Plant Genetic Engineering

ISBN-13: 9781461393672 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 345 str.

B. B. Biswas; Robin Harris

Opis

Eminent researchers provide broad coverage of plant molecular biology and genetic engineering, detailing technological advances in plant cell transformation and responses. This state-of-the-art text includes coverage of molecular action of plant growth hormone, signal transduction, light mediated expression of genes, and genetic engineering of crop plants and trees.

Spis treści

Prospects, Perspectives and Problems of Plant Genetic Engineering; B.B. Biswas Molecular Biology of Legume Vicilin-Type Seed Storage Protein Genes; P.P. Chee, J.L. Slightom Haploid Plants from Tissue Culture: Application in Crop Improvement; R.A. Morrison, et al. Plant Transposable Elements; N.K. Notani Potentials of Woody Plant Transformation; P.L. Schuerman, A.M. Dandekar Genetic Manipulation of the Male Cametophytic Generation in Higher Plants; E. Ottaviano, et al. RFLP in Plants and its Implications; G. Kochert Fundamentals of Light-regulated Gene Expression in Plants; R.J. Mural Genetic Manipulation of Photosynthetic Processes in Plants; T.A. Dyer Biochemical and Molecular Studies on Plant Development in Vitro; H.J. Jacobsen The Molecular Basis of Ethylene Biosynthesis, Mode of Action and Effects in Higher Plants; D. Van Der Straeten, M. Van Montagu Three additional articles. Index.