Engineering and utilization

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Engineering and utilization

edited by Shain-dow Kung [and] Ray Wu

(Transgenic plants, v. 1)

Academic press, c1993

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Volumes 1 and 2 of Transgenic Plants assemble important information on transgenic crops which has appeared scattered in many different publications. These two volumes are a significant milestone in plant/agricultural biology, promote the practical application of recombinant DNA technology, and assist in transforming the agricultural industry.

Table of Contents

Contributors. Preface. Contents to Volume 2 Introduction: From Hybrid Plants to Transgenic Plants, S.-D. Kung. Basic Techniques for Engineering Transgenic Plants: Vectors for Gene Transfer in Higher Plants, F.F. White. Molecular Genetics of T-DNA Transfer from Agrobacterium to Plants, S.B. Gelvin. Markers for Plant Gene Transfer, B.A. Bowen. Techniques for Gene Transfer, B. Jenes, H. Moore, J. Cao, W. Zhan, and R. Wu. Cell Culture and Regeneration of Transgenic Plants, S.W. Ritchie and T.K. Hodges. Transgenic Plants and Basic Research: Transgenic Plants for Studying Genes Encoding Amino Acid Biosynthetic Enzymes, F.-Y. Tsai and G.M. Coruzzi. Transgenic Plants for Studying Responses to the Hormones Auxin and Cytokinin, S.H. Howell. Gene Tagging in Transgenic Plants, S.A. Coomber and K.A. Feldmann. Transgenic Plants and Crop Improvement: Herbicide-Tolerant Crops, M.A.W. Hinchee, S.R. Padgette, G.M. Kishore, X. Delannay, and R.T. Fraley. Production of Transgenic Plants with Enhanced Resistance to Microbial Pathogens, R. Broglie, K. Broglie, D. Roby, and I. Chet. Transgenic Plants for Conferring Virus Tolerance: Satellite Approach, P.B. McGarvey and J.M. Kaper. Production of Bacillus thuringiensis Insecticidal Proteins in Plants, K.A. Barton and M.J. Miller. Transgenic Plants for Conferring Insect Tolerance: Protease Inhibitor Approach, V.A. Hilder, A.M.R. Gatehouse, and D. Boulter. Transgenic Plants for Improving Seed Storage Proteins, S.S.M. Sun and B.A. Larkins. Chapter References. Index.

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  • NCID
    BA1897670X
  • ISBN
    • 0124287816
  • LCCN
    92011016
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    San Diego ; Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 383 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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