Biotechnology for Food, Environment and Agriculture, Vol. I
Contents: 1. Extreme microorganisms and their biotechnological applications/Juanita Larrain-Linton, Eric A. Pinto and Jenny M. Blamey. 2. Cloning and characterization of genes involved in Oosporein biosynthesis/Wei Tang and Ronald J. Newton. 3. Classical and molecular detection of the bacterial Genera Escherichia coli, Salmonella and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water and wastewater/Desouky A.M. Abd-El-Haleem and Roda F. Al-Thani. 4. Protein, chlorophyll and lipid production during Spirulina platensis cultivation for food and feed use/Lucia Helena Pelizer, Iracema De Oliveira Moraes, Regina De Oliveira Moraes Arruda and Rodrigo De Oliveira Moraes. 5. The molecular biology of 2,3,5- Trihydroxytoluene 1,2- Oxygenase genes in living cells/Wei Tang and Hongsong Lue. 6. Pectinase and cellulase enhance Mycoherbicidal activity of Fusarium arthrosporioides on Orobanche aegyptiaca/Olubukola O. Babalola. 7. Functional genomics of Orcinol Hydroxylases involved in plant disease resistance/Wei Tang. 8. Bioconversion of agricultural wastes by edible fungi in the third world/Miguel A. Duarte-Vazquez, Sandra Garcia-Padilla, Ricardo A. De La Cruz-Cordero, Blanca . Garcia-Almendarez and Carlos Regalado. 9. A strategic tool for integrating farming-food production-based biological control/Deise Maria Fontana Capalbo, Iracema De Oliveira Moraes, Regina De Oliveira Moraes Arruda and Rodrigo De Oliveira Moraes.10. Bacillus thuringiensis: The Brazilian perspective/Iracema De Oliveira Moraes, Regina De Oliveira Moraes Arruda, Rodrigo De Oliveira Moraes and Deise Maria Fontana Capalbo. 11. Genetic relationships among Thai Banana cultivars based on Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers/Suttada Rueangsuttapha, Jessada Denduangboripant, Benchamas Silayoi and Kamnoon Kanchanapoom. 12. Phytochemical pharmacological and tissue culture studies of Taraxacum officinale Weber (Asteraceae)/A. Mahesh, R. Jeyachandran, L. Cindrella, D. Thangadurai, R. Velayuthan and M.A.A. Pinheiro De Carvalho. 13. Genetic variability of Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) as a multipurpose crop for the Canadian Prairies/Jan J. Slaski and Anthony O. Anyia. 14. Impact of plant genetic resources on sustainable regional development/M.A.A. Pinheiro De Carvalho, T.M.M. Dos Santos, J.F.T. Gananca, M. Anupama, D. Thangadurai, G.P. Costa and J.J. Slaski. Subject index.
"In recent years, the development of genetically modified organisms and other biotechnology products has generated significant public debate and of environmental concern. Biotechnology for food, Environmental and agriculture is an effort in line with the European strategy in life sciences and biotechnology under the concept of a European knowledge-based bio-economy through advances in plant, animal and microbial biotechnologies to develop new, healthier, ecofriendly products and services. To assess the widespread possibilities and challenges of biotechnology applications and approaches, the present volume serves as an information resource for food security, agricultural productivity, sustainable environmental management and other related issues to the researchers, legislators, educators, students and the public on global level."
