Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture: Emerging Approaches and Strategies is an outstanding collection of current research that integrates basic and advanced concepts of agricultural biotechnology with future development prospects. Using biotechnology with sustainable agriculture effectively contributes to gains in agricultural productivity, enhanced food security, reduced poverty and malnutrition, and more ecologically sustainable means of food production. Written by a panel of experts, this book is unique in its coverage of the broad area of biotechnology for sustainable agriculture. It includes intriguing topics and discussions of areas such as recombinant DNA technology and genetic engineering.
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1. Introduction
2. Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture: an overview
3. Biotechnological tools to enhance sustainable production
4. Sustainable agriculture and food security
5. Plant biotechnology and crop improvement
6. Transgenic Animals production
7. Microbial biotechnology and sustainable agriculture
8. Impact of climate change on agriculture and food security
9. Impact of climate change on livestock production
10. Impact of Climate change on fisheries
11. Nanotechnology and its implication in Agricultural Biotechnology
12. Genetic Engineering and public perception
13. The way ahead
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Presents novel, innovative biotechnological approaches that improve food crop production
Use novel, innovative biotechnological approaches to improve food crop production
Identifies and explores biotechnological tools to enhance sustainability
Encompasses plant and microbial biotechnology, nanotechnology and genetic engineering
Focuses on plant biotechnology and crop improvement to increase yield and resilience
Summarizes the impact of climate change on agriculture, fisheries and livestock
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780128121603
Publisert
2017-09-13
Utgiver
Vendor
Woodhead Publishing
Vekt
720 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
446