Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, Volume 64: Genetic Modification Of Plants: Agriculture, Horticulture And Forestry

Today ́s agriculture faces new and difficult challenges. With modern methods widely applied, it is commonly believed that genetic crop improvement is a key for increasing yields. In spite of the discussion about the safety of genetically modified (GM) crops that is still raging in the European Union where the take-up of the new technology is more limited, the cultivation of GM plants and crops has exploded all over the world. Conceived with the aim of sorting fact from fiction over GM crops, this volume brings together the knowledge of 30 specialists in the field of transgenic plants. It covers the generation and detection of these plants as well as the genetic traits conferred on transgenic plants. In addition, the book looks at a wide variety of crops, ornamental plants and tree species that are subject to genetic modifications, assessing the risks involved in genetic modification as well as the potential economic benefits of the technology in specific cases. The book’s structure, with fully cross-referenced chapters, gives readers a quick access to specific topics, whether that is detailed and comprehensive data on particular species of ornamentals, or coverage of the socioeconomic implications of GM technology. With an increasing demand for bioenergy, and the necessary higher yields relying on wider genetic variation, this book supplies all the technical details required to move forward to a new era in agriculture. pt. A. Generation and analysis of transgenic plants. Plant nuclear transformation / John J. Finer Plastid transformation / Heribert Warzecha and Anna Hennig Concepts of marker genes for plants / Josef Kraus Precise breeding through all-native DNA transformation / Caius M. Rommens Gene silencing in plants: transgenes as targets and effectors / Andreas E. Müller Breeding with genetically modified plants / Christian Jung Detection of genetically modified plants in seeds, food and feed / Lutz Grohmann pt. B. Selected characters of transgenic plants and their application in plant production. Drought stress tolerance / Dorothea Bartels and Jonathan Phillips Herbicide resistance / Micheal D.K. Owen Insect and nematode resistance / Tim Thurau, Wanzhi Ye, and Daguang Cai Metabolic engineering / Lars M. Voll and Frederik Börnke Pharmaceuticals / Andreas Schiermeyer and Stefan Schillberg Biopolymers / Maja Hühns and Inge Broer Engineered male sterility / Frank Kempken pt. C. Transgenic plants in breeding and crop production. Cotton / Keerti S. Rathore Triticeae cereals / Jochen Kumlehn ... [et al.] Fruit crops / Magda-Viola Hanke and Henryk Flachowsky Maize / David D. Songstad Ornamentals / Thomas Debener and Traud Winkelman Potato / Jens Lübeck Rapeseed/canola / Christian Möllers Rice / Hao Chen, Yongjun Lin, and Qifa Zhang Sugarcane / Fredy Altpeter and Hesham Oraby Soybean / Jack M. Widholm ... [et al.] Vegetables / Evelyn Klocke, Thomas Nothnagel, and Günter Schumann pt. D. Risk assessment and economic applications. Regulatory oversight and safety assessment of plants with novel traits / Yann Devos, Karine Lheureux, and Joachim Schiemann Environmental impact of genetically modified maize expressing cry1 proteins / Detlef Bartsch ... [et al.] Benefits of transgenic plants: a socioeconomic perspective / Matin Qaim and Arjunan Subramanian Risk assessment and economic applications - the cartagena protocol on biosafety: GMO approval and import on a world-wide scale / Joachim Bendiek and Hans-Jörg Buhk Public perceptions of modern biotechnology and the necessity to improve communication / Roger J. Busch. Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Plant Nuclear Transformation....Pages 3-21 Plastid Transformation....Pages 23-37 Concepts of Marker Genes for Plants....Pages 39-60 Precise Breeding Through All-Native DNA Transformation....Pages 61-77 Gene Silencing in Plants: Transgenes as Targets and Effectors....Pages 79-101 Breeding with Genetically Modified Plants....Pages 103-116 Detection of Genetically Modified Plants in Seeds, Food and Feed....Pages 117-136 Front Matter....Pages 138-138 Drought Stress Tolerance....Pages 139-157 Herbicide Resistance....Pages 159-176 Insect and Nematode Resistance....Pages 177-197 Metabolic Engineering....Pages 199-219 Pharmaceuticals....Pages 221-235 Biopolymers....Pages 237-252 Engineered