Improvement of Crop Plants for Industrial End Uses
Author | : P. Ranalli |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 533 |
Release | : 2007-05-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781402054860 |
ISBN-13 | : 1402054866 |
Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Download or read book Improvement of Crop Plants for Industrial End Uses written by P. Ranalli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-16 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides concerns useful to promote an increase of the productivity of crops by using functional genomics. Fundamental thematics have been addressed: metabolic engineering, plant breeding tools, renewable biomass for energy generation, fibres and composites, and biopharmaceuticals. The gained know how is relevant to identify bottlenecks in the major production chains and to propose actions for moving these issues forward.