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Biblioteca(s): | Embrapa Cerrados; Embrapa Clima Temperado.
Data corrente: | 27/11/1997
Data da última atualização: | 02/03/1998
Autoria: | LAL, R.; LAL, S.
Título: | Genetic engineering of plants for crop improvement.
Ano de publicação: | 1993
Fonte/Imprenta: | Boca Raton: CRC, 1993.
Páginas: | 246p.
ISBN: | 0-8493-6424-8
Idioma: | Inglês
Conteúdo: | Gene transfer methods for crop improvement. Plant viruses as biological vector. DNA transfer via agrobacterium tumefaciens. Chemically mediated DNA uptake. Electroporation. Transient and stable transformation. Microinjection. Microprojectile bombardment method. Electric discharge particle acceleration method. Conclusions. Genetic engineering of insect control agents and production of insect-resistant plants. Proteinase inhibitors. Bacillus thuringiensis and its endotoxin. Genetically engineered insect-resistant plants. Ecological considerations. Conclusions. Engineering herbicide resistance into plants. Strategies for development of herbicide-resistant. Alternative strategies for achieving herbicide. Conclusions. Engineered resistance against plant virus diseases. Strategies for engineering genes for plant protection. Contruction and design  of chimeric genes encoding. Detection of CP-Mediated protection. Improvement of the nutritional quality of plants by manipulation of seed storage genes. Genetic manipulations of seed storage proteins. Production of small peptides of 2s albumin. Conclusions and future prospectus. Impact of genetically modified crops in agriculture and ecological risk. Transgenic plants and their commercial value. Ecological and environmental  impacts and legislation.
Palavras-Chave: | Engenharia genetica vegetal; Melhoramento genetico; Plant diseases.
Thesagro: | Agricultura; Biologia Molecular; Biotecnologia; Doença; Engenharia Genética; Herbicida; Impacto Ambiental; Inseto; Melhoramento; Planta; Plantio; Praga; Resistência; Semente; Vírus.
Thesaurus Nal: | agriculture; biotechnology; environmental impact; genetic engineering; herbicides; Insecta; molecular biology; plant breeding; seeds; viruses.
Categoria do assunto: | --
Registro original: | Embrapa Cerrados (CPAC)

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CPAC - (14740-1) - ADC - LV - -- - 631.5233 - L193g - 1998.00093 - DIS
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