Plant Nutritional Genomics - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1405121149 ISBN 13 : 9781405121149

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell, 2005

Synopsis

Book by broadley author white jerry author broadley mart

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A textbook plant typically comprises about 85% waterand 13.5% carbohydrates. The remaining fraction contains at least14 mineral elements, without which plants would be unable tocomplete their life cycles.

Understanding plant nutrition and applying this knowledge topractical use is important for several reasons. First, anunderstanding of plant nutrition allows fertilisers to be used morewisely. Second, the nutritional composition of crops must betailored to meet the health of humans and livestock. Third, manyregions of the world are currently unsuitable for crop production,and an understanding of plant nutrition can be used to developstrategies either for the remediation of this land or for thecultivation of novel crops.

That application of knowledge of plant nutrition can be achievedthrough genotypic or agronomic approaches. Genotypic approaches,based on crop selection and / or breeding (conventional or GM),have recently begun to benefit from technological advances,including the completion of plant genome sequencing projects. Thisbook provides an overview of how plant nutritional genomics,defined as the interaction between a plant′s genome and itsnutritional characteristics, has developed in the light ofthese technological advances, and how this new knowledge mightusefully be applied.

This is a book for researchers and professionals in plantmolecular genetics, biochemistry and physiology, in both theacademic and industrial sectors.

Revue de presse :

The book is divided into 13 chapters covering three distincttopics: the molecular physiology of individual nutrients, methodsfor studying plant nutritional genomics, and applications of theknowledge gained.

"This is a really good book that should be part of the personallibrary of all those working in plant nutrition. It should also beconsulted by those who want to keep abreast of recent developmentsor use it as a basis for an initial but integrated introduction tothe molecular physiology of nutrient acquisition and assimilationand how this knowledge can potentially be exploited. It will alsobe useful to those preparing advanced undergraduate orgraduate–level lecture courses in plant nutrition."

Roger A Leigh – Annals of Botany

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Blackwell
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1405121149
• ISBN 13: 9781405121149
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352