Rice Biotechnology: Improving Yield, Stress Tolerance and Grain Quality (Novartis Foundation Symposia, #236)

by Novartis Foundation, Foundation Symposium Novartis, Jamie Goode, and Derek Chadwick

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Rice is the most important food crop for half the world's population. Over the last three decades, the imporvement in human nutrition and health in Asia has largely been attributable to a relatively stable and affordable rice supply. The challenge to produce enough rice for the future, however, remains daunting, as the current rate of population growth outpaces that of increases in rice production. Science has a central role to play in raising rice productivity and this book highlights areas of plant science that are particularly relevant to solving the major constraints on rice production. Examining molecular, genetic and...Read more
  • ISBN10 6612348186
  • ISBN13 9786612348181
  • Publish Date 15 June 2001
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 28 August 2012
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint John Wiley & Sons
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 273
  • Language English