Fruit and vegetable biotechnology

The genetic modification of foods is one of the most significant developments in food processing, and one of the most controversial. This important collection reviews its application to fruit and vegetables. Part 1 looks at techniques and their applications in improving production and product qualit...

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Other Authors: Valpuesta, Victoriano.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Boca Raton, Fla. : Cambridge, England : CRC Press ; Woodhead Pub., 2002.
Series: Woodhead Publishing in food science and technology.
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ISBN: 1591243483
9781591243489
1855736411
9781855736412
1855734672
9781855734678
1280372281
9781280372285
0849314364
9780849314360
Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 338 pages) : illustrations

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245 0 0 |a Fruit and vegetable biotechnology /  |c edited by Victoriano Valpuesta. 
260 |a Boca Raton, Fla. :  |b CRC Press ;  |a Cambridge, England :  |b Woodhead Pub.,  |c 2002. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Tools of genetic engineering in plants -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Selection and isolation of genes -- 2.3 Transformation and regeneration of plants -- 2.4 Stability of the transgenes -- 2.5 Environmental risk assessment -- 2.6 Future trends -- 2.7 Sources of further information and advice -- 2.8 References -- Part I Targets for transformation -- 3 Genetic modification of agronomic traits in fruit crops -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Somaclonal variation -- 3.3 Gene transformation -- 3.4 Genetic Stability -- 3.5 Plant development and reproduction -- 3.6 Fruit quality -- 3.7 Biotic stress -- 3.8 Abiotic stress resistance -- 3.9 Plant breeding: the use of molecular markers -- 3.10 Future perspectives -- 3.11 Abbreviations used in this chapter -- 3.12 References and further reading -- 4 Genes involved in plant defence mechanisms -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Mechanisms of plant response to pathogens -- 4.3 Genes in the defence against virus -- 4.4 Genes in the defence against fungi -- 4.5 Genes in the defence against insects and nematodes -- 4.6 Long-term impact of genetically modified plants in their response to pathogens -- 4.7 Future trends -- 4.8 Sources of further information and advice -- 4.9 References -- 5 Genes selected for their role in modifying post-harvest life -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Biotechnological control of fruit ripening and post-harvest diseases -- 5.3 Biotechnological control of vegetable ripening and postharvest diseases -- 5.4 Future trends -- 5.5 Sources of further information -- 5.6 References -- 6 The use of molecular genetics to improve food properties -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Changing the nutritional value of foods -- 6.3 Modification of fruit colour and sweetness -- 6.4 Modification of food-processing properties of fruit -- 6.5 Molecular farming and therapeutic food -- 6.6 Future trends -- 6.7 Sources of further information and advice -- 6.8 References -- 7 Nutritional enhancement of plant foods -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The nutritional importance of plants -- 7.3 Strategies for nutritional enhancement -- 7.4 The priorities for nutritional enhancement -- 7.5 Relationship of structure to nutritional quality (bioavailabilty) -- 7.6 Nutritional enhancement versus food fortification -- 7.7 Constraints on innovation -- 7.8 Future trends -- 7.9 Further information -- 7.10 References -- Part II Case studies -- 8 Tomato -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Modifications targeting fruit -- 8.3 Modifications targeting seeds and germination -- 8.4 Modifications targeting biotic and abiotic stress tolerance -- 8.5 Modifications targeting vegetative tissues and flowers -- 8.6 Expression of novel proteins in tomato -- 8.7 Regulation of transgenic gene expression in tomato -- 8.8 Conclusions -- 8.9 References -- 9 Commercial developments with transgenic potato -- 9.1 Markets and challenges -- 9.2 Potato breeding and a role for GM technology -- 9.3 Commercial applications of GM potato crops -- 9.4 Current and future potential for GM potato -- 9.5 Revised legislation on GM crops in Europe -- tidti. 
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