LEADER 03345nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910782124403321 005 20230617010837.0 010 $a1-281-86587-7 010 $a9786611865870 010 $a1-84816-125-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000537730 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24682544 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000161641 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11149249 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000161641 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10198031 035 $a(PQKB)11453560 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1681577 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1681577 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10255370 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL186587 035 $a(OCoLC)748530822 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000537730 100 $a20030918d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGenetically modified crops$b[electronic resource] /$fNigel G. Halford 210 $aLondon $cImperial College Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 112 p. )$cill 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-86094-353-5 327 $aDNA, Genes, Genomes and Plant Breeding; The Techniques of Plant Genetic Modification; Current and Future Uses of GM Crops in Agriculture; Legislation Covering GM Crops and Foods; Issues That Have Arisen in the GM Crop and Food Debate 330 $aA description of the history and development of the science and techniques underpinning plant biotechnology, GM crops that are grown commercially and the new varieties that are developing. It covers failures as well as successes, the safety record of GM crops, legislation and consumer concerns. 330 $bPlant 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 commercialization 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.; This is a description of the history and development of the science and techniques that underpin plant biotechnology, GM crops that are grown commercially around the world and the new varieties that are being developed. It covers failures as well as successes. The safety record of GM crops is reviewed together with the legislation that has been adopted to cover their use. The author also deals with the concerns of consumers, the GM crop debate and the prospects for the technology. 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 $a631.5233 700 $aHalford$b N. G$g(Nigel G.)$0855747 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782124403321 996 $aGenetically modified crops$93777960 997 $aUNINA