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- catalog abstract "Tropical crops such as cowpea, yam, plantain, and cassava are heavily underresearched but, in addition to rice, maize, wheat, and potato, are important as primary or secondary food staples in the developing countries. The modern tools of molecular and cellular technology offer the opportunity not only to make substantial gains in knowledge of these crops, but also they overcome some of the obstacles which presently restrain both the genetic improvement and the productivity of these crops in tropical farming systems. Increased nutritional value of these crops, reduced post-harvest perishability, and lower costs of production are some of the advantages taken from biotechnology. Engineered genetic resistance would also allow to drastically reduce employment of pesticides, which at present are expensive or unavailable for farmers in developing countries and may create environmental and health hazards. In this book experts present opportunities to improve the efficiency of plant breeding programs also taking into account the ethical and sociopolitical aspects of these technologies.".
- catalog contributor b13056856.
- catalog contributor b13056857.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The Contribution of Genetic Engineering to the Fight against Hunger in Developing Countries / K.M. Leisinger -- Networking Biotechnology Solutions with Developing Countries: the Mission and Strategy of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications / A.F. Krattiger -- Socioethical and Sociopolitical Reflections on the Application of Gene Technology in Developing Countries / H.-P. Schreiber -- Gene Technology for Increased Rice Production in Developing Countries / A. Kloti and I. Potrykus -- Biotechnology for Maize and Wheat Improvement in Developing Countries: a Need, a Reality, or a Dream? / D.A. Hoisington -- Gene Transfer in Sugarcane / A.D. Arencibia.".
- catalog description "Tropical crops such as cowpea, yam, plantain, and cassava are heavily underresearched but, in addition to rice, maize, wheat, and potato, are important as primary or secondary food staples in the developing countries. The modern tools of molecular and cellular technology offer the opportunity not only to make substantial gains in knowledge of these crops, but also they overcome some of the obstacles which presently restrain both the genetic improvement and the productivity of these crops in tropical farming systems. Increased nutritional value of these crops, reduced post-harvest perishability, and lower costs of production are some of the advantages taken from biotechnology. Engineered genetic resistance would also allow to drastically reduce employment of pesticides, which at present are expensive or unavailable for farmers in developing countries and may create environmental and health hazards. In this book experts present opportunities to improve the efficiency of plant breeding programs also taking into account the ethical and sociopolitical aspects of these technologies.".
- catalog extent "xi, 220 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "3211832408".
- catalog isPartOf "Plant gene research".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Springer,".
- catalog subject "631.5/23 21".
- catalog subject "Food crops Biotechnology.".
- catalog subject "SB175 .B545 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Contribution of Genetic Engineering to the Fight against Hunger in Developing Countries / K.M. Leisinger -- Networking Biotechnology Solutions with Developing Countries: the Mission and Strategy of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications / A.F. Krattiger -- Socioethical and Sociopolitical Reflections on the Application of Gene Technology in Developing Countries / H.-P. Schreiber -- Gene Technology for Increased Rice Production in Developing Countries / A. Kloti and I. Potrykus -- Biotechnology for Maize and Wheat Improvement in Developing Countries: a Need, a Reality, or a Dream? / D.A. Hoisington -- Gene Transfer in Sugarcane / A.D. Arencibia.".
- catalog title "Biotechnology of food crops in developing countries / T. Hohn, K.M. Leisinger (eds.).".
- catalog type "text".