The Genetic Manipulation of Plants and Its Application to Agriculture

by Lea, P. J.; Stewart, G. R.

• ISBN13: 9780198541523
• ISBN10: 019854152X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1985-10-24
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The premier symposia in plant biochemistry, the Proceedings (begun in 1965) have achieved an international reputation as the definitive reference in the field. In this volume, researchers in plant molecular biology discuss recent findings that will ultimately lead to the production of agriculturally important plants with increased productivity.

Table of Contents

Achievements, prospects and limitations of conventional plant breeding

An introduction to the techniques of genetic manipulation

Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase: properties and synthesis

Molecular genetics of Rhizobium leguminosarum nodulation and nitrogen fixation

Genes of nitrate and ammonium assimilation

Structure and regulation of the expression of pea storage protein genes

Soybean heat shock proteins: temperature regulated gene expression and the development of thermotolerance

Manipulation of key pathways in photorespiration and amino acid metabolism by mutation and selection

Rapid induction of mRNAs involved in defence reactions in plants

The use of cloned hybridisation probes to detect viral infections in a potato breeding programme

Clonal propagation of plants from cells, tissues and meristems

Secondary Ebryogenesis in Brassica: a tool for research and crop improvement

The use of the Ti plasmid of Agrobacterium to study the transfer and expression of foreign DNA in plant cells

Abstracts of Poster Contributions The genetic manipulation of plants and its application to agriculture: A summary of current progress and future possibilities

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