Aquaculture Microbiology and Biotechnology, Volume 1 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781578085743)

Aquaculture is currently one of the fastest growing production sectors in the world. It now accounts for nearly half (45%) of the worlds food fish (which refers to production of aquatic animals: fish, crustaceans, molluscs, amphibians) and this increase is expected to reach 50% in 2015. Genetic engineering and biotechnology have contributed vastly to this field. The most commonly used methods in fish biotechnology are chromosome manipulation and hormone treatment which can be used to produce triploid, tetraploid, haploid, gynogenetic and androgenetic fish.

Author: Didier Montet
ISBN-10: 1578085748
ISBN-13: 9781578085743
Publisher: CRC Press
Language: English
Published: 01/08/2009
Pages: 294
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.30w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2009 pg. 124