Male Sterility....Pages 253-265 Front Matter....Pages 268-268 Cotton....Pages 269-285 Triticeae Cereals....Pages 287-306 Fruit Crops....Pages 307-348 Maize....Pages 349-367 Ornamentals....Pages 369-391 Potato....Pages 393-408 Front Matter....Pages 268-268 Rapeseed/Canola....Pages 409-422 Rice....Pages 423-451 Sugarcane....Pages 453-472 Soybean....Pages 473-498 Vegetables....Pages 499-550 Front Matter....Pages 552-552 Regulatory Oversight and Safety Assessment of Plants with Novel Traits....Pages 553-574 Environmental Impact of Genetically Modified Maize Expressing Cry1 Proteins....Pages 575-614 Benefits of Transgenic Plants: A Socioeconomic Perspective....Pages 615-629 Risk Assessment and Economic Applications – the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: GMO Approval and Import on a World-Wide Scale....Pages 631-648 Public Perceptions of Modern Biotechnology and the Necessity to Improve Communication....Pages 649-661 Back Matter....Pages 663-675 Todaýs agriculture faces new and difficult challenges. With modern methods widely applied, it is commonly believed that genetic crop improvement is a key for increasing yields. In spite of the discussion about the safety of genetically modified (GM) crops that is still raging in the European Union where the take-up of the new technology is more limited, the cultivation of GM plants and crops has exploded all over the world. Conceived with the aim of sorting fact from fiction over GM crops, this volume brings together the knowledge of 30 specialists in the field of transgenic plants. It covers the generation and detection of these plants as well as the genetic traits conferred on transgenic plants. In addition, the book looks at a wide variety of crops, ornamental plants and tree species that are subject to genetic modifications, assessing the risks involved in genetic modification as well as the potential economic benefits of the technology in specific cases. The book's structure, with fully cross-referenced chapters, gives readers a quick access to specific topics, whether that is detailed and comprehensive data on particular species of ornamentals, or coverage of the socioeconomic implications of GM technology. With an increasing demand for bioenergy, and the necessary higher yields relying on wider genetic variation, this book supplies all the technical details required to move forward to a new era in agriculture Conceived with the aim of sorting fact from fiction over genetically modified (GM) crops, this book brings together the knowledge of 30 specialists in the field of transgenic plants. It covers the generation and detection of these plants as well as the genetic traits conferred on transgenic plants. In addition, the book looks at a wide variety of crops, ornamental plants and tree species that are subject to genetic modifications, assessing the risks involved in genetic modification as well as the potential economic benefits of the technology in specific cases. The book's structure, with fully cross-referenced chapters, gives readers a quick access to specific topics, whether that is comprehensive data on particular species of ornamentals, or coverage of the socioeconomic implications of GM technology. With an increasing demand for bioenergy, and the necessary higher yields relying on wider genetic variation, this book supplies all the technical details required to move forward to a new era in agriculture. Conceived with the aim of sorting fact from fiction over genetically modified (GM) crops, this book brings together the knowledge of 30 specialists in the field of transgenic plants. It covers the generation and detection of these plants as well as the genetic traits conferred on transgenic plants. In addition, the book looks at a wide variety of crops, ornamental plants and tree species that are subject to genetic modifications, assessing the risks involved in genetic modification as well as the potential economic benefits of the technology in specific cases. The book s structure, with fully cross-referenced chapters, gives readers a quick access to specific topics, whether that is comprehensive data on particular species of ornamentals, or coverage of the socioeconomic implications of GM technology. With an increasing demand for bioenergy, and the necessary higher yields relying on wider genetic variation, this book supplies all the technical details required to move forward to a new era in agriculture.