Murphy, Denis J. <br/><br/>
Plants, biotechnology and agriculture / 
Denis Murphy 
 - Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK :  CABI,  2011 
 - ix, 310 p. :  ill., maps ;  25 cm. 
 - Modular texts .
 - Modular texts .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Plants and their genomes -- Plants and their exploitation by people -- Photosynthesis and the evolution of plants -- Plant molecular genetics and genomics -- How plants function -- Plant metabolism -- Plant organization and development -- Plant responses to the environment -- How plants are manipulated -- Domestication and the empirical exploitation of plants -- The scientific manipulation of plants -- Crop improvement in the 20th century -- Plants, society and the future -- Plant biotechnologies in the 21st century -- Social context of plant biotechnologies -- Future challenges for plant biotechnology 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781845936884 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781845939137 (hbk.) 9781845938710 (’cabi south asia’ edition : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Plants, Cultivated<br/>Agriculture<br/>Botany, Economic<br/>Plant biotechnology