Agricultural, Forestry and Bioindustry Biotechnology and Biodiscovery
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Beschreibung
Food security, crop protection, biodiversity, and human and environmental health are among the main needs and concerns of society. Modern biotechnology and life sciences represent a constantly evolving area that is key for the rational use of natural resources – resources that in turn are indispensable for societal development. This book features the outcomes of the IV International Biotechnology and Biodiversity Congress, held in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2018. It includes extensive reviews of the trends in agricultural and forestry biotechnology, molecules and materials biodiscovery, ethnomedicine, environmental impact and bioindustry research, describing many of these topics from the Latin America perspective and showing how the biodiversity and ancient knowledge of these countries are vital for worldwide sustainable development.
Food security, crop protection, biodiversity, and human and environmental health are among the main needs and concerns of society. Modern biotechnology and life sciences represent a constantly evolving area that is key for the rational use of natural resources – resources that in turn are indispensable for societal development. This book features the outcomes of the IV International Biotechnology and Biodiversity Congress, held in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2018. It includes extensive reviews of the trends in agricultural and forestry biotechnology, molecules and materials biodiscovery, ethnomedicine, environmental impact and bioindustry research, describing many of these topics from the Latin America perspective and showing how the biodiversity and ancient knowledge of these countries are vital for worldwide sustainable development.
This is the first book that combines the current knowledge about biotechnology and biodiscovery, food security, crops protection, biodiversity, and human and environmental health Provides insights into the scientific basis of the traditional knowledge from ancient American cultures applied to biotechnology and biodiscovery Presents the shared vision of industry and academia
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Pablo A. Chong
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GMO banana biotechnology banana breeding cacao biotechnology rice improvement tree stress modulation plant-microbe forestry bioproducts biodegradable materials agroindustrial biomass Ethno-phytopharmacology natural resources and energy economics