@article{695894,
      note = {Includes index.},
      author = {Pratap, Aditya, and Kumar, Jitendra,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/695894},
      title = {Alien gene transfer in crop plants., Volume 1,:  Innovations, methods and risk assessment [electronic  resource]  /},
      abstract = {Transfer of alien genes into crop plants from wild and  distant plant genetic resources has invoked tremendous  interest of crop scientists globally and several traits  including resistance to diseases and insect-pests,  tolerance to drought, salinity, temperature extremities and  other abiotic stresses as well as genes for several quality  traits have been transferred through vertical and  horizontal gene transfer. Alien gene transfer, lately aided  by molecular markers, ?molecular cytogenetics, genetic  transformation and improved in vitro techniques has led to  introgression of hundreds of genes of interest in crop  species, thereby widening their genetic base and improving  their genetic potential. While the gains through alien  transfer are tremendous, these have also raised some doubts  about the long-term economic and ecological impacts of such  transfers in cultivated background. This book addresses all  these issues and provides an insight into the methods,  newer innovations, detection and achievements of alien gene  transfer in crop plants. At the same time it also focuses  on the issues of possible human and ecological impacts of  alien gene transfers and describes the challenges and risks  involved.},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8585-8},
      recid = {695894},
      pages = {1 online resource (xiii, 319 pages) :},
}