| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 369 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Biotechnology in agriculture and forestry, 0934-943X ; v. 63 |
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Biotechnology in agriculture and forestry ; 63.
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| Contents |
Biotechnology and maize improvement -- an overview -- Maize tissue culture, transformation and regeneration -- Insect resistance -- Reduced phytic acid -- Stress tolerance -- Nitrogen use efficiency -- Protein nutritional quality and digestibility -- Over-expression of novel proteins -- Global regulations of transgenic crops -- Doubled haploids -- Transposon tagging and reverse genetics -- EMS mutagenesis and TILLING -- Association mapping -- Genetic resources -- Structure -- Molecular markers -- Chromosome analysis -- Expression profiling -- Storage proteins -- Starch -- Lipids -- Chloroplasts -- Biomass and energy |
| Summary |
During the past decade, there has been tremendous progress in maize biotechnology. This volume provides an overview of our current knowledge of maize molecular genetics, how it is being used to improve the crop, and future possibilities for crop enhancement. Several chapters deal with genetically engineered traits that are currently, or soon will be, in commercial production. Technical approaches for introducing novel genes into the maize genome, the regeneration of plants from transformed cells, and the creation of transgenic lines for field production are covered. Further, the authors describe how molecular genetic techniques are being used to identify genes and characterize their function, and how these procedures are utilized to develop elite maize germplasm. Moreover, molecular biology and physiological studies of corn as a basis for the improvement of its nutritional and food-making properties are included. Finally, the growing use of corn as biomass for energy production is discussed |
| Analysis |
landbouw |
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agriculture |
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plantenveredeling |
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plant breeding |
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biotechnologie |
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biotechnology |
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genetische modificatie |
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genetic engineering |
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celkweek |
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cell culture |
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voedselwetenschappen |
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food sciences |
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levenswetenschappen |
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life sciences |
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genexpressieanalyse |
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genomics |
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plantengenetica |
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plant genetics |
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Biology (General) |
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Biologie (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Corn -- Molecular genetics.
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Corn -- Biotechnology.
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Crop improvement.
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Bioengineering.
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Biotechnology.
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Crop zones.
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Zea mays -- genetics
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Molecular Biology
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Biotechnology
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Crops, Agricultural
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bioengineering.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science.
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Corn -- Biotechnology.
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Crop improvement.
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Corn -- Molecular genetics.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Biomédecine.
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Crop zones
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Biotechnology
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Bioengineering
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Corn -- Biotechnology
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Corn -- Molecular genetics
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Crop improvement
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Gentechnologie
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Maiszüchtung
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kriz, Alan Lawrence, 1956- editor.
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Larkins, B. A. (Brian A.), editor.
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| ISBN |
9783540689225 |
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3540689222 |
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3540689192 |
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9783540689195 |
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1281876216 |
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9781281876218 |
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9786611876210 |
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6611876219 |
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