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For those working in molecular biology, this book describes the latest techniques in plant genetic research and the practical application of genetic engineering to important crop plants such as the potato. The various chapters detail methods used for the genetic modification of plants, including protoplast fusion and the use of Agrobacterium and viruses as vectors for plant genes. The types of agricultural and industrial processes that will be improved by these technologies are indicated throughout the book  

Contributors

J. H. Dodds, L. Herrera-Estrella. M. De Blocck, P. Zambryski, M. van Montagu, J. Schell, H. J. Newbury, R. R. D. Croy, J. A. Gatehouse, M. G. K. Jones