Agricultural biotechnology and the production of GM crops have been controversial despite being practiced in both developed and developing countries, the major reason being their potential negative impact on human / animal health or environment. Also prevalent is the view that it is simply unethical to engineer different forms of life in the laboratory, especially when it comes to consuming food generated through genetic engineering. GM crops have been introduced into the agricultural landscape more than 2 decades ago which has allowed us to study their effects on economy, health and the environment.
Agricultural Biotechnology: Genetic Engineering for a Food Cause�is a compendium of information, practices, observations and discernible insights on agriculture, biotechnology and sustainable development. The book begins by descriptions of genetic engineering practices and strategies for producing GM crops, their importance in the food chain and advantages of GM crops over non-modified crops. Followed by chapters on the strategic genetic applications and the use of synthetics microbiology and microbial symbiosis, Agricultural Biotechnology: Genetic Engineering concludes with an insight of the Future of microbiotechnology in agricultural practices.
Agricultural Biotechnology: Genetic Engineering for a Food Cause�fills a gap by summarizing the available literature in a wide variety of topics under one single volume, being accessible to audiences in academic, government and industry spaces.
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Table of Contents
1. Engineered microbes for improved soil and plant health2. Biofortified crops
3. Genetically engineered plant products for health: Plant made pharmaceuticals
4. Genomed edited crops
5. Gene drive focusing on agriculture
6. Phytoremediation strategies using microbiotechnology (eg plastic eating microbes)
7. Application of Genetic engineering
8. Strategies to address climate change
9. Repurposing food and agricultural waste using microbiotechnology
10. Synthetic Microbiology and microbial symbiosis
11. Metabolic Engineering of plants for secondary metabolite production
12. Sustainability through agricultural microbiotechnology
13. Economic benefit
14. Biofuel production and agricultural microbiotechnology
15. Development of molecular biomarkers in plant and plant molecular breeding
16. Public perception, intellectual property issues
17. Future of microbiotechnology in agricultural practices