Plant Biotechnology: The Genetic Manipulation of Plants

by Nigel W. Scott, Mark R. Fowler, Adrian Slater

Book Overview

The purpose of this book is to provide an overview of the production of GM crops, highlighting the key scientific and technical advances that underpin their development. The text begins with a summary of current knowledge about plant genome organisation and gene expression, followed by an introduction to the techniques of plant tissue culture and genetic transformation and their application to crop plants. A consideration of the design of constructs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199254680
• ISBN13: 9780199254682
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.4" x 6.5"