Front cover; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Editors; Section 1: Improvement of Agronomic and Microbial Traits; Chapter 1. Molecular Strategies for Increasing Seed Oil Content; Chapter 2. Engineering Industrial Oil Biosynthesis: Cloning and Characterization of Kennedy Pathway Acyltransferases from Novel Oilseed Species; Chapter 3. Accumulation of Epoxy Fatty Acids in Plant Oils; Chapter 4. High-Erucic Acid, Low-Glucosinolate Rapeseed (HEAR) Cultivar Development in Canada; Chapter 5. Approaches for Acquired Tolerance to Abiotic Stress of Economically Important Crops
Summary
Presents reviews of biocatalysis and agricultural biotechnology, emphasizing bio-based products and agricultural biotechnology. This work covers the research on improvements of agronomic and microbial traits and bio-based industry products. It is suitable for teachers and industrial scientists who conduct research in biosciences and biotechnology
Notes
"Selected papers presented at the third International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotechnology held at the National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), Taichung, Taiwan, on November 28-30, 2007"--Page ix
