Tree Transgenesis: Recent Developments

ISBN-13: 9783540321989 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 380 str.

Matthias Fladung; Dietrich Ewald

Opis

A continuous development in plant biotechnology including gene technology has been observable during the past 20 years. Different methods elaborated with model plants were also applied to forest trees on a larger scale. Whereas in the beginning the meaning of the term "plant biotechnology" embraced a wide variety of meanings like, e. g., regeneration of plantlets via tissue culture, embryo rescue, somatic embryogenesis and gene transfer, the focus of this term has changed more and more. Nowadays, it is the transfer of genes which comes into mind when plant biotechnology is discussed, including of course the evaluation of all challenges and risks related to gene transfer methods. Compared with annual plants, especially in the field of agriculture, the work and the progress with transgenic trees is still in its infancy. Nevertheless, but often unnoticed by the scientific community, there are a few countries which already allow the commercial use of a restricted number of transgenic tree clones after different critical steps of approval. This and the ongoing improvement in transgenic research in trees led to the idea of preparing a summary of the present state of the art from different points of view. With the help of a number of authors directly or indirectly involved in tree transgenesis, this book was produced.

Spis treści

Part A: Transgenic Trees in the World Chapter 1: Field Trials with Transgenic Trees – State of the Art and Developments Marcel Robischon Chapter 2: Transgenic Forest Trees in China Dietrich Ewald, Jianjun Hu, Minsheng Yang Chapter 3: Modification of Perennial Fruit Trees Xiuxin Deng, Yanxin Duan Chapter 4: Genetic Transformation of Some Tropical Trees and Tree-Like Plants Shuchishweta V. Kendurkar, Vaishali B. Naik, Rajani S. Nadgauda Part B: Wood and Other Traits Chapter 5: Environmental Aspects of Lignin Modified Trees Hely Häggman, Karoliina Niemi, Heidi Tiimonen, Tiina Ylioja, Vincent Chiang Chapter 6: Modification of Cellulose in Wood Matthias Fladung Chapter 7: Heavy Metal Resistance and Phytoremediation with Transgenic Trees Andreas D. Peuke, Heinz Rennenberg Chapter 8: Transgenic Approaches to Engineer Nitrogen Metabolism Francisco M Cánovas, Fernando Gallardo, Zhong Ping Jing, María Belén Pascual Part C: Biotic and Abiotic Resistances Chapter 9: Virus Resistance Breeding in Fruit Trees Margit Laimer Chapter 10: The Use of Genetic Transformation Procedures to Study the Defence and Disease Resistance Traits of Trees Trevor M. Fenning Chapter 11: Fungal and Bacterial Resistance in Transgenic Trees William A. Powell, Charles A. Maynard, Brian Boyle, Armand Séguin Chapter 12: Genetically Modified Trees Expressing Genes for Insect Pest Resistance Alma Balestrazzi, Gianni Allegro, Massimo Confalonieri Chapter 13: Towards Genetic Engineering for Drought Tolerance in Trees Andrea Polle, Arie Altman, Xiangning Jiang Part D: Biosafety Issues Chapter 14: Genome Instability in Woody Plants Derived from Genetic Engineering Hans Hoenicka, Matthias Fladung Chapter 15: Investigation of Horizontal Gene Transfer from Transgenic Aspen to EctomycorrhizalFungi Uwe Nehls, Chi Zhang, Mika Tarkka, Rüdiger Hampp, Matthias Fladung Chapter 16: Transgenic Temperate Fruit Tree Rootstocks Sergey V. Dolgov, M. Viola Hanke Subject Index