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Jones and Bartlett and the American Society of Plant Biologists have teamed up for the second edition. This book integrates many fields to help students understand the complexity of the basic science that underlies crop and food production. It is truly an interdisciplinary text that brings together aspects of genetics and plant breeding, molecular biology and genetic engineering, population increases and the difficulty of eradicating hunger, pest control practices and their environmental consequences, the role of biotechnology in modern crop production, and much more.
This book integrates many fields to help students understand the complexity of the basic science that underlies crop and food production.
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'Plants, Genes, & Agriculture' looks at the human population and the food supply now and how the global food system has changed over time. It looks at the role of plants in the human diet. It considers the importance of genes, genomics, and molecular biology. It asks how we can convert solar energy into crop-production and considers innovations in agriculture. The text also looks at soil ecosystems, plant nutrition, biotic challenges from weeds, plant diseases, biotic changes, and abiotic stress. The text then considers food safety, and asks specifically if foods made from GE crops are safe to eat. It ends looking at how technology has impacted plants and agriculture over the last few years.
Sugar chains (glycans) are often attached to proteins and lipids and have multiple roles in the organization and function of all organisms. "Essentials of Glycobiology" describes their biogenesis and function and offers a useful gateway to the understanding of glycans.
International Review of Cytology