Genetic Modification of Plants: Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry

ISBN-13: 9783662518731 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 675 str.

Frank Kempken; Christian Jung

Opis

Transgenic plant capabilities are discussed by field experts in this timely volume. The cross-referenced structure provides quick access topics like genetic trait generation and detection and the socioeconomic implications of genetic modification technology.

Spis treści

Part A Generation and Analysis of Transgenic Plants Plant Nuclear Transformation J. Finer Plastid Transformation H. Warzecha & A. Hennig Concepts of Marker Genes for Plants J. Kraus Precise Breeding Through All-Native DNA Transformation C.M. Rommens Gene Silencing in Plants: Transgenes as Targets and Effectors A. E. Müller Breeding With Genetically Modified Plants C. Jung, Kiel Detection of Genetically Modified Plants in Seeds, Food and Feed L. Grohmann Part B Selected Characters of Transgenic Plants and Their Application in Plant Production Drought Stress Tolerance D. Bartels, Bonn & J. Phillips Herbicide Resistance M.D. Owen Insect and Nematode Resistance T. Thurau, W. Ye, D. Cai Metabolic Engineering L. Voll & F. Börnke Pharmaceuticals A. Schiermeyer & S. Schillberg Biopolymers M. Hühns & I. Broer Engineered Male Sterility F. Kempken Part C Transgenic Plants in Breeding and Crop Production Cotton K.S. Rathore Triticeae Cereals J. Kumlehn, G. Zimmermann, C. Berger, C. Marthe & G. Hensel Fruit Crops M. V. Hanke & H. Flachowsky Maize D.D. Songstad Ornamentals T. Debener & T.Winkelmann Potato J. Lübeck Rapeseed/Canola C. Möllers Rice H. Chen, Y. Lin, Q. Zhang Sugarcane F. Altpeter & H. Oraby Soybean J.M. Widholm, J.J. Finer, L.O. Vodkin, H.N. Trick, P. LaFayette, J. Li, W.Parrott Vegetables E. Klocke, G. Schumann, & T Nothnagel Part D Risk Assessment and Economic Applications Regulatory Oversight and Safety Assessment of Plants with Novel Traits Y. Devos, K. Lheureux, J. Schiemann Environmental Impact of Genetically Modified Maize Expressing Cry1 Proteins D. Bartsch, Y. Devos, R. Hails, J. Kiss, P. Henning Krogh, S. Mestdagh, M. Nuti, A. Sessitsch, J. Sweet, A. Gathmann Benefits of Transgenic Plants: A Socioeconomic Perspective M. Qaim, A. Subramanian Risk Assessment and Economic Applications - The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: GMO Approval and Import on a World Wide Scale J. Bendiek H.-J. Buhk Public Perceptions of Modern Biotechnology and the Necessity to Improve Communication R. J. Busch

Blurb

Today´s agriculture faces new and difficult challenges. With modern methods widely applied, it is commonly believed that genetic crop improvement is a key for increasing yields. In spite of the discussion about the safety of genetically modified (GM) crops that is still raging in the European Union where the take-up of the new technology is more limited, the cultivation of GM plants and crops has exploded all over the world.

Conceived with the aim of sorting fact from fiction over GM crops, this volume brings together the knowledge of 30 specialists in the field of transgenic plants. It covers the generation and detection of these plants as well as the genetic traits conferred on transgenic plants. In addition, the book looks at a wide variety of crops, ornamental plants and tree species that are subject to genetic modifications, assessing the risks involved in genetic modification as well as the potential economic benefits of the technology in specific cases. The book’s structure, with fully cross-referenced chapters, gives readers a quick access to specific topics, whether that is detailed and comprehensive data on particular species of ornamentals, or coverage of the socioeconomic implications of GM technology. With an increasing demand for bioenergy, and the necessary higher yields relying on wider genetic variation, this book supplies all the technical details required to move forward to a new era in agriculture.