Biotechnology

Since the first edition of this book was published in 2002, the field of quantitative genetics, genomics and breeding has changed markedly.

This is a hands-on, practical guide to general and specific practices in oil palm nurseries to produce healthy, vigorous and uniform plants ready for field planting.

This is a hands-on, practical guide to general and specific practices in oil palm nurseries to produce healthy, vigorous and uniform plants ready for field planting.

This is a hands-on practical guide to the use of Trichoderma as a biocontrol, as part of sustainable disease control measures for Ganoderma disease in oil palm plantations.

This is a hands-on practical guide to the use of Trichoderma as a biocontrol, as part of sustainable disease control measures for Ganoderma disease in oil palm plantations.

This is a hands-on, practical guide to describe field trials in oil palm breeding.

This is a hands-on, practical guide to describe field trials in oil palm breeding.

This is a hands-on, practical guide to describe physical bunch and oil analysis of oil palm.

This is a hands-on, practical guide to describe physical bunch and oil analysis of oil palm.

The development of transgenic crops is revolutionary, but what does it mean for food production, prices and the environment?

The development of transgenic crops is revolutionary, but what does it mean for food production, prices and the environment?

As the global pursuit for environmental sustainability and circular water economy grows ever ambitious, this book explores recent trends, methods, and advancements in industrial wastewater treatment.

Cellulose nanoparticles (CNP) are a class of bio-based nanoscale materials, which are of interest due to their unique structural features and properties such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, and renewability.

Cellulose nanoparticles (CNP) are a class of bio-based nanoscale materials, which are of interest due to their unique structural features and properties such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, and renewability.

Cellulose nanoparticles (CNP) are a class of bio-based nanoscale materials, which are of interest due to their unique structural features and properties such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, and renewability.

Cellulose nanoparticles (CNP) are a class of bio-based nanoscale materials, which are of interest due to their unique structural features and properties such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, and renewability.

Advances in molecular biology and biotechnology are increasing at a rapid pace, both in the development of new methodologies and in their practical applications.

Microfluidic technology is revolutionising a number of scientific fields, including chemistry, biology, diagnostics, and engineering.

The second edition of this popular title presents the most exciting approaches for engineering biologically active nanostructures.

Immunosensors are widely used and are particularly important for fast diagnosis of diseases in remote environments as well as point-of-care devices.

The extracellular matrix (ECM) is the focus of much interest in biology and bioengineering.

So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being.

The transportation industry is still largely reliant on fossil fuels, whose use and extraction have significant environmental costs.

Immunosensors are widely used and are particularly important for fast diagnosis of diseases in remote environments as well as point-of-care devices.

In recent years bioprocessing has increased in popularity and importance, however, bioprocessing still poses various important techno-economic and environmental challenges, such as product yields, excessive energy consumption for separations in highly watery systems, batch operation or the downstream processing bottlenecks in the production of biopharmaceutical products.

Significant progress has been made in recent years in quenched-phosphorescence oxygen sensing, particularly in the materials and applications of this detection technology that are open to commercialization, like uses in brain imaging and food packaging.

The synergy between synthetic biology and biocatalysis is emerging as an important trend for future sustainable processes.

Significant progress has been made in recent years in quenched-phosphorescence oxygen sensing, particularly in the materials and applications of this detection technology that are open to commercialization, like uses in brain imaging and food packaging.

Diatoms are single cell algae composed of silica.

Biotechnology harnesses cellular and biochemical systems to advance knowledge of the molecular cause of disease and to provide new diagnostic tools and more precisely targeted drugs.

Providing an updated summary of the application of different types of sensors for the analysis of food safety and quality, this book discusses the core principles, current research status, challenges and successful examples for each technology.

Magnetic nanomaterials have undergone a significant evolution during the past decade, with supramolecular nanoparticle organization reaching unprecedented levels of complexity and the materials providing new approaches to treating cancer.

Providing an updated summary of the application of different types of sensors for the analysis of food safety and quality, this book discusses the core principles, current research status, challenges and successful examples for each technology.

The synergy between synthetic biology and biocatalysis is emerging as an important trend for future sustainable processes.

Magnetic nanomaterials have undergone a significant evolution during the past decade, with supramolecular nanoparticle organization reaching unprecedented levels of complexity and the materials providing new approaches to treating cancer.

In recent years bioprocessing has increased in popularity and importance, however, bioprocessing still poses various important techno-economic and environmental challenges, such as product yields, excessive energy consumption for separations in highly watery systems, batch operation or the downstream processing bottlenecks in the production of biopharmaceutical products.

Diatoms are single cell algae composed of silica.

The second edition of this popular title presents the most exciting approaches for engineering biologically active nanostructures.

The application of biocatalysis in organic synthesis is rapidly gaining popularity amongst chemists.

Heterosis and Hybrid Seed Production in Agronomic Crops discusses how heterosis or "e;hybrid vigor"e; has played a major role in improving crop productivity and quality in order to feed the ever-increasing human population, particularly in developing countries.

Under ongoing climate change, natural and cultivated habitats of major food crops are being continuously disturbed.

This book explains the main problems of industrial wastewater treatments and how they are being treated by innovative biological processes.

Biotechnology of Major Cereals focuses on the recent advances and future prospects in cereal biotechnology.

This is a practical guide to seed germination in oil palm for both breeding and genetic studies as well as commercial seed production.

The introduction of new technologies can be controversial, especially when they create ethical tensions as well as winners and losers among stakeholders and interest groups.

The introduction of new technologies can be controversial, especially when they create ethical tensions as well as winners and losers among stakeholders and interest groups.

The 'bioeconomy' is the idea of an economy based on the sustainable exploitation of biological resources.

The 'bioeconomy' is the idea of an economy based on the sustainable exploitation of biological resources.

Efforts to improve food security in the developing world have been hampered due to myths surrounding GM agriculture.

Efforts to improve food security in the developing world have been hampered due to myths surrounding GM agriculture.