Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. A. Generation and analysis of transgenic plants. Plant nuclear transformation / John J. Finer -- Plastid transformation / Heribert Warzecha and Anna Hennig -- Concepts of marker genes for plants / Josef Kraus -- Precise breeding through all-native DNA transformation / Caius M. Rommens -- Gene silencing in plants: transgenes as targets and effectors / Andreas E. Müller -- Breeding with genetically modified plants / Christian Jung -- Detection of genetically modified plants in seeds, food and feed / Lutz Grohmann -- part B. Selected characters of transgenic plants and their application in plant production. Drought stress tolerance / Dorothea Bartels and Jonathan Phillips -- Herbicide resistance / Micheal D.K. Owen -- Insect and nematode resistance / Tim Thurau, Wanzhi Ye, and Daguang Cai -- Metabolic engineering / Lars M. Voll and Frederik Börnke -- Pharmaceuticals / Andreas Schiermeyer and Stefan Schillberg -- Biopolymers / Maja Hühns and Inge Broer -- Engineered male sterility / Frank Kempken -- part C. Transgenic plants in breeding and crop production. Cotton / Keerti S. Rathore -- Triticeae cereals / Jochen Kumlehn ... [and others] -- Fruit crops / Magda-Viola Hanke and Henryk Flachowsky -- Maize / David D. Songstad -- Ornamentals / Thomas Debener and Traud Winkelman -- Potato / Jens Lübeck -- Rapeseed/canola / Christian Möllers -- Rice / Hao Chen, Yongjun Lin, and Qifa Zhang -- Sugarcane / Fredy Altpeter and Hesham Oraby -- Soybean / Jack M. Widholm ... [and others] -- Vegetables / Evelyn Klocke, Thomas Nothnagel, and Günter Schumann -- part D. Risk assessment and economic applications. Regulatory oversight and safety assessment of plants with novel traits / Yann Devos, Karine Lheureux, and Joachim Schiemann -- Environmental impact of genetically modified maize expressing cry1 proteins / Detlef Bartsch ... [and others] -- Benefits of transgenic plants: a socioeconomic perspective / Matin Qaim and Arjunan Subramanian -- Risk assessment and economic applications - the cartagena protocol on biosafety: GMO approval and import on a world-wide scale / Joachim Bendiek and Hans-Jörg Buhk -- Public perceptions of modern biotechnology and the necessity to improve communication / Roger J. Busch.