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 | |
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Boca Raton, Fla. : Cambridge, England :
CRC Press ; Woodhead Pub.,
2002.
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| Series | Woodhead Publishing in food science and technology.
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| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 1591243483 9781591243489 1855736411 9781855736412 1855734672 9781855734678 1280372281 9781280372285 0849314364 9780849314360 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (viii, 338 pages) : illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- 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
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