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PublisherCABI

ISBN-101780645198

ISBN-139781780645193

eBay Product ID (ePID)224426172

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Book TitleBiotechnology of Major Cereals

Number of Pages244 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPlants / General, Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Life Sciences / Biology

Publication Year2016

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Technology & Engineering, Science

AuthorHuw D. Jones

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight28 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.8 in

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LCCN2016-011221

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal633.1

Table Of Content1: Biotechnology of Major Cereals 2: Genetic Transformation of Maize: Conventional Methods and Precision Genome Modification 3: Biotech Maize: Industry Development & 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 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 16: Mergers and Acquisitions in Global Ag-Biotech

SynopsisAlthough maize is currently the only cereal with significant biotech seed sales, advances in the other major cereals outlined in this text indicate that rice, wheat, barley and sorghum could soon follow, either using conventional genetic engineering or incorporating the new developments in genome editing. In Biotechnology of Major Cereals , expert authors explain and discuss the latest advances including nuclear and chloroplast transformation, anther-culture and gene silencing. There are chapters on current transformation methodologies, key target tissues and traits as well as genome editing and a review of the current mergers and acquisitions in commercial biotechnology., The world's major cereals are staple foods supplying about two-thirds of mankind's calorific needs as well as being a rich source of proteins, vitamins, minerals and fiber. They also contribute significantly to animal feeds and non-food products such as packaging materials, cosmetics, liquid transport biofuels etc. Conventional plant breeding has made major gains in yield, quality and pest- and disease-resistance; however, since the early 1990s this has been augmented significantly by biotechnology. Although maize is currently the only cereal with significant biotech seed sales, advances in the other major cereals outlined in this text indicate that rice, wheat, barley and sorghum could soon follow, either using conventional genetic engineering or incorporating the new developments in genome editing. In Biotechnology of Major Cereals , expert authors explain and discuss the latest advances including nuclear and chloroplast transformation, anther-culture and gene silencing. There are chapters on current transformation methodologies, key target tissues and traits as well as genome editing and a review of the current mergers and acquisitions in commercial biotechnology., In this book experts explain and discuss the latest biotechnological advances in cereal crop science, including the latest results of gene editing techniques., Biotechnology of Major Cereals focuses on the recent advances and future prospects in cereal biotechnology. The first part of the book covers the world's major cereals and focus on new developments and trends. The second part is technology rather than species-led, detailing fundamental developments in technologies and significant target traits.

LC Classification NumberSB189.B525 2016