Agricultual biotechnology Abhilash Jain & Varun Khetrapal
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: Delhi Pacific Books Interational 2012Description: v, 278 p 21 cmISBN: 9789380472775; 9380472773Subject(s): Biotechnology | Plant tissue culture | Genetic engineering | Fisheries and aquaculture | Biotechnology and food security | Asia-pacificDDC classification: 630Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Biotechnology is being used to address problems in all areas of agricultural production and processing. It is being used to develop low-cost disease-free planting materials and is creating new tools for the diagnosis and treatment of plant and animal diseases and for the measurement and conservation of genetic resources. Animal feeds and feeding practices are beingchanged by biotechnology to improve animal nutrition and to reduce environmental waste.
This book provides a detailed description of used of biotechnology in crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry with a view to understanding the technologies themselves and the ways they complement and extend other approaches. The book will serve an excellent reference material for teachers, research workers, industrialists, biotechnologies in the field of applied biology, agriculture science, plant breeding and microbiology.
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