Molecular Biology of Woody Plants

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Section A

   1. Gene Transfer Techniques and their relevance to Woody Plants

      • Subhash C. Minocha, John C. Wallace

      Pages 1-24

   2. Selection of Marker-Free Transgenic Plants Using the Oncogenes (ipt, rol A, B, C) of Agrobacterium as Selectable Markers

      • Hiroyasu Ebinuma, Koichi Sugita, Etsuko Matunaga, Saori Endo, Takehide Kasahara

      Pages 25-46

   3. Agrobacterium rhizogenes for rooting recalcitrant woody plants

      • Hely M. Häggman, Tuija S. Aronen

      Pages 47-78

   4. Genetic Engineering of Conifers for Plantation Forestry Pinus radiata Transformation

      • C. Walter, L. J. Grace

      Pages 79-104

   5. Transformation of Picea Species

      • D. H. Clapham, R. J. Newton, S. Sen, S. von Arnold

      Pages 105-118

   6. Transgenic in Larix

      • Lelu Marie-Anne, Gilles Pilate

      Pages 119-134

   7. Genetic transformation of Populus toward improving plant performance and drought tolerance

      • Tzfira Tzvi, Wangxia Wang, Altman Arie

      Pages 135-160

   8. Progress towards the Genetic Transformation of Four Tropical Acacia Species: Acacia Mangium, Acacia Crassicarpa, Acacia Mearnsii and Acacia Albida

      • M. Quoirin, A. Galiana, D. K. S. Goh, A. Limanton, V. Gratio, J. Ahée et al.

      Pages 161-178

   9. Genetic Engineering of Rose (Rosa Species)

      • M. R. Davey, R. Marchant, J. B. Power

      Pages 179-190

   10. Transformation of Actinidia Species (Kiwifruit)

       • Eddo Rugini, Massimo Muganu, Patricia Gutiérrez Pesce

       Pages 191-225

   11. Genetic Transformation in Citrus

       • G. A. Moore, D. Luth, F. Kaplan, M. A. Gutiérrez-E

       Pages 227-243

   12. Olive (Olea europaea var. sativa) Transformation

       • Rugini Eddo, Biasi Rita, Muleo Rosario

       Pages 245-279

   13. Transformation of Malus

       • F. A. Hammerschlag

       Pages 281-303

   14. Genetic Transformation of Hevea Brasiliensis (Rubber Tree) and Its Applications towards Crop Improvement and Production of Recombinant Proteins of Commercial Value

       • P. Arokiaraj

       Pages 305-325

   15. Production of Transgenic Oil Palm (Elaeis guinensis JACQ.) Using Biolistic Techniques

       • Ghulam Kadir, Ahmad Parveez

       Pages 327-350

3. Section B

   1. Molecular Characterization of the Mycorrhizas of Woody Plants

      • S. Hambleton, R. S. Currah

      Pages 351-373

   2. Molecular Epidemiology of Tree Pathogens

      • Richard C. Hamelin

      Pages 375-393

   3. Development of Insect Resistance in Fruit and Nut Tree Crops

      • Matthew Escobar, Abhaya M. Dandekar

      Pages 395-417

   4. Structural and Biochemical Aspects of Cold Hardiness in Woody Plants

      • Michael Wisniewski, Rajeev Arora

      Pages 419-437

Woody plants belong to various taxonomic groups, which are heterogeneous in morphology, physiology, and geographic distribution. OtheJWise, they have neither strong evolutionruy relationships nor share a conunon habitat. They are a primaIy source of fiber and timber, and also include many edible fruit species. Their unique phenotypic behavior includes a perennial habit associated with extensive secondary growth. Additional characteristics of woody plants include: developmental juvenility and maturity with respect to growth habit, flowering time, and morphogenetic response in tissue cultures; environmental control of bud dormancy and flowering cycles; variable tolerance to abiotic stresses, wounding and pathogens; and long distance transport of water and IRltrients. Woody plants, particularly tree species, have been the focus of numerous physiological studies to understand their specialized functions, however, only recently they have become the target of molecular studies. Recent advances in our understanding of signal transduction pathways for environmental responses in herbaceous plants, including the identification and cloning of genes for proteins involved in signal transduction. should provide useful leads to undertake parallel studies with woody plants. Molecular mapping techniques, coupled with the availability of cloned genes from herbaceous plants, should provide shortcuts to cloning relevant genes from woody plants. The unique phenotypes of these plants can then be targeted for improvement through genetic engineering.

• Moore
• cloning
• commercial value
• forest trees
• genetic transformation
• hevea brasiliensis
• insect resistance
• molecular characterization
• molecular epidemiology
• molecular silviculture
• mycorrhizas
• oil palm
• oncogenes
• plantation forestry
• transgenics plants
• Tree Biology

• Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, Vienna, Austria

  S. Mohan Jain

• Department of Biology, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA

  Subhash C. Minocha

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