TY - BOOK ID - 14296251 TI - Molecular Genetic Approaches to Maize Improvement AU - Kriz, Alan L. AU - Larkins, Brian A. PY - 2009 SN - 3540689192 9786611876210 1281876216 3540689222 PB - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Corn. KW - Crop improvement. KW - Agriculture KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Agriculture - General KW - Plant Sciences KW - Corn KW - Molecular genetics. KW - Crops KW - Improvement, Crop KW - Improvement KW - Life sciences. KW - Genetic engineering. KW - Food KW - Agriculture. KW - Cell culture. KW - Plant genetics. KW - Plant breeding. KW - Life Sciences. KW - Plant Breeding/Biotechnology. KW - Plant Genetics & Genomics. KW - Genetic Engineering. KW - Cell Culture. KW - Food Science. KW - Biotechnology. KW - Genetics KW - Molecular aspects KW - Food science. KW - Plant Genetics and Genomics. KW - Farming KW - Husbandry KW - Industrial arts KW - Life sciences KW - Food supply KW - Land use, Rural KW - Science KW - Cultures (Biology) KW - Cytology KW - Designed genetic change KW - Engineering, Genetic KW - Gene splicing KW - Genetic intervention KW - Genetic surgery KW - Genetic recombination KW - Biotechnology KW - Transgenic organisms KW - Plants KW - Breeding KW - Technique KW - Food—Biotechnology. KW - Plant biotechnology. KW - Cytology—Technique. KW - Plant Biotechnology. KW - Plant Genetics. KW - Chemical Bioengineering. KW - Cytological Techniques. KW - Food technology KW - Chemical engineering KW - Genetic engineering KW - Crop biotechnology KW - Agricultural biotechnology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14296251 AB - During the past decade, there has been tremendous progress in maize biotechnology. This volume provides an overview of our current knowledge of maize molecular genetics, how it is being used to improve the crop, and future possibilities for crop enhancement. Several chapters deal with genetically engineered traits that are currently, or soon will be, in commercial production. Technical approaches for introducing novel genes into the maize genome, the regeneration of plants from transformed cells, and the creation of transgenic lines for field production are covered. Further, the authors describe how molecular genetic techniques are being used to identify genes and characterize their function, and how these procedures are utilized to develop elite maize germplasm. Moreover, molecular biology and physiological studies of corn as a basis for the improvement of its nutritional and food-making properties are included. Finally, the growing use of corn as biomass for energy production is discussed. ER -