Transgenic Plants and Crops [Hardcover]

George C. Khachatourians (Editor), Y. H. Hui (Editor), Ralph Scorza (Editor), Wai-Kit Nip (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0824705459 | ISBN-13: 978-0824705459 | Publication Date: October 1, 2002 | Edition: 1st

With contributions from nearly 130 internationally renowned experts in the field, this reference details advances in transgenic plant construction and explores the social, political, and legal aspects of genetic plant manipulation. It provides analyzes of the history, genetics, physiology, and cultivation of over 30 species of transgenic seeds, fruits, and vegetables. Stressing the impact of genetic engineering strategies on the nutritional and functional benefit of foods as well as on consumer health and the global market economy, the book covers methods of gene marking, transferring, and tagging public perceptions to the selective breeding, hybridization, and recombinant DNA manipulation of food.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 888 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824705459
• ISBN-13: 978-0824705459
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.2 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,997,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alan McHughen is a public sector educator, scientist and consumer advocate. After earning his doctorate at Oxford University, Dr McHughen worked at Yale University and the University of Saskatchewan before joining the University of California, Riverside. A molecular geneticist with an interest in crop improvement and environmental sustainability, he helped develop US and Canadian regulations covering genetically engineered crops and foods. He served on US National Academy of Sciences panels investigating the environmental effects of transgenic plants, and a second investigating the health effects of genetically modified foods. Having developed internationally approved commercial crop varieties using both conventional breeding and genetic engineering techniques, he has firsthand experience with the relevant issues from both sides of the regulatory process. As an educator and consumer advocate, he helps non-scientists understand the environmental and health impacts of both modern and traditional methods of food production. In 2009, Alan was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and his bio appears in Who's Who in America. More information, including publications, is available on his website www.mchughen.org