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15-26 March 2004 |
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Background
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Plant
biotechnology in the 21st century: the challenges ahead.
EJB Electronic Journal of Biotechnology 2(2): 1999 |
Presented by |
Prof. Arie
Altman, Ph.D.
The Robert
H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The
Hebrew
University of Jerusalem |
About the Author
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Professor of Horticulture and Chairperson
Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences
and Genetics in Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty
of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences
(P.O.Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel. Phone: (x-972-0)8-9489477 or: secretary
(x-972-0)8-9489098, Fax: (x-972)8-9489899 , Cellular: 052-608045 , e-mail:
altman@agri.huji.ac.il
Member, Israeli National Committee of Biotechnology
1992 –1998 : Director, the Otto Warburg Center of Biotechnology in Agriculture
1994-1998 : President, International Association of Plant Tissue Culture
& Biotechnology
Editor and Editorial Boards:
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Annual Review of Plant Biotechnology and Applied Genetics,
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In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant,
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Electronic Journal of Biotechnology,
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Plant Cell Reports
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and others.
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1987-1991 : Plant Physiology ,
Research interests:
Molecular control of plant response to drought and salinity tolerance,
Agricultural biotechnology, Forest tree biotechnology.
Publications:
Over 150 research publications, Editor of 4 books. |
Abstract |
In a world where population growth is outstripping food supply agricultural
–and especially plant-biotechnology, needs to be swiftly implemented in
all walks of life. Achievements today in plant biotechnology have already
surpassed all previous expectations, and the future is even more promising.
The full realisation of the agricultural biotechnology revolution depends
on both continued successful and innovative research and development activities
and on a favourable regulatory climate and public acceptance.
Biotechnology should be fully integrated with classical physiology and
breeding:
(1) as an aid to classical breeding,
(2) for generation of engineered organisms,
(3) for integration of microorganisms into agricultural production
systems.
Biotechnology is nowadays changing the agricultural and plant scene
in three major areas:
(1) growth and development control (vegetative, generative and reproduction/propagation),
(2) protecting plants against the ever-increasing threats of abiotic
and biotic stress,
(3) expanding the horizons by producing specialty foods, biochemicals
and pharmaceuticals. |
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