ABSTRACT

Discusses and explains the major advances that the new technology of applying molecular genetic techniques of modifying carbon and nitrogen in plants has provided, giving insights into its applications for the benefits of agriculture, the environment and man. The text is divided into three sections, the first focusing on primary nitrogen and carbon

part |1 pages

SECTION ONE Primary Nitrogen Assimilation, Carbon Assimilation and Carbon Partitioning

chapter 3|17 pages

Modulation of sucrose metabolism

chapter 4|25 pages

Modulation of starch synthesis