Genetic manipulation in plant breeding — prospects and limitations C. N. Law OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 12
Strategies for variety-independent genetic transformation of important cereals, legumes and woody species utilizing particle bombardment Paul Christou OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 27
Transforming the plastome: genetic markers and DNA delivery systems P. J. DixT. A. Kavanagh OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 34
Genetic engineering of cereal crop plants: a review A. JähneD. BeckerH. Lörz ReviewPaper Pages: 35 - 44
Shoot apical meristems as a target for gene transfer by microballistics C. SautterN. LeducI. Potrykus OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 51
Studies of the mechanism of transgene integration into plant protoplasts: improvement of the transformation rate Indridi BenediktssonClaudia P. SpampinatoOtto Schieder OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 61
Expression of foreign genes in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) — evaluation of three gene transfer methods Hélène LaparraMonique BurrusGünther Hahne OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 74
Maize transformation utilizing silicon carbide whiskers: a review J. A. ThompsonP. R. DraytonJ. M. Dunwell ReviewPaper Pages: 75 - 80
Transgenic barley by particle bombardment. Inheritance of the transferred gene and characteristics of transgenic barley plants Anneli RitalaReino AikasaloVeli Kauppinen OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 88
Transient gene expression in transformed banana (Musa cv. Bluggoe) protoplasts and embryogenic cell suspensions László SágiSerge RemyRony Swennen OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 95
Transformation of lily by Agrobacterium Simon A. LangeveldMerel M. GerritsJohn F. Bol OriginalPaper Pages: 97 - 100
An assessment of morphogenic and transformation efficiency in a range of varieties of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Philip J. DaleKaija K. Hampson OriginalPaper Pages: 101 - 108
Transgenic apples display stable gene expression in the fruit and Mendelian segregation of the transgenes in the R1 progeny D. J. JamesA. J. PasseyS. A. Baker OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 112
Transformation studies in Hordeum vulgare using a highly regenerable microspore system W. A. HarwoodS. J. BeanJ. W. Snape OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 118
Biolistic introduction of a synthetic Bt gene into elite maize M. HillK. LaunisM. S. Wright OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 123
Genetic transformation of Eustoma grandiflorum Griseb. by microprojectile bombardment Laura SemeriaAnna Maria VairaAndrea Allavena OriginalPaper Pages: 125 - 130
Some methodological aspects of apple transformation by Agrobacterium J. G. SchaartK. J. PuiteN. Pogrebnyak OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 134
Physiological complexity and plant genetic manipulation Marcello BuiattiPatrizia Bogani OriginalPaper Pages: 135 - 147
Strategies for engineering virus resistance in transgenic plants T. A. KavanaghC. Spillane OriginalPaper Pages: 149 - 158
Resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus in transgenic tomato hybrids Tineke UltzenJan GielenRob Goldbach OriginalPaper Pages: 159 - 168
Degradation of oxalic acid by transgenic oilseed rape plants expressing oxalate oxidase C. ThompsonJ. M. DunwellG. Nisbet OriginalPaper Pages: 169 - 172
Synergistic activity of chitinases and β-1,3-glucanases enhances fungal resistance in transgenic tomato plants Erik JongedijkHenk TigelaarLeo S. Melchers OriginalPaper Pages: 173 - 180
The sulphur-rich Brazil nut 2S albumin is specifically formed in transgenic seeds of the grain legume Vicia narbonensis I. SaalbachT. PickardtK. Müntz OriginalPaper Pages: 181 - 192
The manipulation and modification of tomato fruit ripening by expression of antisense RNA in transgenic plants Steve PictonJulie E. GrayDon Grierson OriginalPaper Pages: 193 - 202
