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Tailoring Genes for Crop Improvement

An Agricultural Perspective

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. George Bruening

    1. University of California, Davis, Davis, USA

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  2. John Harada

    1. University of California, Davis, Davis, USA

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  3. Tsune Kosuge

    1. University of California, Davis, Davis, USA

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  4. Alexander Hollaender

    1. Council for Research Planning in Biological Sciences, Inc., USA

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  5. Gregory Kuny

    1. Council for Research Planning in Biological Sciences, Inc., USA

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  6. Claire M. Wilson

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Part of the book series: Basic Life Sciences (BLSC, volume 41)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Opening Remarks

    1. Opening Remarks

      • Charles E. Hess
      Pages 1-3

  3. Identification and Analysis of Plant Genes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Genes for the Extensins, an Abundant Class of Proteins

      • J. E. Varner
      Pages 7-11

    3. Molecular Analysis of Plant Plasma Membranes

      • Christopher J. Lamb, Paul M. Norman, Mindy S. Fitter, Michael G. Hahn, David R. Lerner, Vincent P. M. Wingate
      Pages 13-24

    4. Methods and Applications of Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis to Plants

      • Benoit S. Landry, Richard W. Michelmore
      Pages 25-44

  4. Plant Gene Structure and Function

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    2. An Analysis of Chromatin Structure and Gene Regulation

      • Robert J. Ferl, Anna-Lisa Paul, Mohammed Ashraf, Scott Bollinger
      Pages 47-58

    3. The Small Subunit Genes of Petunia: A Well-Characterized Plant Multigene Family

      • Caroline Dean, Pamela Dunsmuir, John Bedbrook
      Pages 59-68

    4. Maize Mitochondrial Genes and Cytoplasmic Male Sterility

      • V. K. Eckenrode, C. S. Levings III
      Pages 69-84

  5. Regulation of Gene Expression

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. Plant RNA Polymerases: Structures, Regulation, and Genes

      • Tom J. Guilfoyle, Margaret A. Dietrich
      Pages 87-100

    3. An Analysis of Physiological and Molecular Aspects of Heat Shock Gene Expression

      • J. L. Key, E. Czarnecka, W. B. Gurley, R. T. Nagao
      Pages 101-109

    4. Molecular Biology of Salinity Stress: Preliminary Studies and Perspectives

      • Subbanaidu Ramagopal
      Pages 111-119

    5. Characterization and Expression of a Wound-Inducible Proteinase Inhibitor II Gene from Potato

      • Robert W. Thornburg, Gyn An, Thomas A. Cleveland, Clarence A. Ryan
      Pages 121-130

  6. Post-Translational Regulation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Regulation of Starch Synthesis: Enzymological and Genetic Studies

      • Jack Preiss, Mark Bloom, Matthew Morell, Vicki L. Knowles, William C. Plaxton, Thomas W. Okita et al.
      Pages 133-152

  7. Modification of Genes and Gene Expression

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. A Strategy towards Antisense Regulation of Plant Gene Expression

      • D. P. S. Verma, A. J. Delauney, T. Nguyen
      Pages 155-162

    3. Modification of Proteins Encoded by Seed Storage Protein Genes

      • Brian A. Larkins
      Pages 163-167
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About this book

In August. 1982. a conference was held at the University of Califor­ nia. Davis. to discuss both molecular and traditional approaches to plant genetic analysis and plant breeding. Papers presented at the meeting were published in Genetic Engineering of Plants: An Agricultural Perspective. A second conference. entitled "Tailoring Genes for Crop Improvement." spon­ sored by the UC-Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the College's Biotechnology Program. was held at Davis in August. 1986. to discuss the notable advances that had been made during the intervening years in the technology for gene modification. transfer. and expression in plants. This volume contains papers that were presented at this meeting and provides readers with examples of how the new experimental strategies are being used to gain a clearer understanding of the biology of the plants we grow for food and fiber; it also discusses how molecular biology approaches are being used to introduce new genes into plants for plant breeding programs. We are grateful to the speakers for their excellent presentations for the conference and extend our sincere thanks to those who contributed manuscripts for this volume.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of California, Davis, Davis, USA

    George Bruening, John Harada, Tsune Kosuge

  • Council for Research Planning in Biological Sciences, Inc., USA

    Alexander Hollaender, Gregory Kuny, Claire M. Wilson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tailoring Genes for Crop Improvement

  • Book Subtitle: An Agricultural Perspective

  • Editors: George Bruening, John Harada, Tsune Kosuge, Alexander Hollaender, Gregory Kuny, Claire M. Wilson

  • Series Title: Basic Life Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5329-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-5331-7Published: 12 December 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-5329-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 238

  • Number of Illustrations: 32 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Plant Sciences

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