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Title Food science and security / Louis Amsel and Lena Hirsch, editors.

Publication Info. New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2009]

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Description 1 online resource
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents FOOD SCIENCE AND SECURITY; CONTENTS; PREFACE; RESEARCH AND REVIEW STUDIES; THE CONTRIBUTION OF PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGYTO FOOD SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY; I. Overview of Food Security and Poverty; II. How Can Biotechnology Help?; 1. Conventional and Biotechnological Approaches to MicronutrientFortification; 2. Molecular/Marker-Assisted Breeding; 3. Accelerated Mutagenesis; 4. Genetic Engineering; III. The Targets of GE Technology; 1. Improving Yields and Nutrition in Food/Feed Crops; 2. Non-subsistence Commodity Crops; 3. Biofuels; IV. GE Strategies to Improve Food Security.
1. Protecting Crops from Pests and DiseasesWeeds; Insect Pests; Microbial Diseases; 2. Protecting Crops from Abiotic Stress and Maximizing Land Use; Direct Response -- Detoxification; Direct Response -- Antiporters; Direct Response -- Enzymes for the Synthesis of Osmoprotectants; Regulatory Genes -- Signal Transduction; Regulatory Genes -- Transcription Factors; 3. Improving the Intrinsic Yields of Food/Feed Crops; The Efficiency of Photosynthesis (Carbon Assimilation from CO2); Primary Carbon Metabolism (Sugar to Storage Carbohydrate); Plant Development, Architecture and Reproductive Cycle.
4. Nutritional EnhancementVitamin Enhancement; Mineral Enhancement; Essential Amino Acids; Essential and Very-Long-Chain Fatty Acids; V. GE Strategies to Reduce Poverty; 1. Increasing the Potential of Biofuel Crops; 2. Value Added Products; Alkaloids; Terpenoids; Flavonoids; Recombinant Proteins (Pharmaceuticals); Industrial And Technical Products; VI. Barriers to the Uptake of GE Technology; 1. Trade Barriers; GE Trade: The Case of EU versus US; Trade Barriers Affecting Industrialized and Developing Countries; 2. Intellectual Property; 3. Regulation.
4. Media Manipulation and Public PerceptionBreaking the Barriers; VII. Conclusions and Outlook; References; BIO (SINGLE CELL) PROTEIN:ISSUES OF PRODUCTION, TOXINSAND COMMERCIALISATION STATUS; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Microorganisms: An Assest in SCP Production!; 2.1. Yeast; 2.2. Algae; 2.3. Bacteria; 2.4. Fungi; 3. Sources for SCP Production and Cultivation Methods; 4. Toxins of Microflora and Their Removal; 4.1. Toxins Produced by Bacteria and Their Removal; 4.2. Toxins Produced by Fungi (Mycotoxins) and Their Removal; 5. Nucleic Acids and Its Removal.
6. New Developments for Improvement in SCP Production6.1. Application of New Substrates in Solid State Fermentation (SSF) forSCP Production and Commercialization of SCP; 8. Applications of SCP; 8.1. As Feed; 8.2. SCP for Human Consumption; 9. Risk Assessment of SCP in Food and Feed; Conclusion; References; FOOD SECURITY AND MATERIALISM; Abstract; Introduction; Allen and Wilson (2005) findings plus new analyses and data; Study 1; Study 2; Study 3; Conclusion; References; AN EXAMINATION OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THERELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REPORTING A FOODHARDSHIP AND PHYSICAL HEALTH; Abstract.
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Subject Agricultural innovations -- Developing countries.
Agricultural innovations.
Developing countries.
Biotechnology -- Developing countries.
Biotechnology.
Food industry and trade -- Technology transfer -- Developing countries.
Food industry and trade -- Technology transfer.
Food supply -- Developing countries.
Food supply.
Food industry and trade -- Quality control.
Food industry and trade -- Quality control.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Amsel, Louis.
Hirsch, Lena.
Other Form: Print version: Food science and security New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009. 1606929771 (hardcover) (DLC) 2009004754
ISBN 9781617284236 ebook
1617284238
1606929771 hardcover
9781606929773 hardcover