Transgenic Crops I (Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, 46)

Recently. there has been tremendous progress in the genetic transformation of agricultural crops, and plants resistant to insects, herbicides, and diseases have been produced, field tested and patented. Transgenic Crops I compiles this information on cereals, grasses, legumes, and oilseed crops. It comprises 25 chapters and is divided into two sections: I. Cereals and Grasses: wheat, rice, maize, barley, sorghum, pearl millet, triticale, Agrostis spp., Cenchrus ciliaris , Dactylis glomerata , Festuca arundinacea , Lolium spp., and sugarcane. II. Legumes and Oilseed Crops: Arachis hypogaea , Brassica juncea , Brassica napus , Cicer arietinum , Glycine max , Gossypium hirsutum , Helianthus annuus , Lens culinaris , Linum usitatissimum , Sinapis alba , Trifolium , and Vicis narbonensis . This book is of special interest to advanced students, teachers, and research workers in the field of plant breeding, genetics, molecular biology, plant tissue culture, and plant biotechnology in general. Content: Front Matter....Pages I-XIX Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Transgenic Rice (Oryza sativa)....Pages 3-13 Transgenic Wheat (Triticum spp.)....Pages 14-36 Genetic Engineering of Corn: Sustainability of Shoot Tip Meristem in Genetic Transformation....Pages 37-59 Transgenic Barley (Hordeum vulgare)....Pages 60-75 Transgenic Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)....Pages 76-83 Transgenic Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)....Pages 84-108 Transgenic Triticale (Triticum durum x Secale cereale)....Pages 109-126 Transgenic Bentgrass (Agrostis spp.)....Pages 127-138 Genetic Transformation in Buffel Grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.)....Pages 139-150 Transgenic Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.)....Pages 151-163 Transgenic Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea)....Pages 164-170 Transgenic Ryegrasses(Loliumspp.)....Pages 172-187 Transgenic Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.)....Pages 188-206 Front Matter....Pages 207-207 Transgenic Peanut (Arachis hypogaea)....Pages 209-224 Transgenic Brown Mustard (Brassica juncea)....Pages 225-242 Transgenic Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus)....Pages 243-259 Genetic Transformation of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)....Pages 260-267 Transgenic Soybean (Glycine max)....Pages 268-282 Transgenic Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)....Pages 283-301 Transgenic Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)....Pages 302-324 Front Matter....Pages 207-207 Genetic Transformation of Lentil1 (Lens culinaris)....Pages 325-337 Transgenic Linseed Flax (Linum usitatissimum)....Pages 338-351 Transgenic White Mustard (Sinapis alba L.)....Pages 352-359 Transgenic White Clover (Trifolium repens)....Pages 360-372 Genetic Transformation of Narbon Bean (Vicia narbonensis)....Pages 373-389 Back Matter....Pages 391-393 Recently. there has been tremendous progress in the genetic transformation of agricultural crops, and plants resistant to insects, herbicides, and diseases have been produced, field tested and patented. compiles this information on cereals, grasses, legumes, and oilseed crops. It comprises 25 chapters and is divided into two sections: I. Cereals and Grasses: wheat, rice, maize, barley, sorghum, pearl millet, triticale, spp., __ciliaris____Dactylis glomerata____Festuca__, spp., and sugarcane. II. Legumes and Oilseed Crops: , __juncea__ __Brassica napus__ __Cicer arietinum__ __Glycine__,__Gossypium__,, , __usitatissimum____Sinapis alba____Trifolium____Vicis__.This book is of special interest to advanced students, teachers, and research workers in the field of plant breeding, genetics, molecular biology, plant tissue culture, and plant biotechnology in general.