Genetics and Breeding for Crop Quality and Resistance

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Resistance to Fungi

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Avirulence and pathogenicity genes of Cladosporium fulvum

      • P. J. G. M. De Wit

      Pages 3-14

   3. Pathogenesis-related proteins for the control of fungal diseases of tomato

      • P. Veronese, P. Crinó, M. Tucci, F. Colucci, D. J. Yun, M. P. Hasegawa et al.

      Pages 15-24

   4. Introgression of late blight resistance into Solanum tuberosum

      • G. Ramsay, H. E. Stewart, W. De Jong, J. E. Bradshaw, G. R. Mackay

      Pages 25-32

   5. Crown rust resistance in ryegrasses

      • E. Adams, M. De Loose, J. Baert, A. Ghesquiere, A. Depicker, E. Van Bockstaele et al.

      Pages 33-42

   6. Results of resistance evaluations in Brassicaceae with Plasmodiophora brassicae, Alternaria and Phoma lingam

      • P. Scholze, K. Hammer

      Pages 43-50

   7. Breeding research on resistance to Fusarium head blight in wheay

      • P. Ruckenbauer, H. Bürstmayr, H. Grausgruber, M. Lemmens

      Pages 51-59

   8. Genetics of durabel adult plant resistance to rust diseases in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

      • A. Börner, O. Unger, A. Meinel

      Pages 61-66

   9. Assessment and genetics of host plant resistance to yellow rust in bread wheat germplasm adapted to the East African highlands

      • W. W. Wagoire, O. Stølen, J. Hill, R. Ortiz

      Pages 67-76

   10. The role of b-32 protein in protecting plants against pathogens

       • M. Maddaloni, F. Forlani, V. Balmas, G. Donini, L. Corazza, H. Fang et al.

       Pages 77-82

   11. Breeding for fungal resistance in Musa

       • J. B. Hartman, D. Vuylsteke

       Pages 83-92

   12. Mapping different resistances against downy mildew in sunflower

       • L. Brahm, T. Röcher, R. Horn, M. Prüfe, W. Friedt

       Pages 93-100

3. Resistance to Bacteria

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101

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   2. Resistance to bacteria in tomato

      • H. E. Laterrot

      Pages 103-110

   3. Phytopathogen resistance improvement of horticultural crops by plant-defensin gene introduction

      • S. V. Dolgov, V. G. Lebedev, S. S. Anisimova, N. Lavrova, L. A. Serdobinskiy, G. B. Tjukavin et al.

      Pages 111-118

   4. Plant-bacterial pathogen interaction modified in transgenic tomato plants expressing the Gox gene encoding glucose oxidase

      • R. Caccia, M. Delledonne, G. M. Balestra, L. Varvaro, G. P. Soressi

      Pages 119-125

   5. Nitric oxide signalling in the plant hypersensitive disease resistance response

      • M. Delledonne, Y. Xia, R. A. Dixon, C. Lorenzoni, C. Lamb

      Pages 127-133

   6. Polymorphism of inhibitors of hydrolytic enzymes present in cereal and sunflower seeds

      • Al. V. Konarev, I. N. Anisimova, V. A. Gavrilova, P. R. Shewry

      Pages 135-144

4. Resistance to Insects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145

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The book highlights the state of research in plant genetics and breeding and the results and applications of biotechnology procedures: i.e. achievements and perspectives of molecular biology and genetic engineering in the improvement of quantitative, qualitative and nutritional characters of crops, including their resistance to pests and diseases and their adaptation to different ecosystems.
The book is divided into seven chapters. The first six are focused on the research aimed at improvement of resistance to Fungi, Bacteria, Nematode, Virus and Insect, and improvement of Quality. The latter was assigned two keynote lectures, respectively on agro-food quality and on quality of wood plants. Each chapter begins with a keynote paper. The seventh chapter includes the special lectures which opened and closed the Congress.

• Brassicaceae
• Fungi
• Pathogene
• arabidopsis thaliana
• biotechnology
• genetic engineering
• tomato plants
• wheat

• University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

  G. T. Scarascia Mugnozza, E. Porceddu, M. A. Pagnotta

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