Technology Transfer of Plant Biotechnology

Peter M Gresshoff University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Series: Current Topics in Plant Molecular Biology Volume: 3

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Cat. #: 8265 ISBN: 0849382653 Publication Date: 11/27/1996 Number of Pages: 240

Plant biotechnology has come of age. Products obtained by genetically engineered methods, once limited to science fiction, have become a reality. This book is an outstanding synthesis of the current status of technology transfer from the laboratory to the marketplace. It discusses the use of genetically engineered crops, with the focus on biotechnology becoming commercially marketable.

Technology Transfer of Plant Biotechnology addresses these important new products:

• Taxol, a plant product used to fight breast and ovarian cancer
• PhytoVanilla™, designed to replace natural vanilla
• The Flavr Savr™ tomato
• Insect-resistant corn
• Herbicide-tolerant soybeans
• Virus-resistant squashes