Biotechnology : Developments and Applications offers information on recent advances in biotechnology, the exciting area of scientific research and technology. The book is divided in three sections: The current scenario; Recent developments and Applications and biosafety and regulations written by leading international experts. The volume discusses the most comprehensive and up-to-date key themes on topical topics, most sought after by researchers and students at the graduate as well as postgraduate level. The three sections take the reader from the basics of the subject through to the latest thinking on biosafety.

The strength of this volume is osmosis of most recent information, and extensive literature citation of each chapter. Certain to become the standard reference for biotechnologists, molecular biologists, plant breeders, applied biologists, a must for teachers and students engaged in teaching and research in physiology and plant sciences, the book is the definitive source for those who are keen to remain updated with the recent advances in biotechnology.