Genetic Engineering of Horticultural Crops
Genetic Engineering of Horticultural Crops

Author: Gyana Ranjan Rout

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2018-01-08

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 0128104406

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Genetic Engineering of Horticultural Crops provides key insights into commercialized crops, their improved productivity, disease and pest resistance, and enhanced nutritional or medicinal benefits. It includes insights into key technologies, such as marker traits identification and genetic traits transfer for increased productivity, examining the latest transgenic advances in a variety of crops and providing foundational information that can be applied to new areas of study. As modern biotechnology has helped to increase crop productivity by introducing novel gene(s) with high quality disease resistance and increased drought tolerance, this is an ideal resource for researchers and industry professionals. - Provides examples of current technologies and methodologies, addressing abiotic and biotic stresses, pest resistance and yield improvement - Presents protocols on plant genetic engineering in a variety of wide-use crops - Includes biosafety rule regulation of genetically modified crops in the USA and third world countries

Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods
Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2004-07-08

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 0309166152

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Assists policymakers in evaluating the appropriate scientific methods for detecting unintended changes in food and assessing the potential for adverse health effects from genetically modified products. In this book, the committee recommended that greater scrutiny should be given to foods containing new compounds or unusual amounts of naturally occurring substances, regardless of the method used to create them. The book offers a framework to guide federal agencies in selecting the route of safety assessment. It identifies and recommends several pre- and post-market approaches to guide the assessment of unintended compositional changes that could result from genetically modified foods and research avenues to fill the knowledge gaps.

Gene Expression in Horticultural Crops
Gene Expression in Horticultural Crops

Author: Robert D. Warmbrodt

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1995-08

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9780788121654

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215 citations on the topic of gene expression in horticultural crops, including: asparagus, celery, lettuce, parsley, broccoli, cabbage, beans, citrus fruits, apples, berries, nuts, etc. Most citations include an abstract. Author and subject index.

Genetic Engineering of Plants
Genetic Engineering of Plants

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1984-02-01

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 0309034345

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"The book...is, in fact, a short text on the many practical problems...associated with translating the explosion in basic biotechnological research into the next Green Revolution," explains Economic Botany. The book is "a concise and accurate narrative, that also manages to be interesting and personal...a splendid little book." Biotechnology states, "Because of the clarity with which it is written, this thin volume makes a major contribution to improving public understanding of genetic engineering's potential for enlarging the world's food supply...and can be profitably read by practically anyone interested in application of molecular biology to improvement of productivity in agriculture."

Inducible Gene Expression in Plants
Inducible Gene Expression in Plants

Author: Paul H. S. Reynolds

Publisher: Cabi

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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This book reviews the latest information on the wide range of promoter systems which have been developed in order to obtain external, inducible control of gene expression in plants. In twelve chapters the systems which are currently in use are surveyed and their individual strengths and weaknesses are analysed. Future developments in this exciting area of research are foreshadowed. Written by experts from North America, New Zealand, Europe and Japan, this book will be essential reading for biotechnologists and will be of interest to all researchers and graduate students in plant genetics and molecular biology.

Plant Tissue Culture Manual
Plant Tissue Culture Manual

Author: K. Lindsey

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 940090181X

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This manual comprises a range of techniques for research workers in the fields of cell and molecular biology, physiology, plant breeding and propagation, and genetic engineering.

Genome Stability
Genome Stability

Author: Igor Kovalchuk

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2021-07-17

Total Pages: 762

ISBN-13: 0323856802

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Genome Stability: From Virus to Human Application, Second Edition, a volume in the Translational Epigenetics series, explores how various species maintain genome stability and genome diversification in response to environmental factors. Here, across thirty-eight chapters, leading researchers provide a deep analysis of genome stability in DNA/RNA viruses, prokaryotes, single cell eukaryotes, lower multicellular eukaryotes, and mammals, examining how epigenetic factors contribute to genome stability and how these species pass memories of encounters to progeny. Topics also include major DNA repair mechanisms, the role of chromatin in genome stability, human diseases associated with genome instability, and genome stability in response to aging. This second edition has been fully revised to address evolving research trends, including CRISPRs/Cas9 genome editing; conventional versus transgenic genome instability; breeding and genetic diseases associated with abnormal DNA repair; RNA and extrachromosomal DNA; cloning, stem cells, and embryo development; programmed genome instability; and conserved and divergent features of repair. This volume is an essential resource for geneticists, epigeneticists, and molecular biologists who are looking to gain a deeper understanding of this rapidly expanding field, and can also be of great use to advanced students who are looking to gain additional expertise in genome stability. - A deep analysis of genome stability research from various kingdoms, including epigenetics and transgenerational effects - Provides comprehensive coverage of mechanisms utilized by different organisms to maintain genomic stability - Contains applications of genome instability research and outcomes for human disease - Features all-new chapters on evolving areas of genome stability research, including CRISPRs/Cas9 genome editing, RNA and extrachromosomal DNA, programmed genome instability, and conserved and divergent features of repair

Control of Messenger RNA Stability
Control of Messenger RNA Stability

Author: Joel Belasco

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 1993-04-06

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13:

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This is the first comprehensive review of mRNA stability and its implications for regulation of gene expression. Written by experts in the field, Control of Messenger RNA Stability serves both as a reference for specialists in regulation of mRNA stability and as a general introduction for a broader community of scientists. Provides perspectives from both prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems Offers a timely, comprehensive review of mRNA degradation, its regulation, and its significance in the control of gene expression Discusses the mechanisms, RNA structural determinants, and cellular factors that control mRNA degradation Evaluates experimental procedures for studying mRNA degradation

Genetically Engineered Crops
Genetically Engineered Crops

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2017-01-28

Total Pages: 607

ISBN-13: 0309437385

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Genetically engineered (GE) crops were first introduced commercially in the 1990s. After two decades of production, some groups and individuals remain critical of the technology based on their concerns about possible adverse effects on human health, the environment, and ethical considerations. At the same time, others are concerned that the technology is not reaching its potential to improve human health and the environment because of stringent regulations and reduced public funding to develop products offering more benefits to society. While the debate about these and other questions related to the genetic engineering techniques of the first 20 years goes on, emerging genetic-engineering technologies are adding new complexities to the conversation. Genetically Engineered Crops builds on previous related Academies reports published between 1987 and 2010 by undertaking a retrospective examination of the purported positive and adverse effects of GE crops and to anticipate what emerging genetic-engineering technologies hold for the future. This report indicates where there are uncertainties about the economic, agronomic, health, safety, or other impacts of GE crops and food, and makes recommendations to fill gaps in safety assessments, increase regulatory clarity, and improve innovations in and access to GE technology.

Plant Metabolites and Regulation under Environmental Stress
Plant Metabolites and Regulation under Environmental Stress

Author: Parvaiz Ahmad

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2018-03-19

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 0128126906

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Plant Metabolites and Regulation Under Environmental Stress presents the latest research on both primary and secondary metabolites. The book sheds light on the metabolic pathways of primary and secondary metabolites, the role of these metabolites in plants, and the environmental impact on the regulation of these metabolites. Users will find a comprehensive, practical reference that aids researchers in their understanding of the role of plant metabolites in stress tolerance. - Highlights new advances in the understanding of plant metabolism - Features 17 protocols and methods for analysis of important plant secondary metabolites - Includes sections on environmental adaptations and plant metabolites, plant metabolites and breeding, plant microbiome and metabolites, and plant metabolism under non-stress conditions