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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on critical issues in the development of transgenic crops, their problems and prospects, both in developed and developing countries. It deals with genetically-modified herbicide tolerant crops and transgenic crops that resist diseases.
Table of ContentsTransgenic crops: An introduction: Opender Koul and G.S. Dhaliwal; Transgenic crops expressing Bt genes: Current status, future outlook, problems and perspectives: D.R. Ring; Plant protease inhibitors: Emerging role in enhancing insect resistance in transgenic crops: A. Dutta Gupta and P.B. Kirthi; Insect resistant transgenic crops expressing plant lectins: Jesusa C. Legaspi; Transgenic crops and weed management: Progress and outlook: L.A.P. (Bent) Lotz; Transgenic rice for disease resistance: S.K. Dutta; Development of resistance in pests to transgenic plants: Mechanisms and strategies: Chuck Chilcutt and Marshall W. Johnson; Gene pyramiding: A novel approach for enhancing resistance durability in transgenic crops: K.R. Rajyashri and Madan Mohan; Transgenic crops and small-scale farmers: Yolanda Massieu; Role of transgenic endophytes for crop protection: Aqbal Singh and Sarvjeet Kaur; Ecological, economic and Social perspectives on transgenic crops: Path for the developing world: Sarvjeet Kaur; Reg