Gene specificity is maintained in transient expression assays with protoplasts derived from different tissues of barley I. DíazJ. RoyoP. Carbonero OriginalPaper Pages: 203 - 207
Different 5′ leader sequences modulate β-glucuronidase accumulation levels in transgenic Nicotiana tabacum plants Marc De LooseXavier DanthinneAnn Depicker OriginalPaper Pages: 209 - 216
The potential of somatic hybridization in crop breeding Sylvia WaaraKristina Glimelius OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 233
Intergeneric symmetric and asymmetric somatic hybridization in Festuca and Lolium G. SpangenbergZ. Y. WangI. Potrykus OriginalPaper Pages: 235 - 245
Transfer of disease resistance within the genus Brassica through asymmetric somatic hybridization M. Gerdemann-KnörckS. NielenO. Schieder OriginalPaper Pages: 247 - 253
Microprotoplast fusion technique: a new tool for gene transfer between sexually-incongruent plant species K. S. RamuluP. DijkhuisC. M. Colijn-Hooymans OriginalPaper Pages: 255 - 268
Improved plant heterokaryon formation by surfactant-supplementation of polyethylene glycol fusogen solution T. K. HillM. R. DaveyK. C. Lowe OriginalPaper Pages: 269 - 273
Fluorescent in situ hybridization as an aid to introducing alien genetic variation into wheat T. E. MillerS. M. ReaderI. P. King OriginalPaper Pages: 275 - 279
Sexual and somatic hybridization in the genus Lactuca Brigitte MaisonneuveMarie Christine ChupeauYves Chupeau OriginalPaper Pages: 281 - 285
Protoplast technology for the breeding of top-fruit trees (Prunus, Pyrus, Malus, Rubus) and woody ornamentals Sergio J. OchattEstela M. Patat-Ochatt OriginalPaper Pages: 287 - 294
Application of in vivo and in vitro mutation techniques for crop improvement Miroslaw MaluszynskiBeant S. AhloowaliaBjörn Sigurbjörnsson OriginalPaper Pages: 303 - 315
The application of chemical mutagenesis and biotechnology to the modification of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) G. G. RowlandA. McHughenD. C. Taylor OriginalPaper Pages: 317 - 321
Modification of oilseed rape to produce oils for industrial use by means of applied tissue culture methodology A. CraigS. Millam OriginalPaper Pages: 323 - 327
Selection of hydroxyproline-resistant proline-accumulating mutants of cauliflower (brassica oleracea var. botrytis) C. R. DeaneM. P. FullerP. J. Dix OriginalPaper Pages: 329 - 334
Analysis of tissue culture-derived variation in pea (Pisum sativum L.)-preliminary results Miroslav GrigaJaromír StejskalKarel Beber OriginalPaper Pages: 335 - 339
Monitoring genetic fidelity vs somaclonal variation in Norway spruce (Picea abies) somatic embryogenesis by RAPD analysis Berthold HeinzeJosef Schmidt OriginalPaper Pages: 341 - 345
The embryogenic potential of rice cell suspensions affects their recovery following cryogenic storage P. T. LynchE. E. BensonM. R. Davey OriginalPaper Pages: 347 - 349
Selecting the optimum genetic background for transgenic varieties, with examples from Brassica Derek LydiatePhil DalePhil Howell OriginalPaper Pages: 351 - 358
Conservation of marker synteny during evolution Katrien M. DevosGraham MooreMichael D. Gale OriginalPaper Pages: 367 - 372
In vitro screening and field evaluation of tissue-culture-regenerated sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) for soil stress tolerance R. R. DuncanR. M. WaskomM. W. Nabors OriginalPaper Pages: 373 - 380
Production and field performance of transgenic alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) expressing alpha-amylase and manganese-dependent lignin peroxidase S. AustinE. T. BinghamR. R. Burgess OriginalPaper Pages: 381 - 393
The phenotypic characterisation of R2 generation transgenic rice plants under field and glasshouse conditions P. T. LynchJ. JonesW. Schuh OriginalPaper Pages: 395 - 401
Breeding of transgenic orange Petunia hybrida varieties Johan S. N. OudHarrie SchneidersMart Q. J. M. van Grinsven OriginalPaper Pages: 403 - 409