Breeding Insect Resistant Crops for Sustainable Agriculture

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Arora, Ramesh (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Sandhu, Surinder (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Applied ecology.; Plant breeding.; Transgenic organisms.; Entomology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Applied Ecology.; Transgenics.

This book reviews and synthesizes the recent advances in exploiting host plant resistance to insects, highlighting the role of molecular techniques in breeding insect resistant crops. It also provides an overview of the fascinating field of insect-plant relationships, which is fundamental to the stu...