Molecular Biology of Woody Plants

by Jain, S. Mohan; Minocha, Subhash C.

• ISBN13: 9780792362418
• ISBN10: 0792362411
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

This book covers various aspects of plant molecular biology that are relevant to the improvement of woody plants, and is divided into two volumes. In Volume 1, background information on genetic engineering and molecular marker techniques is emphasized, whereas Volume 2 contains specific examples of species in which sufficient progress has been made to date. The first few chapters in Section 1 of Volume 1 focus on the current status of transgene expression in plants and molecular aspects of development in woody plants, while the latter half of this section includes chapters on molecular biology of cell wall biosynthesis and nitrogen metabolism. Section 2 of Volume 1 covers tissue culture of woody plants, and its relevance to molecular biology research, and the role of molecular markers in evolution, genome mapping, and aiding in breeding programs for the selection of desired genotypes. Volume 2 covers general aspects of the technology of gene transfer in woody plants and several examples of the current status of the applications of the techniques of molecular biology to woody species.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Preface to Volume 2	xi
Section A
Gene transfer techniques and their relevance to woody plants	1	(24)
S. C. Minocha
J. C. Wallace
Selection of marker-free transgenics plants using the oncogenes (ipt, rol A, B, C) of Agrobacterium as selectable markers	25	(22)
H. Ebinuma
K. Sugita
E. Matunaga
S. Endo
T. Kasahara
Agrobacterium rhizogenes for rooting recalcitrant woody species	47	(32)
H. M. Haggman
T. S. Aronen
Genetic engineering of conifers for plantation forestry Pinus radiata transformation	79	(26)
C. Walter
L. J. Grace
Transformation of Picea species	105	(14)
D. H. Clapham
R. J. Newton
S. Sen
S von Arnold
Transgenic in Larix	119	(16)
M. A. Lelu
G. Pilate
Genetic transformation of Populus toward improving plant performance and drought tolerance	135	(26)
T. Tzfira
Wangxia Wang
A. Altman
Progress on genetic engineering in four tropical Acacia spp.	161	(18)
M. Quoirin
A. Galiana
D. K. S. Goh
A. Limanton
V. Gratio
J. Ahee
M. Rio
D. Oliveira
E. Duhoux
C. Franche
Genetic engineering of rose (Rosa species)	179	(48)
M. R. Davey
R. Marchant
J. B. Power
Genetic transformation in Citrus	227	(18)
G. A. Moore
D. Luth
F. Kaplan
M. A. Gutierrez
Olive (Olea europaea var. sativa) transformation	245	(36)
E. Rugini
Transformation of Malus	281	(24)
F. A. Hammerschlag
Genetic transformation of Hevea brasiliensis (rubber trees) and its applications towards crop improvement and production of recombinant proteins of commercial value	305	(22)
P. Arokiaraj
Production of Transgenic oil palm (Elaeis guinensis JACQ.) using biolistic techniques	327	(24)
G. Kadir
A. Parveez
Section B
Molecular characterization of the mycorrhizas of woody plants	351	(24)
S. Hambleton
R. S. Currah
Molecular epidemiology tree pathogens	375	(20)
R.C. Hamelin
Development of insect resistance in fruit and nut tree crops	395	(24)
M. Escob
A.M. Dandekar
Structural and biochemical aspects of cold hardiness in woody plants	419	(20)
M. Wisniewski
R. Arora
Herbicide tolerant forest trees	439	(28)
D. J. Llewellyn
Cloning of defense related genes against pathogens in forest trees	467	(18)
G. Lakshmi Sita
A. Bhattacharya
c.S. Sree Vidya
Section C
Research Ethics for Molecular Silviculture	485
Paul B. Thompson
Steven H. Strauss