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Record Nr.

UNINA9910138401103321

Titolo

Genetic transformation / / edited by María Alejandra Alvarez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

IntechOpen, 2011

Rijeka, Croatia : , : IntechOpen, , [2011]

©2011

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (342 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

574.873282

Soggetti

Genetic transformation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Genetic transformation of plants has revolutionized both basic and applied plant research. Plant molecular biology and physiology benefit from this power fool, as well as biotechnology. This book is a review of some of the most significant achievements that plant transformation has brought to the fields of Agrobacterium biology, crop improvement and, flower, fruit and tree amelioration. Also, it examines their impact on molecular farming, phytoremediation and RNAi tools.