dc.contributor
Universitat de Lleida. Departament de Producció Vegetal i Ciència Forestal
dc.contributor.author
Yuan, Dawei
dc.date.accessioned
2012-09-17T15:54:46Z
dc.date.available
2013-07-06T05:45:04Z
dc.date.issued
2012-07-05
dc.identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10803/84103
dc.description.abstract
Crop productivity is limited by a number of important constraints that need to be addressed urgently in order to avoid an imminent humanitarian crisis. My thesis provides three diverse yet converging examples of biotechnological solutions that can deliver fundamental knowledge, tools and potential products in the form of improved/enhanced crop plants. I conclude my thesis by discussing the potential of biotechnology to address the MDGs. My key conclusion is that although biotechnology can contribute positively and substantially towards many of the MDGs, political expediency and an over-burdening regulatory system threaten to prevent those needing the technology from gaining access, i.e. impoverished subsistence farmers and their families in the developing world.
eng
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application/pdf
dc.publisher
Universitat de Lleida
dc.rights.license
L'accés als continguts d'aquesta tesi queda condicionat a l'acceptació de les condicions d'ús establertes per la següent llicència Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
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dc.source
TDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa)
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Seguritat alimentaria
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Enginyeria genètica
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Seguridad alimentaria
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ingenieria genética
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Biotechnological
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Genetic engineering
dc.subject.other
Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular
dc.title
Biotechnological interventions for crop improvement in the context of food security
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info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.contributor.codirector
Christou, Paul
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Zhu, Changfu
dc.embargo.terms
12 mesos
dc.rights.accessLevel
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.identifier.dl
L-975-2012