Applications of Genetic Engineering to Crop Improvement: 10 (Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9400962096 ISBN 13: 9789400962095

Publisher: Springer, 2011

Synopsis

The contributions of plant genetics to the production of higher yielding crops of superior quality are well documented. These successes have been realized through the application of plant breeding techniques to a diverse array of genetically controlled traits. Such highly effective breeding procedures will continue to be the primary method employed for the development of new crop cultivars; however, new techniques in cell and molecular biology will provide additional approaches for genetic modification. There has been considerable speculation recently concerning the potential impact of new techniques in cell and molecular biology on plant improvement. These genetic engineering techniques should offer unique opportunities to alter the genetic makeup of crops if applied to existing breeding procedures. Many questions must be answered in order to identify specific applications of these new technologies. This search for applications will require input from plant scientists working on various aspects of crop improvement. This volume is intended to assess the interrelationships between conventional plant breeding and genetic engineering.

About this title

Review

`I would recommend this publication to anyone intending to apply recombinant DNA techniques to plant breeding... also of considerable interest to those working towards plant improvement via concentional breeding methods of via somatic cell culture.'
Recombinant DNA, 5:5 (1986)

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9400962096
• ISBN 13: 9789400962095
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 616
• Editor: Collins G.B., Petolino Joseph F.