Crop Biotechnology
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| Publisher: | Discovery Publishing House |
| Subject: | Plant biotechnology, Agricultural biotechnology |
| Authors: | P.R. Yadav |
| Pages: | 354 pages |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| ISBN: | 9788183560825 |
| Call No: | SB 106.B56 Y11 2006 |
The present title "Crop Biotechnology" has been written for undergraduate, post-graduate, researchers, experts and novices alike to provide a basic information and examples to give the readers a sound knowledge of plant biotechnology in all its various quises, but particularly those related to genetic manipulation of crop plants. The present title also provides the corner stone of the world's diet, and it is here that a the potential benefits and drawbacks of genetic modifications are being most passionately debated. Genetically modified organisms can also be used to increase the nutritional value and taste of crops.