Publisher's Synopsis
The genetic engineering of plants for commercial use demands a comprehension of the funtions and possibilities of the manipulation of vacuoles. Most of the aims of genetic engineering such as the over-production and storage of fructans, starch, pharmaceuticals and increased resistance to disease, herbicide and drought, involve vacuoles. This book brings together information on the plant cell vacuole, including methodologies, occurence and diversity, structure and biochemistry of tonoplasts, and molecular biology of biogenesis and diverse functions.|A comprehensive introductory work on plant cell vacuoles.
