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020			_a9781845936884 (pbk. : alk. paper) : _c$105.00
020			_a1845936884 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a9781845938710 ('cabi south asia' edition : alk. paper)
020			_a1845938712 ('cabi south asia' edition : alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)679937015
035			_a.b69754548
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050	0	0	_aSB91 _b.M87 2011
082	0	0	_a631.5/233 _222
100	1		_aMurphy, Denis J.
245	1	0	_aPlants, biotechnology and agriculture / _cDenis Murphy.
260			_aOxfordshire, UK ; _aCambridge, MA : _bCABI, _cc2011.
264			_aCambridge, MA : _bCABI, _cc2011.
300			_aix, 310 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c25 cm.
490	1		_aModular texts.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPlants 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.
520			_aAt 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.
650		0	_aPlants, Cultivated.
650		0	_aAgriculture.
650		0	_aBotany, Economic.
650		0	_aPlant biotechnology.
830		0	_aModular texts.
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