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Plant Biotechnology and In Vitro Biology in the 21st Century

Proceedings of the IXth International Congress of the International Association of Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology Jerusalem, Israel, 14–19 June 1998

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  • © 1999

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Editors:
  1. Arie Altman

    1. Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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  2. Meira Ziv

    1. Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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  3. Shamay Izhar

    1. Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, The Ministry of Agriculture, Israel

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Part of the book series: Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture (PSBA, volume 36)

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Table of contents (169 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  4. Symposia

    1. Basic and Applied Aspects of Growth, Development and Differentiation

      1. Genetic Control of Regeneration was Altered During One-Week Ripening of Immature Melon Cotyledons on Liquid/Membrane System
        • Jeffrey Adelberg, Jin Feng Chen
        Pages 21-24
      2. Differential Hormonal Requirements for Clonal Propagation of Male and Female Jojoba Plants
        • Veena Agrawal, Surya Prakash, Shrish C. Gupta
        Pages 25-28
      3. Somatic Embryogenesis in Korean Ginseng (<i>Panax Ginseng</i> C.A. Meyer)
        • Kwang-Tae Choi, Yong-Eui Choi, Deok-Chun Yang, Ji-Chang Park
        Pages 29-32
      4. Levels and <i>in situ</i> localization of endogenous cytokinins as chief factors controlling bud regeneration
        • D. Chriqui, A. Azmi, A. Guivarc’h, A. Chiappeta, W. Dewitte, J. P. Reynoird et al.
        Pages 33-36
      5. Somatic Embryo Polarity in <i>Dactylis Glomerata</i> as Determined by Electron Microscopy
        • B. V. Conger, A. Vasilenko
        Pages 37-40
      6. Dual Effect of Ethylene During Rooting of Apple Microcuttings
        • Geert-Jan De Klerk, Annie Paffen, Jan Jasik, Vally Haralampieva
        Pages 41-44
      7. Time-Lapse Tracking of Origin and Development of Somatic Embryos in a Gymnosperm, Norway Spruce
        • L. H. Filonova, P. V. Bozhkov, S. von Arnold
        Pages 45-48
      8. Conifer Somatic Embryo Production from Liquid Culture
        • Pramod K. Gupta, Roger Timmis
        Pages 49-52
      9. Basal Nutrient and Hormonal Requirements for Direct Organogenesis of <u>Cedrus</u> <u>Libani</u> A. Rich
        • N. Hosseyni, A. Ozan, Z. Kaya
        Pages 53-56
      10. An Overview of Progress on Somatic Embryogenesis in Forest Trees
        • S. Mohan Jain
        Pages 57-63
      11. Gene Expression During Somatic Embryogenesis in Carrot Suspension Cultures
        • A. Komamine, J. Asami, Y. Endo, Y. Yamanaka, S. Sato, M. Smith et al.
        Pages 65-68
      12. Photocontrol of Shoot Regeneration from Hypocotyls of Tomato
        • B. Lercari, S. Moscatelli, E. Ghirardi, R. Niceforo, L. Bertram
        Pages 69-72
      13. Facilitated Initiation of Somatic Embryogenesis in <i>Arabidopsis Thaliana</i> by Mutations in Genes Repressing Meristematic Cell Divisions
        • Andreas P. Mordhorst, Keete J. Voerman, Marijke V. Hartog, Ellen A. Meijer, Jaques van Went, Maarten Koornneef et al.
        Pages 73-76
      14. Agarose-induced embryoid formation in sunflower protoplasts is triggered by RGD-mediated membrane-matrix adhesion
        • Michel Petitprez, Henri Barthou, Christian Brière, Gilbert Alibert
        Pages 77-80
      15. Gene Expression Differences Between Zygotic and Somatic Embryos Monitored by Differential Display and cDNA Array: A Potential Tool to Improve Loblolly Pine Somatic Embryo Quality
        • Gerald S. Pullman, John Cairney, Nanfei Xu, Xiaorong Feng
        Pages 81-84
      16. A Tobacco Knotted-1 Related Homeobox Gene for Investigating <i>In Vitro</i> Shoot Formation
        • C. M. Ramage, R. R. Williams
        Pages 85-88
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Achievements today in plant biotechnology have already surpassed all previous expectations. Plant biotechnology, integrated with classical breeding, is now on the verge of creating the `evergreen revolution' to solve the world's envisaged tripled demand for food, agricultural commodities and natural products. New biotechnologies are being continuously adapted to agricultural practices, opening new vistas for plant utilization. Plant biotechnology is changing the plant scene in three major areas: (1) growth and development control (vegetative, generative and propagation), (2) protecting plants against the ever-increasing threats of abiotic and biotic stress, (3) expanding the horizons by producing specialty foods, biochemicals and pharmaceuticals. The potential for improving plant and animal productivity and their proper use in agriculture relies largely on newly-developed DNA biotechnology and molecular markers. These techniques enable the selection of successful genotypes, better isolation and cloning of favorable traits, and the creating of transgenic organisms of importance to agriculture.
These areas were extensively discussed at the 9th international congress of the International Association of Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology, `Plant Biotechnology and In Vitro Biology in the 21st Century', which was held in Jerusalem in June 1998. The present book of proceedings contains the variety of scientific achievements and techniques that were presented: Basic and Applied Aspects of Growth, Development and Differentiation; Genetic Manipulations: Transformation and Gene Expression, Hybridization, Haploidization and Mutagenesis; Genetic Stability and Instability, Selection and Variability; Regulation of Primary and Secondary Metabolism; Model Systems: Cell Cycle, Transport and Signal Transduction; Biotechnology for Plant Protection: Abiotic and Biotic Stress; Biotechnology for Crop Improvement: Yield, Quality and Production of Valuable Substances; Novel Micropropagation Methods; New Markets and Commercial Applications; Intellectual Property Rights.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

    Arie Altman, Meira Ziv

  • Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, The Ministry of Agriculture, Israel

    Shamay Izhar

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