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Step Wise Protocols for Somatic Embryogenesis of Important Woody Plants
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 321

Step Wise Protocols for Somatic Embryogenesis of Important Woody Plants

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-06-11
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  • Publisher: Springer

World population is increasing at an alarming rate and this has resulted in increasing tremendously the demand for tree products such as wood for construction materials, fuel and paper, fruits, oils and medicines etc. This has put immense pressure on the world’s supplies of trees and raw material to industry and will continue to do so as long as human population continues to grow. Also, the quality of human diet, especially nutritional components, is adversely affected due to limited genetic improvement of most of fruit trees. Thus there is an immediate need to increase productivity of trees. Improvement has been made through conventional breeding methods, however, conventional breeding is...

Agricultural, Forestry and Bioindustry Biotechnology and Biodiscovery
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 460

Agricultural, Forestry and Bioindustry Biotechnology and Biodiscovery

Food security, crop protection, biodiversity, and human and environmental health are among the main needs and concerns of society. Modern biotechnology and life sciences represent a constantly evolving area that is key for the rational use of natural resources – resources that in turn are indispensable for societal development. This book features the outcomes of the IV International Biotechnology and Biodiversity Congress, held in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2018. It includes extensive reviews of the trends in agricultural and forestry biotechnology, molecules and materials biodiscovery, ethnomedicine, environmental impact and bioindustry research, describing many of these topics from the Latin America perspective and showing how the biodiversity and ancient knowledge of these countries are vital for worldwide sustainable development.