Ebook: Molecular Biology in Crop Protection

Few individuals can be unmoved by the impact of molecular biology. Advances in the discipline over four decades have progressed at a rate unrivalled in other scientific areas. In its formative years, molecular biology examined the chemical and physical structures of biological molecules, subsequently elucidated the nature and function of DNA and evolved into molecular genetics. From this exponential growth of scientific knowledge, tremendous opportunities were created for the application of molecular approaches to solve problems in applied biology. This book describes the new productive association between novel state­ of-the-art molecular biology and crop protection, a discipline with a sound heritage in traditional applied biology and chemistry. Never before has crop protection faced such diverse challenges. It is charged with improving global food supplies and with the pressure of population increases of one billion in the next decade. But to consider protection of crops simply in terms of weed, pest and disease control would be a gross oversimplification of the mission. Rather, crop protectionists must develop measures which will maintain crop yield and quality without harm to the environment. Chemical, cultural and biological approaches to crop protection must also fulfil evolving legislative demands and address the issues which confer public acceptability.

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This book provides the first comprehensive account of the use of techniques in plant molecular biology for crop protection. The editors have drawn together an impressive international list of contributors from the industrial and academic world, providing a wealth of information for a wide range of personnel in the crop protection industry, researchers and academics.

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This book provides the first comprehensive account of the use of techniques in plant molecular biology for crop protection. The editors have drawn together an impressive international list of contributors from the industrial and academic world, providing a wealth of information for a wide range of personnel in the crop protection industry, researchers and academics.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An introduction to molecular technology....Pages 3-37
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
Molecular approaches to the design of chemical crop protection agents....Pages 41-67
Molecular approaches to the design of biotic crop protection agents....Pages 68-97
Molecular determinants for resistance to crop protection chemicals....Pages 98-117
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Molecular biology and genetic engineering to improve plant disease resistance....Pages 121-145
Molecular mechanisms to confer herbicide resistance....Pages 146-176
Genetic manipulation of crops for insect resistance....Pages 177-201
Assessment of the impact and performance of transgenic plants....Pages 202-222
Front Matter....Pages 223-223
A commercial view of biotechnology in crop protection....Pages 225-245
Environmental and regulatory aspects of using genetically-modified plants in the field....Pages 246-262
Environmental and regulatory aspects of using genetically-modified microorganisms in the field....Pages 263-274
Back Matter....Pages 275-283

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This book provides the first comprehensive account of the use of techniques in plant molecular biology for crop protection. The editors have drawn together an impressive international list of contributors from the industrial and academic world, providing a wealth of information for a wide range of personnel in the crop protection industry, researchers and academics.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An introduction to molecular technology....Pages 3-37
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
Molecular approaches to the design of chemical crop protection agents....Pages 41-67
Molecular approaches to the design of biotic crop protection agents....Pages 68-97
Molecular determinants for resistance to crop protection chemicals....Pages 98-117
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Molecular biology and genetic engineering to improve plant disease resistance....Pages 121-145
Molecular mechanisms to confer herbicide resistance....Pages 146-176
Genetic manipulation of crops for insect resistance....Pages 177-201
Assessment of the impact and performance of transgenic plants....Pages 202-222
Front Matter....Pages 223-223
A commercial view of biotechnology in crop protection....Pages 225-245
Environmental and regulatory aspects of using genetically-modified plants in the field....Pages 246-262
Environmental and regulatory aspects of using genetically-modified microorganisms in the field....Pages 263-274
Back Matter....Pages 275-283
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