02469nam a2200481 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902000180006010000120007824500560009026000260014630000100017252013120018265000160149465000180151065000250152865000240155365000150157765000120159265000220160465000190162665000100164565000120165565000160166765000230168365000180170665000120172465000250173665000140176165000220177565000110179765000170180865000110182565000120183665000100184865000170185865000120187565000110188765300320189865300260193065300190195670000120197515579111998-03-02 1993 bl uuuu 00u1 u #d a0-8493-6424-81 aLAL, R. aGenetic engineering of plants for crop improvement. aBoca Raton: CRCc1993 a246p. aGene 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. aagriculture abiotechnology aenvironmental impact agenetic engineering aherbicides aInsecta amolecular biology aplant breeding aseeds aviruses aAgricultura aBiologia Molecular aBiotecnologia aDoença aEngenharia Genética aHerbicida aImpacto Ambiental aInseto aMelhoramento aPlanta aPlantio aPraga aResistência aSemente aVírus aEngenharia genetica vegetal aMelhoramento genetico aPlant diseases1 aLAL, S.