Agricultural Biotechnology by Ashok Kumar - 2006

Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 2006. Hardcover. New. Agricultural Biotechnology in diverse facets is presently advancing in meteoric speed. By the time the present title could be completed Agriculture biotechnology may have advanced further in exciting direction. The very broad stretch of agriculture biotechnology has never been brought within two covers. A Student being exposed for the first time to this interesting subject needs to be given an idea about it. The present title has tried to do this precisely. All kinds of pollutants affecting the Agricultural Crops directly or indirectly via soil, Water or Air have been touched to create an impression about the diversity. The enormous prospect of application of biotechnology in profitably using agricultural wastes and products have been indicated. On the whole graduating students both in agriculture and Science may find Interest in this book will benefit having one at hand. Contents, 1. Introduction 2. Bleaching Technologies 3. Genomic Repression 4. New Food Crops 5. Soil Biotechnology 6. Polluted Soil 7. Bioinsecticides 8. Absorption of Heavy Metal 9. Biological Removal of Heavy Metals 10. Biological Treatment of Polluted Soil 11. Bio-Treatment of Water 12. Waste Water Treatment 13. Conserving Plants in Danger 14. Algal Conservation 15. Bio-Conservation 16. Cytokines in Agriculture Printed Pages: 330. NA