Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry: 59 Transgenic Crops IV

Section I Plant Biotechnology in Agriculture I.1 Impact of Plant Biotechnology in Agriculture S.K. Datta 1 Introduction 2 Crops and Genomics 3 Genetic Transformation of Plants 4 Transgenics in Stabilizing Production 5 Plant Protection 6 Enhancing Shelf Life 7 Improving Productivity 8 C4 Pathway in C3 Plants 9 Nutrition-Rich Crops 10 Conclusion References Section II Cereals II.1 Rice Y. Wang, M. Chen, and J. Li 1 Introduction 2 Hybrid Rice 3 Marker-Assisted Selection and Quantitative Trait Locus Analysis 4 Rice Transformation and Genetic Engineering 5 Gene Isolation and Characterization 6 Application of Rice Biotechnology 7 Conclusions References II.2 Wheat F.D. Meyer and M.J. Giroux 1 Introduction 2 Particle Bombardment 3 Integration and Expression of Biolistic Transgenes 4 Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation 5 Biolistics versus Agrobacterium: Which Method is Preferred? 6 Improving Wheat Field Performance 7 Improving the End-Use Quality of Wheat 8 Conclusions References II.3 Maize F. Torney, B. Frame, and K. Wang 1 Introduction 2 Penetration -- Delivery Methods 3 Competence and Regenerability -- Target Tissue 4 Future Prospects 5 Concluding Remarks References II.4 Rye F. Altpeter and V. Korzun 1 Introduction 2 Economic Importance of Rye 3 Molecular Markers, Genetic Mapping and Marker-Assisted Selection 4 Androgenesis for the Production of Double Haploids 5 Genetic Transformation 6 Conclusion References II.5 Pearl Millet M. Girgi and M.M. O'Kennedy 1 Introduction 2 Species Origin andEconomic Importance 3 Pearl Millet Biotechnology 4 Conclusions References II.6 Barley K.J. Kasha 1 Introduction 2 Economic Importance of Barley 3 Current Research and Development 4 Practical Applications of Biotechnology in Barley 5 Conclusions and Future Challenges References II.7 Oat A. Carlson and H.F. Kaeppler 1 Introduction 2 Economic Importance 3 Current Research and Development 4 Practical Applications of Transgenic Plants 5 Conclusion and Future Challenges References Section III