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Model Plants and Crop Improvement
CRC Press 2006; US$ 189.95Provides a critical assessment of the potential of the model plant species for crop improvement. This volume presents the summary for studying the development of plant species of particular agricultural significance. It brings together experts from across the globe to summarize the achievements and the limitations of the model plant model. more...
Physiology and Biotechnology Integration for Plant Breeding
Marcel Dekker Inc 2004; US$ 239.95In introducing 16 chapters by international scientists, Nguyen (soybean genomics and biotechnology, U. of Missouri-Columbia) and Blum (Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, Israel) comment on the increasing pressures on plant breeding for sustainable agriculture. New technologies are increa more...
Factors Affecting Calf Crop
CRC Press 2001; US$ 179.95In today's world, we are witnessing simultaneous breakthroughs in reproductive technologies, genomics, and molecular biology. Advances in molecular genetic technology and understanding of the bovine genome have led to the development of tools that can be used to enhance profitability on cow-calf enterprises. Factors Affecting Calf Crop: Biotechnology... more...
Agriculture and Intellectual Property Rights
CABI 2000; US$ 130.00Plant breeding patents, the ownership of biological innovation and associated intellectual property rights (IPR) are the subject of increased attention worldwide. Particularly relevant to the field of biotechnology, this book presents the perspectives of policy-makers and economists on such issues. more...
Damage Caused by Genetically Modified Organisms
De Gruyter 2010; US$ 280.00The debate about the use of genetically modified organisms is fuelled by the fear of potential hazards of GM farming. Classic tort law already offers remedies should such risks materialize. In some countries, this is enhanced or replaced by alternative redress schemes. This volume compares more than twenty jurisdictions in this respect, provides special... more...
Das Apfelhandbuch: Wissenswertes rund um den Apfel
Diplomica Verlag 2012; US$ 26.95Hauptbeschreibung Der Apfel zählt heute zu den wichtigsten Nutz- und Kulturpflanzen, da er aufgrund seines Reichtums an Nährstoffen und der positiven chemischen Zusammensetzung eine vielfältige Bedeutung nicht nur in der küchentechnischen sondern auch in der industriellen Verarbeitung einnimmt. Zahlreiche Nachschlagewerke beschäftigen sich bereits... more...
Regulating Next Generation Agri-Food Bio-Technologies
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 143.00Agri-food bio-technology policy and regulation is transitioning from an early period focused on genetic engineering technologies to ?next-generation? rules and regulatory processes linked to challenges originating in a wide variety of new technological processes and applications. Can lessons learned from past and current regulatory oversights of agricultural... more...
Risikoanalyse an bedeutenden Kulturen in Europa unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Erregers der Schwarzfäule an Reben Guignardia bidwellii
Diplomica Verlag 2012; US$ 59.30Hauptbeschreibung In Europa werden über 90 verschiedene Weinkulturen angebaut. Steigende Temperaturen, bedingt durch den Klimawandel, und die zunehmende Globalisierung sorgen dafür, dass Kulturen immer stärker durch Krankheiten gefährdet werden. Die Einschleppungswege sind sehr vielfältig. Ein Teil der Erreger stirbt beim Transport, ein anderer Teil... more...
Transgenic Plants and Crops
Marcel Dekker Inc 2002; US$ 293.95This work details the advances in transgenic plant construction and explores the social, political, and legal aspects of genetic plant manipulation. more...
The Future of Genetically Modified Crops
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95Investigates the circumstances and processes required to establish the new Gene Revolution in which genetically modified crops are tailored to address chronic agricultural problems in specific regions of the world. more...









