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Springer Sustainable Food Production 2012 Edition by Paul Christou Roxana Savin Barry Costa-Pierce
Gathering some 90 entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology this book covers animal breeding and genetics for food crop science and technology ocean farming and sustainable aquaculture transgenic livestock for food and more. Table of contents : Part I: Animal Breeding and Genetics for FoodAnimal Breeding and Genetics IntroductionAnimal Breeding Methods and SustainabilityAnimal Breeding Foundations ofAnimal Breeding Long-Term ChallengesAnimal Breeding Modeling inAnimal Genetic in Environment InteractionAnimal Molecular Genetics from Major Genes to GenomicsBreeding in Beef CattleBreeding in Developing Countries and TropicsBreeding in HorsesDairy Cattle BreedingPig Breeding for Increased SustainabilityPoultry BreedingSocially Affected Traits Inheritance and Genetic Improvement Part II: Crop Science and TechnologyAbiotic Stress Tolerant Crops: Genes Pathways and BottlenecksBiomass Crops for Biofuels and Bio-based ProductsBiotechnology and Nutritional Improvement of CropsCommercialisation of GM Crops: Comparison of Regulatory FrameworksCrop Breeding for Sustainable Agriculture Genomics Interventions inCrop Plants Transformation MethodsCrop Science and Technology IntroductionCrop Traits: Gene IsolationGenetic Engineering of Crops for Insect ResistanceGlobal Economic Impact of Transgenic/Biotech Crops (1996-2008)GM Crop Risk Debate Science and SocioeconomicsMedicinal Plants Engineering of Secondary Metabolites in Cell CulturesMolecular Breeding Platforms in World AgriculturePlant Molecular Pharming Industrial EnzymesPlant Molecular Pharming Pharmaceuticals for Human HealthPlant Molecular Pharming Veterinary ApplicationsSustainable Herbicide-Resistant CropsTransgene Expression in Plants Control ofTransgenic Crops Resistant to Fungal Bacterial and Viral PathogensTransgenic Crops Environmental ImpactTransgenic Crops Next GenerationTransgenic Crops Risk Assessment and Regulatory Framework in the European UnionPart III: Ocean Farming and Sustainable Aquaculture Science and TechnologyAquaculture and Renewable Energy Systems Integration ofAquaculture EcologicalAquaculture Integrated Multi-trophic (IMTA)Aquaculture Sustainability Science inAquapod Systems for Sustainable Ocean AquacultureCarrying Capacity for Aquaculture Modeling Frameworks for Determination ofCarrying Capacity for Sustainable Bivalve AquacultureEnvironmental Impacts of an Open Ocean Mariculture Operation in Kona HawaiiLife Cycle Assessments and Their Applications to Aquaculture Production SystemsMariculture Systems Integrated Land-BasedMarine Aquaculture in the MediterraneanMarine Fisheries Enhancement Coming of Age in the New MillenniumMussel Culture Open Ocean InnovationsOcean Farming and Sustainable Aquaculture Science and Technology An Introduction toPolyculture in AquacultureSeaweed Aquaculture for Human Foods in Land-Based and IMTA SystemsShellfish Aquaculture Methods of SustainableSustainable Ecological Aquaculture Part IV: Transgenic Livestock for Food ProductionAvian Specific TransgenesisDisease-Resistant Transgenic AnimalsLivestock Somatic Cell Nuclear TransferNuclear Transfer to Produce Transgenic MammalsTransgenic Fishes: Applications State of the Art and Risk ConcernsTransgenic Livestock for Food Production IntroductionTransgenic Livestock TechnologiesTransgenic Livestock Decreasing Environmental Impact ofTransgenic Livestock Enhanced Nutritional Quality inTransgenic Livestock Ethical Concerns and DebateTransgenic Technologies and Increased Livestock FertilityTransgenics: Alternative Gene Transfer MethodsPart III: Ocean Farming and Sustainable Aquaculture Science and TechnologyAquaculture and Renewable Energy Systems Integration ofAquaculture EcologicalAquaculture Integrated Multi-trophic (IMTA)Aquaculture Sustainability Science inAquapod Systems for Sustainable Ocean AquacultureCarrying Capacity for Aquaculture Modeling Frameworks for Determination ofCarrying Capacity for Sustainable Bivalve AquacultureEnvironmental Impacts of an Open Ocean Mariculture Operation in Kona HawaiiLife Cycle Assessments and Their Applications to Aquaculture Production SystemsMariculture Systems Integrated Land-BasedMarine Aquaculture in the MediterraneanMarine Fisheries Enhancement Coming of Age in the New MillenniumMussel Culture Open Ocean InnovationsOcean Farming and Sustainable Aquaculture Science and Technology An Introduction toPolyculture in AquacultureSeaweed Aquaculture for Human Foods in Land-Based and IMTA SystemsShellfish Aquaculture Methods of SustainableSustainable Ecological Aquaculture Part IV: Transgenic Livestock for Food ProductionAvian Specific TransgenesisDisease-Resistant Transgenic AnimalsLivestock Somatic Cell Nuclear TransferNuclear Transfer to Produce Transgenic MammalsTransgenic Fishes: Applications State of the Art and Risk ConcernsTransgenic Livestock for Food Production IntroductionTransgenic Livestock TechnologiesTransgenic Livestock Decreasing Environmental Impact ofTransgenic Livestock Enhanced Nutritional Quality inTransgenic Livestock Ethical Concerns and DebateTransgenic Technologies and Increased Livestock FertilityTransgenics: Alternative Gene Transfer MethodsPart III: Ocean Farming and Sustainable Aquaculture Science and TechnologyAquaculture and Renewable Energy Systems Integration ofAquaculture EcologicalAquaculture Integrated Multi-trophic (IMTA)Aquaculture Sustainability Science inAquapod Systems for Sustainable Ocean AquacultureCarrying Capacity for Aquaculture Modeling Frameworks for Determination ofCarrying Capacity for Sustainable Bivalve AquacultureEnvironmental Impacts of an Open Ocean Mariculture Operation in Kona HawaiiLife Cycle Assessments and Their Applications to Aquaculture Production SystemsMariculture Systems Integrated Land-BasedMarine Aquaculture in the MediterraneanMarine Fisheries Enhancement Coming of Age in the New MillenniumMussel Culture Open Ocean InnovationsOcean Farming and Sustainable Aquaculture Science and Technology An Introduction toPolyculture in AquacultureSeaweed Aquaculture for Human Foods in Land-Based and IMTA SystemsShellfish Aquaculture Methods of SustainableSustainable Ecological Aquaculture Part IV: Transgenic Livestock for Food ProductionAvian Specific TransgenesisDisease-Resistant Transgenic AnimalsLivestock Somatic Cell Nuclear TransferNuclear Transfer to Produce Transgenic MammalsTransgenic Fishes: Applications State of the Art and Risk ConcernsTransgenic Livestock for Food Production IntroductionTransgenic Livestock TechnologiesTransgenic Livestock Decreasing Environmental Impact ofTransgenic Livestock Enhanced Nutritional Quality inTransgenic Livestock Ethical Concerns and DebateTransgenic Technologies and Increased Livestock FertilityTransgenics: Alternative Gene Transfer MethodsIndex