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Plant Genetic Engineering

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 ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Biswas, B.B. (Editor), Harris, J. Robin (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1991, 1991
Edition:1st ed. 1991
Series:Subcellular Biochemistry
Subjects:
Medical Genetics
Animal Anatomy
Anatomy, Comparative
Botany
Biochemistry
Plant Science
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 7 Transient Gene Expression of Chimeric Genes in Cells and Tissues of Crops
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Methodology
  • 3. Applied Transient Gene Expression Assays
  • 4. Concluding Remarks
  • 5. References
  • 8 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism in Plants and Its Implications
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Methods
  • 3. Uses of RFLPs and RFLP Maps
  • 4. Summary
  • 5. References
  • 9 Fundamentals of Light-Regulated Gene Expression in Plants
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Light Sensors
  • 3. Light Regulation of Transcription
  • 4. Light-Dependent Translational Control of Gene Expression
  • 5. Light-Dependent Changes in Protein Stability
  • 6. Light Modulation of Enzyme Activity
  • 7. Light and Development
  • 8. Conclusions
  • 9. References
  • 10 Genetic Manipulation of Photosynthetic Processes in Plants
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Limiting Factors
  • 3. Control Theory in Relation to Photosynthesis
  • 4. Isolation and Manipulation of Coding Sequences
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Molecular Characterization of Transposable Elements
  • 3. Mechanism and Regulation of Transposition
  • 4. Activation/Inactivation of Transposable Elements
  • 5. Cloning of Genes by Transposon Tagging and Cloning of Transposable Elements by Gene Tagging
  • 6. Discussion…
  • 7. References
  • 5 Potentials of Woody Plant Transformation
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Rationale
  • 3. Production of Transgenic Plants
  • 4. Transformation
  • 5. Useful Traits for Woody Plants
  • 6. Examples of Woody Plant Transformation
  • 7. Environmental Impact of Transgenic Woody Plants
  • 8. References
  • 6 Genetic Manipulation of Male Gametophytic Generation in Higher Plants
  • 1. Pollen Biotechnology and Plant Breeding
  • 2. The Extent of Gene Expression in Pollen
  • 3. Gametophytic Selection and Plant Breeding
  • 4 Male Gametophytic Mutants.-5. Gene Transfer by Means of Pollen Transformation
  • 6. References
  • 1 Prospects, Perspectives, and Problems of Plant Genetic Engineering
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Perspectives
  • 3. Problems and Future Outlook
  • 4. Concluding Remarks
  • 5. References
  • 2 Molecular Biology of Legume Vicilin-Type Seed Storage Protein Genes
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Vicilin Gene Structural and Functional Sequences
  • 3. Expression of Bean Seed Storage Protein Genes in Foreign Plant Tissues
  • 4. Expression of Other Foreign Seed Storage Protein Genes in Tobacco
  • 5. Concluding Remarks
  • 6. References
  • 3 Haploid Plants from Tissue Culture: Application in Crop Improvement
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Summary of Tissue Culture Methodologies
  • 3. Gametoclonal Variation
  • 4. Chromosome Doubling Methods
  • 5. Comparison of Doubled-Haploid and Conventional Inbreeding Methods ‘
  • 6. Transfer of Specific Traits via Hybrid Porting
  • 7. Development of Crop Varieties via In Vitro Haploid Methods
  • 8. Future Prospects
  • 9. References
  • 4 Plant Transposable Elements
  • 5. Progress in the Manipulation of Specific Genes
  • 6. Relationship between Photosynthesis and Yield
  • 7. Conclusion
  • 8. References
  • 11 Transfer RNA Involvement in Chlorophyll Biosynthesis
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Pathways of 8-Aminolevulinic Acid Biosynthesis
  • 3. RNA Involvement in the C5-Pathway
  • 4. Enzymology
  • 5. Regulation
  • 6. Biochemical Origin of the C5-Pathway
  • 7. Conclusions
  • 8. References
  • 12 Biochemical and Molecular Studies on Plant Development In Vitro
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Pathways for Plant Regeneration: Organogenesis versus Somatic Embryogenesis
  • 3. Signals and Signal Transduction Systems in Plant Development
  • 4. Biochemical and Molecular Markers
  • 5. Conclusions
  • 6. References
  • 13 The Molecular Basis of Ethylene Biosynthesis, Mode of Action, and Effects in Higher Plants
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Molecular Aspects of Ethylene Biosynthesis
  • 3. Ethylene Mode of Action: On the Way to Unravel How a Plant Perceives a Two-Carbon Atom Molecule
  • 4. Molecular Aspects of Ethylene Inducibility
  • 5. Conclusions and Perspectives
  • 6. References
  • 14 Gibberellin-Binding Proteins and Hormonal Regulation of Transcription in Cell Nuclei and Chloroplasts of Higher Plants
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Some General Characteristics of Phytohormones
  • 3. Gibberellins and the Genetic System of Plants
  • 4. Gibberellin-Binding Proteins
  • 5. Gibberellin-Binding Proteins and Transcription in Cell Nuclei and Chloroplasts
  • 6. Conclusions
  • 7. References

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