced nutritional value of GM food, and engineering resistance to fungal pathogens. Part 3 concludes by considering the key issues of safety and legislation, including allergenicity, environmental impacts, risk assessment and labelling.
Key features: Covers the topic in depth and addresses key subject areas Takes a broad view of the current situation in different countries Examines the commercial application of plant biotechnology in the USA and China Covers two major areas of public concern: allergenicity and gene flow Covers new developments in plant research, safety and legislation aspects
This book is essential reading for postgraduates and researchers in plant biotechnology and related sciences in Departments of Plant Science, Biotechnology, Bioscience, Environmental Science, Food Biosciences and Chemistry. It is also of interest for professionals working in the plant biotechnology industry or government professionals working in environmental policy.

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Table of contents :
Plant Biotechnology……Page 3
Contents……Page 7
List of Contributors……Page 9
Preface……Page 13
Part I The Current Situation……Page 15
1.1 From Primitive Selection to Genetic Modification, Ten Thousand Years of Plant Breeding……Page 17
1.2 Crop Biotechnology in the United States: Experiences and Impacts……Page 42
1.3 Development of Biotech Crops in China……Page 67
Part II New Developments……Page 83
2.1 Advances in Transformation Technologies……Page 85
2.2 Enhanced Nutritional Value of Food Crops……Page 105
2.3 The Production of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Transgenic Plants……Page 132
2.4 The Application of Genetic Engineering to the Improvement of Cereal Grain Quality……Page 147
2.5 Improvements in Starch Quality……Page 165
2.6 Production of Vaccines in GM Plants……Page 178
2.7 Prospects for Using Genetic Modification to Engineer Drought Tolerance in Crops……Page 207
2.8 Salt Tolerance……Page 220
2.9 Engineering Fungal Resistance in Crops……Page 239
Part III Safety And Regulation……Page 255
3.1 Plant Food Allergens……Page 257
3.2 Environmental Impact and Gene Flow……Page 279
3.3 Risk Assessment, Regulation and Labeling……Page 294
Index……Page 309