Genetic Modification of Plants Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kempken, Frank (Editor), Jung, Christian (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, 64
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Genetic engineering.; Agriculture.; Forestry.; Plant genetics.; Plant breeding.; Agricultural economics.; Life Sciences.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Genetic Engineering.; Agricultural Economics.

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...