Transgenic Crops V

ISBN-13: 9783540491606 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 563 str.

Pua; Eng Chong Pua

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Genetic engineering is a powerful tool for crop improvement. The status of crop biotechnology before 2001 was reviewed in Transgenic Crops I-III, but recent advances in plant cell and molecular biology have prompted the need for new volumes.
Following Transgenic Crops IV (2007) dealing with cereals, vegetables, root crops, herbs and spices, this volume, Transgenic Crops V, is devoted to fruit, trees and beverage crops. Fruit crops targeted include banana, citrus, mango, papaya, pineapple, watermelon, avocado, grape, melon, apple, Prunus spp., strawberry, and kiwifruit, while trees include walnut, rubber, eucalyptus, tropical tree legumes, Casuarina glauca and conifers. The section on beverage crops reports studies on coffee, cacao, tea, and sugarcane.
This volume is an invaluable reference for plant breeders, researchers and graduate students in the fields of plant biotechnology, agronomy, horticulture, forestry, genetics, and both plant cell and molecular biology.

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Section I Fruits I.1 Banana E.C. PUA 1 Introduction 2 Banana Breeding and Molecular Markers 3 Identification of Banana Genes 4 Tissue Culture 5 Genetic Transformation 6 Factors Affecting Transgene Expression 7 Applications of Transgenic Plants 8 Conclusions Reference I.2 Citrus L. PEÑA, M. CERVERA, C. FAGOAGA, J. ROMERO, J. JUÁREZ, J.A. PINA and L. NAVARRO 1 Introduction 2 Importance of Citrus 3 Genetic Improvement 4 Tissue Culture 5 Genetic Transformation 6 Citrus Improvement by Genetic Engineering 7 Conclusions Reference I.3 Mango M.A. GÓMEZ-LIM and R.E. LITZ 1 Introduction 2 Cell and Tissue Culture 3 Applications of Biotechnology 4 Conclusions References I.4 Papaya S.D. YEH, H.J. BAU, Y.J. KUNG and T.A. YU 1 Introduction 2 World-Wide Threat by PRSV Infection 3 Control of PRSV by a Transgenic Approach 4 Tissue Culture and Regeneration Techniques 5 Micropropagation Techniques 6 Methods of Genetic Transformation 7 Advances in Molecular Biology 8 Conclusions References I.5 Pineapple M.R. DAVEY, S. SRIPAORAYA, P. ANTHONY, K.C. LOWE and J.B. POWER 1 Introduction 2 Taxonomy and Breeding of Pineapple 3 Genetic Relationships in Pineapple: Application of Biochemical and Molecular Markers 4 Biochemical and Molecular Approaches to Flowering and Fruit Production in Pineapple 5 Tissue Culture-based Technologies for Pineapple Improvement 6 Agronomic Improvement of Pineapple Using Genetic Manipulation: The Options 7 Concluding Remarks References I.6 Watermelon(Pending) 1 Introduction 2 3 4 5 6 7 Conclusions References I.7 Avocado R.E. LITZ, S.H.T. RAHARJO and M.A. GOMEZ-LIM 1 Introduction 2 Breeding and Genetics 3 Molecular Genetics 4 Micropropagation 5 Micrografting for Elimination of Pathogens 6 Somatic Embryogenesis 7 Protoplast Isolation and Culture 8 In Vitro Mutation Induction 9 Genetic Transformation 10 Cryopreservation 11 Conclusions References I.8 Grape A. Perl and Y. Eshdat 1 Introduction 2 Somatic Embryogenesis in Grapes 3 Selection Systems Utilizing Grape Cell Cultures 4 International Grape Genome Program 5 Genetic Transformation in Viticulture 6 Utilization of Transgenic Grapes 7 Recent Advances in Grape Molecular Biology 8 Concluding Remarks References I.9 Melon J.C. PECH, A. BERNADAC, M. BOUZAYEN, A. LATCHE, C. DOGIMONT, and M. PITRAT 1 Introduction 2 Molecular Tools, Markers and Mapping 3 Molecular Characterisation of Resistance Genes 4 In Vitro Regeneration by Organogenesis and Somatic Embryogenesis from Callus and Protoplasts 5 Haploidisation, Triploids and Somatic Hybridization 6 Methods for Genetic Transformation 7 Genetic Transformation for Disease Resistance 8 Genetic Transformation for Fruit Quality Traits and Post-harvest Behaviour 9 Genetic Transformation for Resistance to Salt and Herbicides 10 Conclusions References I.10 Apple (Pending to be finalised) A-M IBANEZ and A.M. DANDEKAR 1 Introduction 2 Economic Importance 3 Current Research and Development 4 Practical Applications of Transgenic Plants