Genetically Engineered Crops: Biotechnology, Biosafety and Benefits (Biotechnology in Agriculture, Industry and Medicine)

Lindsay M. Grover

ISBN 10: 1611225264 / ISBN 13: 9781611225266

Published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Genetically Engineered Crops: Biotechnology, Biosafety and Benefits (Biotechnology in Agriculture, Industry and Medicine)
• Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1611225264
• ISBN 13: 9781611225266
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Genetically engineered crops are those crop plants that are transformed with transgenes of desired traits into their nuclear genome using recombinant DNA technology. The common strategies used for plant transformation are by exploiting natural gene transfer by soil bacterium, Agrobacterium tumefaciens and by using gene guns where gold microcarriers coated with desiccated DNA are delivered using pneumatic pressure. Transgenic technology has expanded the scope of conventional breeding by breaking the restrictions inflicted by traditional cross-pollination and selection techniques. This book presents research in the study of genetically engineered crops, including the promise of transgenic breeding for future agriculture and the public concerns over genetically modified plants; and, genetically modified crop safety assessment protocol.