Book description
Designed to inform and inspire the next generation of plant biotechnologists
Plant Biotechnology and Genetics explores contemporary techniques and
applications of plant biotechnology, illustrating the tremendous
potential this technology has to change our world by improving the food
supply. As an introductory text, its focus is on basic science and
processes. It guides students from plant biology and genetics to
breeding to principles and applications of plant biotechnology. Next,
the text examines the critical issues of patents and intellectual
property and then tackles the many controversies and consumer concerns
over transgenic plants. The final chapter of the book provides an expert
forecast of the future of plant biotechnology.
Each chapter has been written by one or more leading practitioners in
the field and then carefully edited to ensure thoroughness and
consistency. The chapters are organized so that each one progressively
builds upon the previous chapters. Questions set forth in each chapter
help students deepen their understanding and facilitate classroom discussions.
Inspirational autobiographical essays, written by pioneers and eminent
scientists in the field today, are interspersed throughout the text.
Authors explain how they became involved in the field and offer a
personal perspective on their contributions and the future of the field.
The text's accompanying CD-ROM offers full-color figures that can be
used in classroom presentations with other teaching aids available online.
This text is recommended for junior- and senior-level courses in plant
biotechnology or plant genetics and for courses devoted to special
topics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also an
ideal reference for practitioners.
C. Neal Stewart Jr. PhD, holds
the Racheff Chair of Excellence in Plant Molecular Genetics and is a
Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville. Dr. Stewart serves on the editorial boards of
BMC Biotechnology, Sensors, and Trends in Plant Science, and is an
Associate Editor for In Vitro Developmental and Cellular BiologyÂ-Plant.
