Murphy, Denis J. <br/><br/>
Plants, biotechnology and agriculture / 
Denis Murphy. 
 - Oxfordshire, UK ;  Cambridge, MA :  CABI,  c2011. 
 - ix, 310 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  25 cm. 
 - Modular texts. .
 - Modular texts. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Plants and their genomes -- Plants and their exploitation by people -- Photosynthesis and the evolution of plants -- Plant molecular genetics and genomics -- How plants function -- Plant metabolism -- Plant organization and development -- Plant responses to the environment -- How plants are manipulated -- Domestication and the empirical exploitation of plants -- The scientific manipulation of plants -- Crop improvement in the 20th century -- Plants, society and the future -- Plant biotechnologies in the 21st century -- Social context of plant biotechnologies -- Future challenges for plant biotechnology. 
<br/><br/> At a time when the world's food supplies are increasingly unable to meet the needs of a burgeoning population, there is significant diversity of opinion concerning the benefits and perceived dangers of the application of biotechnology to food production. This book provides the reader with a guide to plants as both organisms and resources. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781845936884 (pbk. : alk. paper) :  $105.00 1845936884 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781845938710 ('cabi south asia' edition : alk. paper) 1845938712 ('cabi south asia' edition : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011011316 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Plants, Cultivated.<br/>Agriculture.<br/>Botany, Economic.<br/>Plant biotechnology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SB91  / .M87 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>631.5/233