Abstract
Plant biotechnology is defined as techniques that use live organisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, yeast, plant, and animal cells) to make or modify a product, to improve plants, or to engineer plants for specific uses. Modern plant biotechnology holds considerable promise to meet the challenges in agricultural and horticultural production. It encompasses genetic engineering, enzyme and protein engineering, plant tissue culture technology, biosensors for biological monitoring, bioprocessing, and fermentation technology. Biotechnology is an interdisciplinary field of research encompassing biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, genetics, immunology, pathology, developmental biology, and so on.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Ornamental Geophytes |
Subtitle of host publication | From Basic Science to Sustainable Production |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 159-196 |
Number of pages | 38 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781439849255 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781439849248 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2012 |
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