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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1605356840
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1605356846
• Author: Maarten J. Chrispeels

Although publicized in the controversies surrounding “genetically modified organisms” (GMOs), the applications of modern biotechnology to agriculture extend far beyond GMOs, and include crop improvements that rely on knowledge of the plant’s genomes and its analysis by bioinformatics. This unifying theme of the text is stressed in coverage of a number of issues that appear throughout the chapters, including:

– how crop plant breeders look for specific traits to solve practical problems
– genetic engineering of crops as a useful way to supplement conventional plant breeding
– the nature of agribusiness in industrialized countries
– the vital contributions of developing countries and their smallhold farmers, and the unique challenges facing them

Challenging and controversial topics such as the safety of pesticides and GMOs, the increasing demand for animal products and the stresses this puts on agricultural output, organic farming and foods, and patenting new crop varieties are dealt with in a balanced way, inviting teachers and students to consider all the implications of these serious questions.
Table contents:

Chapter 1 The Human Population and Its Food Supply in the 21st

Chapter 2 A Changing Global Food System: One Hundred Centuries of Agricultu

Chapter 3 Plants in Human Nutrition, Diet, and Health

Chapter 4 Genes, Genomics, and Molecular Biology: The Basis of Modern

Chapter 5 Growth and Development: From Fertilized Egg Cell to Flowerin

Chapter 6 Converting Solar Energy into Crop Production

Chapter 7 The Domestication of Our Food Crops

Chapter 8 From Classical Plant Breeding to Molecular Crop Improve

Chapter 9 Plant Propagation by Seeds and Vegetative Processes

Chapter 10 Innovations in Agriculture: How Farm Technologies Are Dev

Chapter 11 Soil Ecosystems, Plant Nutrition, and Nutrient Cycling

Chapter 12 Biotic Challenges: Weeds

Chapter 13 Plant Diseases and Strategies for Their Control

Chapter 14 Biotic Challenges: Pests

Chapter 15 Abiotic Stresses and How They Affect Crop Yield

Chapter 16 Introduced Traits That Benefit Farmers and Industry

Chapter 17 Introduced Traits That Benefit the Consumer

Chapter 18 Food Safety: Are Foods Made from GE Crops Safe to

Chapter 19 Challenges and Solutions for Subsistence Farmers

Chapter 20 Plants as Chemical Factories

Chapter 21 Plants as Factories for the Production of Protein Biologi

Chapter 22 Sustainable Food Production in the 21st Century

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