Description |
1 online resource (454 pages) : colour illustrations, colour maps |
Contents |
1. Biotech/genetically modified crops in Asia Pacific. a way forward -- 2. Economic and environmental impact of genetically modified crops in Asia Pacific -- 3. Development and commercialisation of Bt cotton in India -- 4. Insect resistance management for Bt cotton in India -- 5. Twenty years of successful Bt cotton production in Australia -- 6. Advances in managing insect resistance to Bt cotton in China -- 7. Bt cotton in Pakistan -- 8. Transgenic maize and its potential commercialisation in China -- 9. Bringing Bt eggplant to resource- poor farmers in Bangladesh and the Philippines -- 10. Adoption and advances in genetically modified oilseed crops in Australia -- 11. Bioefficacy testing of Bt corn against Asian corn borer in the Philippines -- 12. Insect resistance management of Bt corn in the Philippines -- 13. Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of GM corn in the ASEAN. the case of the Philippines -- 14. Biosafety management for genetically modified crops in Vietnam. from policy to practice -- 15. Biotechnology and its regulatory system in Japan -- 16. Development of yellow stem borer resistant rice varieties in Indonesia -- 17. Experience in developing genetically engineered potato resistant to late blight disease -- 18. Genetic modifications for disease resistance in crops -- 19. Nanobiotechnology for plant genome engineering and crop protection |
Summary |
"Genetically Modified Crops in Asia Pacific discusses the progress of GM crop adoption across the Asia Pacific region over the past two decades, including research, development, adoption and sustainability, as well as the development and cultivation of insect protective Bt brinjal, drought-tolerant sugarcane, late blight resistant potato and biotech rice more specific to this region. Regulatory efforts of the Asia Pacific member nations to ensure the safety of GM crops to both humans and the environment are also outlined and discussed to provide impetus in other countries initiating biotech crops. The authors also probe into some aspects of gene editing and nanobiotechnology to expand the scope into next generation GM crops, including the potential to grow crops in acidic soil, reduce methane production, remove poisonous elements from plants and improve overall nutritional quality."-- CSIRO Publishing Website |
Analysis |
Australian |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Description from eBook on CSIRO Publishing page (viewed January 2021) |
Subject |
Transgenic plants.
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Transgenic plants -- Asia
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Transgenic plants -- Pacific Area
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Transgenic plants -- Government policy
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Transgenic plants -- Environmental aspects
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Transgenic plants
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Asia
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Pacific Area
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Gujar, G. T., editor
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Trisyono, Y. Andi, editor
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Chen, Mao, editor
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CSIRO Publishing, issuing body.
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ISBN |
1486310915 |
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9781486310920 |
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1486310923 |
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9781486310913 |
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