Genetically Engineered Crops

Name: Genetically Engineered Crops
Brand: Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)
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Biotechnology, Biosafety & Benefits

Written by Lindsay M Grover

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Genetically engineered crops are those crop plants that are transformed with transgenes of desired traits into their nuclear genome using recombinant DNA technology. The common strategies used for plant transformation are by exploiting natural gene transfer by soil bacterium, Agrobacterium tumefaciens and by using gene guns where gold microcarriers coated with desiccated DNA are delivered using pneumatic pressure. Transgenic technology has expanded the scope of conventional breeding by breaking the restrictions inflicted by traditional cross-pollination and selection techniques. This book presents research in the study of genetically engineered crops, including the promise of transgenic breeding for future agriculture and the public concerns over genetically modified plants; and genetically modified crop safety assessment protocol.

ISBN-13: 9781611225266
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint: Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)
Publication date: 3 August 2011
Format: Hardback
Pages: 234
Dimensions: 180 x 260 mm
Illustrations: tables, diagrams
Language: English