Plants, biotechnology and agriculture /
Collection : Modular texts Publié par : CABI, (Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; | Cambridge, MA) Détails physiques : ix, 310 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. ISBN :9781845936884 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1845936884 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781845938710 ('cabi south asia' edition : alk. paper); 1845938712 ('cabi south asia' edition : alk. paper); 9781845939137 (hbk. : alk. paper); 1845939131 (hbk. : alk. paper).Type de document | Site actuel | Cote | Statut | Date de retour prévue | Code à barres | Réservations |
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Livre | La bibliothèque des sciences de l'ingénieur | 631.5233 MUR (Parcourir l'étagère) | Disponible | 0000000024349 |
At a time when the world's food supplies are increasingly unable to meet the needs of a burgeoning population, there is significant diversity of opinion concerning the benefits and perceived dangers of the application of biotechnology to food production. This book provides the reader with a guide to plants as both organisms and resources.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Plants and their genomes -- Plants and their exploitation by people -- Photosynthesis and the evolution of plants -- Plant molecular genetics and genomics -- How plants function -- Plant metabolism -- Plant organization and development -- Plant responses to the environment -- How plants are manipulated -- Domestication and the empirical exploitation of plants -- The scientific manipulation of plants -- Crop improvement in the 20th century -- Plants, society and the future -- Plant biotechnologies in the 21st century -- Social context of plant biotechnologies -- Future challenges for plant biotechnology.
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