Transgenic Crop Plants
Development of transgenic crop plants, their utilization for improved agriculture, health, ecology and environment and their socio-political impacts are currently important fields in education, research and industries and also of interest to policy makers
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Chittaranjan Kole Charles H. Michler Albert G. Abbott Timothy C. Hall l
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Transgenic Crop Plants Volume 2: Utilization and Biosafety
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Editors Prof. Chittaranjan Kole Department of Genetics & Biochemistry Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634, USA [email protected]
Prof. Albert G. Abbott Department of Genetics & Biochemistry Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634, USA [email protected]
Prof. Charles H. Michler Director Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center at Purdue University NSF I/UCRC Center for Tree Genetics West Lafayette, IN, USA [email protected]
Prof. Timothy C. Hall Institute of Developmental & Molecular Biology Department of Biology Texas A&M University College Station, TX, USA [email protected]
ISBN: 978-3-642-04811-1 e-ISBN: 978-3-642-04812-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-04812-8 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009939124 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: WMXDesign GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Transgenic Plants – known also as Biotech Plants, Genetically Engineered Plants, or Genetically Modified Plants – have emerged amazingly fast as a boon for science and society. They have already played and will continue to play a significant role in agriculture, medicine, ecology, and environment. The increasing demands for food, feed, fuel, fiber, furniture, perfumes, minerals, vitamins, antibiotics, narcotics, and many health-related drugs and chemicals necessitate the development and cultivation of transgenic plants with augmented or suppressed trait(s). From a single transgenic plant (Flavr Savr tomato with a longer shelf-life) introduced for commercialization in 1994, we have now 13 transgenic crops covering 800 million ha in 25 countries of six continents. Interestingly, the 13.3 million farmers growing transgenic crops globally include 12.3 million (90%) small and resource poor farmers from 12 developing countries. Increasing popularity of transgenic plants is well evidenced from an annual increase of about 10% measured in hectares but actually of 15% in “trait hectares.” Con
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