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Applications of Genetic Engineering to Crop Improvement

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Editors:
  1. Glenn B. Collins

    1. University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA

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  2. Joseph G. Petolino

    1. United AgriSeeds Inc, Champaign, USA

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Part of the book series: Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology (AABI, volume 10)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Nitrogen Fixation

    1. Breeding Legumes for Improved N2-Fixation

      • G. R. Smith, W. E. Knight
      Pages 1-23

    2. In Vitro Systems for Studying Nitrogen Fixation

      • M. R. Davey, G. W. O’hara
      Pages 25-52

    3. Molecular Genetics of Nitrogen Fixation

      • K. Dale Noel
      Pages 53-85

  3. Photosynthesis

    1. Breeding for Improved CO2 Fixation

      • R. I. Buzzell, B. R. Buttery
      Pages 87-112

    2. Aspects of Photosynthetic Plant Tissue Cultures

      • Michael E. Horn, Jack M. Widholm
      Pages 113-161

    3. The Chloroplast Nuclear Photosynthesis Genes

      • S. G. Bartlett
      Pages 163-188

  4. Seed Quality

    1. Breeding for Grain Quality

      • W. D. Beversdorf, D. J. Hume
      Pages 189-209

    2. Tissue Culture and Related Approaches for Grain Quality Improvement

      • Burle Gengenbach
      Pages 211-254

    3. Genetic Engineering of Genes Controlling Seed Quality

      • Joseph C. Polacco
      Pages 255-304

  5. Stress Tolerance

    1. Breeding Crops for Environmental Stress Tolerance

      • Richard A. Jones, Calvin O. Qualset
      Pages 305-340

    2. Cellular Approaches to Environmental Stress Resistance

      • J. F. Petolino, G. B. Collins
      Pages 341-390

    3. Molecular Mechanisms of Heat Stress Tolerance

      • Joseph P. Mascarenhas
      Pages 391-425

  6. Disease Resistance

    1. Breeding for Disease Resistance

      • P. S. Baenziger, J. H. Elgin Jr., J. R. Stavely, J. R. Tomerlin
      Pages 427-452

    2. In Vitro Approaches to Disease Resistance

      • F. A. Hammerschlag
      Pages 453-490

    3. Genetic Engineering for Improved Crop Disease Resistance

      • Jeffrey L. Bennetzen
      Pages 491-524

  7. Secondary Products

    1. Conventional Breeding for Secondary Products

      • Paul D. Legg
      Pages 525-559

    2. Secondary Products in Tissue Culture

      • Y. Yamada, T. Hashimoto
      Pages 561-604
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About this book

The contributions of plant genetics to the production of higher yielding crops of superior quality are well documented. These successes have been realized through the application of plant breeding techniques to a diverse array of genetically controlled traits. Such highly effective breeding procedures will continue to be the primary method employed for the development of new crop cultivars; however, new techniques in cell and molecular biology will provide additional approaches for genetic modification. There has been considerable speculation recently concerning the potential impact of new techniques in cell and molecular biology on plant improvement. These genetic engineering techniques should offer unique opportunities to alter the genetic makeup of crops if applied to existing breeding procedures. Many questions must be answered in order to identify specific applications of these new technologies. This search for applications will require input from plant scientists working on various aspects of crop improvement. This volume is intended to assess the interrelationships between conventional plant breeding and genetic engineering.

Reviews

`I would recommend this publication to anyone intending to apply recombinant DNA techniques to plant breeding... also of considerable interest to those working towards plant improvement via concentional breeding methods of via somatic cell culture.'
Recombinant DNA, 5:5 (1986)

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA

    Glenn B. Collins

  • United AgriSeeds Inc, Champaign, USA

    Joseph G. Petolino

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Applications of Genetic Engineering to Crop Improvement

  • Editors: Glenn B. Collins, Joseph G. Petolino

  • Series Title: Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6207-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff/Dr W. Junk Publishers, Dordrecht 1984

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-247-3084-1Published: 31 October 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-6209-5Published: 12 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-6207-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 604

  • Topics: Plant Sciences, Plant Physiology

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