by David E. Sadava (Author), Maarten J. Chrispeels (Author)
Jones and Bartlett Publishers and the American Society of Plant Biologists have teamed up for the Second Edition of Plants, Genes, and Crop Biotechnology. The essays collected in this text bring together aspects of genetics and plant breeding, molecular biology and genetic engineering, plant development and reproduction, soils and plant nutrition, agro-ecology and the sustainability of agricultural practices, population increases and the difficulty of eradicating hunger, pest control practices and their environmental consequences, and the role of biotechnology in modern crop production.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 562
Edition: 2
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
Published: 01 Jul 2002
ISBN 10: 0763715867
ISBN 13: 9780763715861