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Transgenic Plants
Present Status and Social and Economic Impacts
- 1st Edition - October 14, 1992
- Editors: Shain-dow Kung, Ray Wu
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 2 0 5 3 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 4 0 2 6 - 3
Volumes 1 and 2 of Transgenic Plants assemble important information on transgenic crops which has appeared scattered in many different publications. These two volumes are a… Read more
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Request a sales quoteVolumes 1 and 2 of Transgenic Plants assemble important information on transgenic crops which has appeared scattered in many different publications. These two volumes are a significant milestone in plant/agricultural biology, promote the practical application of recombinant DNA technology, and assist in transforming the agricultural industry.
AUDIENCE: Plant molecular biologists, plant biotechnologists, researchers in the agricultural industry, graduate students in these areas, crop scientists, biotechnology companies, the USDA, and the ministry of agriculture.
Contributors.
Preface.
Contents to Volume 1
Introduction: From Green Revolution to Gene Revolution, S.-D. Kung.
Transgenic Monocotyledonous Plants:
Transgenic Rice, S.L. Kothari, M.R. Davey, P.T. Lynch, R.P. Finch, and E.C. Cocking.
Transgenic Maize, C.J. Mackey, T.M. Spencer, T.R. Adams, A.P. Kausch, W.J. Gordon-Kamm, P.G. Lemaux, and R.W. Krueger.
Transgenic Asparagus, J.-P. Hernalsteens, B. Bytebier, and M. Van Montagu.
Transgenic Dicotyledonous Plants:
Transgenic Plants from Solanaceae, C.M. Houck, D. Facciotti, and R.M. Goodman.
Transgenic Plants from Legumes, N.-S. Yang.
Transgenic Oilseeds and Vegetables, B.L.A. Miki, B. Huang, and P.J. Charest.
Transgenic Woody Plants, A.M. Dandekar, G.H. McGranahan, and D.J. James.
Transgenic Cotton, E.E. Murray, D.L. DeBoer, and E. Firoozabady.
Transgenic Arabidopsis, B. Damm, U. Halfter, T. Altmann, and L. Willmitzer.
Social and Economic Impact of Transgenic Plants:
Federal Regulation of Transgenic Plants, E.L. Korwek.
Social and Economic Aspects of Transgenic Plants, D.D. Parker and D. Hueth.
Social Implications of Transgenic Plants, J.F. Gerber and A.L. Young.
Industrial Aspects of Transgenic Plant Products, R.W.F. Hardy.
Concluding Remarks:
Revolutionary Evolution, T.C. Hall.
Chapter References.
Index.
Preface.
Contents to Volume 1
Introduction: From Green Revolution to Gene Revolution, S.-D. Kung.
Transgenic Monocotyledonous Plants:
Transgenic Rice, S.L. Kothari, M.R. Davey, P.T. Lynch, R.P. Finch, and E.C. Cocking.
Transgenic Maize, C.J. Mackey, T.M. Spencer, T.R. Adams, A.P. Kausch, W.J. Gordon-Kamm, P.G. Lemaux, and R.W. Krueger.
Transgenic Asparagus, J.-P. Hernalsteens, B. Bytebier, and M. Van Montagu.
Transgenic Dicotyledonous Plants:
Transgenic Plants from Solanaceae, C.M. Houck, D. Facciotti, and R.M. Goodman.
Transgenic Plants from Legumes, N.-S. Yang.
Transgenic Oilseeds and Vegetables, B.L.A. Miki, B. Huang, and P.J. Charest.
Transgenic Woody Plants, A.M. Dandekar, G.H. McGranahan, and D.J. James.
Transgenic Cotton, E.E. Murray, D.L. DeBoer, and E. Firoozabady.
Transgenic Arabidopsis, B. Damm, U. Halfter, T. Altmann, and L. Willmitzer.
Social and Economic Impact of Transgenic Plants:
Federal Regulation of Transgenic Plants, E.L. Korwek.
Social and Economic Aspects of Transgenic Plants, D.D. Parker and D. Hueth.
Social Implications of Transgenic Plants, J.F. Gerber and A.L. Young.
Industrial Aspects of Transgenic Plant Products, R.W.F. Hardy.
Concluding Remarks:
Revolutionary Evolution, T.C. Hall.
Chapter References.
Index.
- No. of pages: 265
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 14, 1992
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124120532
- eBook ISBN: 9780323140263
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Shain-dow Kung
Affiliations and expertise
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong and The University of Maryland, College Park, U.S.A.RW
Ray Wu
Affiliations and expertise
Division of Biological Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.Read Transgenic Plants on ScienceDirect