LEADER 05152nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910779074003321 005 20230802004640.0 010 $a1-84816-839-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000000087532 035 $a(EBL)846127 035 $a(OCoLC)858227841 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000611935 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11379552 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000611935 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10666874 035 $a(PQKB)10091741 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC846127 035 $a(WSP)0000P824 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL846127 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10529387 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL498452 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000087532 100 $a20120227d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGenetically modified crops$b[electronic resource] /$fNigel G. Halford 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aLondon $cImperial College Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (193 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-84816-838-1 327 $aCONTENTS; Preface; 1. DNA, Genes, Genomes and Plant Breeding; 1.1 A Brief History of Genetics; 1.2 Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA); 1.3 Genes; 1.4 Gene Expression; 1.5 Genomes; 1.6 Genetic Change; 1.7 Plant Breeding; 1.8 Modern Plant Breeding; 1.9 Wide and Forced Crossing and Embryo Rescue; 1.10 Radiation and Chemical Mutagenesis; 1.11 The Advent of Genetic Modification; 2. The Techniques of Plant Genetic Modification; 2.1 A Brief History of the Development of Recombinant DNA Technology; 2.2 Agrobacterium tumefaciens; 2.3 Use of Agrobacterium tumefaciens in Plant Genetic Modification 327 $a2.4 Transformation of Protoplasts 2.5 Particle Gun; 2.6 Other Direct Gene Transfer Methods; 2.7 Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation Without Tissue Culture; 2.8 Selectable Marker Genes; 2.9 Visual/Scoreable Marker Genes; 2.10 Design and Construction of Genes for Introduction into Plants; 2.11 Promoter Types; 2.12 The Use of GM to Characterise Gene Promoters; 2.13 Gene Over-Expression and Silencing; 3. The Use of GM Crops in Agriculture; 3.1 Why Use Genetic Modification (GM) in Plant Breeding?; 3.2 Slow-ripening Fruit; 3.3 Herbicide Tolerance; 3.4 Insect Resistance; 3.5 Virus Resistance 327 $a3.6 Modified Oil Content 3.7 Modified Starch for Industrial and Biofuel Uses; 3.8 High Lysine Corn; 3.9 Vitamin Content: Golden Rice; 3.10 Fungal Resistance; 3.11 Drought, Heat and Cold Tolerance; Climate Change; 3.12 Salt Tolerance; 3.13 Biopharming; 3.14 Removal of Allergens; 3.15 Conclusions; 4. Legislation Covering GM Crops and Foods; 4.1 Safety of GM Plants Grown in Containment; 4.2 Safety of Field Releases of GM Plants; 4.3 Safety of GM Foods; 4.4 European Union Regulations; 4.5 Labelling and Traceability Regulations; 4.6 Safety Assessment and Labelling Requirements in the USA 327 $a5. Issues that have Arisen in the GM Crop and Food Debate5.1 Are GM Foods Safe?; 5.2 Will Genetic Modification Produce New Food Allergens?; 5.3 Is it Ethical to Transfer Genes Between Different Species?; 5.4 Animal Studies; 5.5 GM Crops 'Do Not Work'; 5.6 Did Tryptophan Produced by Genetic Modification Kill People?; 5.7 The Monarch Butterfly; 5.8 The Pusztai Affair; 5.9 Alarm Caused by Contradictory Results of Biosafety Studies; 5.10 'Superweeds'; 5.11 Insect Resistance to Bt Crops; 5.12 Segregation of GM and non-GM Crops: Co-existence of GM and Organic Farming 327 $a5.13 Antibiotic Resistance Marker Genes 5.14 Patenting; 5.15 Loss of Genetic Diversity; 5.16 The Dominance of Multinational Companies; 5.17 The StarLink and ProdiGene Affairs; 5.18 The Cauliflower mosaic virus 35S RNA Gene Promoter; 5.19 Implications for Developing Countries; 5.20 'Terminator' Technology; 5.21 Unintentional Releases; 5.22 Asynchronous Approvals; 5.23 The United Kingdom Farm-Scale Evaluations; 5.24 Conclusions; Index 330 $aPlant molecular biology came to the fore in the early 1980's and there has been tremendous growth in the subject since then. The study of plant genes and genomes and the development of techniques for the incorporation of novel or modified genes into plants eventually led to the commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) crops in the mid-1990's. This was seen as the start of a biotechnological revolution in plant breeding. However, plant biotechnology has become one of the hottest debates of the age and, in Europe at least, one of the greatest challenges that plant scientists have ever faced. 606 $aTransgenic plants 606 $aTransgenic plants$xHistory 606 $aPlant genetic engineering 606 $aAgricultural biotechnology 615 0$aTransgenic plants. 615 0$aTransgenic plants$xHistory. 615 0$aPlant genetic engineering. 615 0$aAgricultural biotechnology. 676 $a631.5/233 676 $a631.5233 700 $aHalford$b N. G$g(Nigel G.)$0855747 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779074003321 996 $aGenetically modified crops$93777960 997 $aUNINA