Genetic engineering is a powerful tool for crop improvement. The status of crop biotechnology before 2001 was reviewed in Transgenic Crops I-III, but recent advances in plant cell and molecular biology have prompted the need for new volumes. Following Transgenic Crops IV (2007) on cereals, vegetables, root crops, herbs, and spices, and Transgenic Crops V (2007) on fruits, trees, and beverage crops, this volume, Transgenic Crops VI, contains the following sections: Oils and Fibers, Medicinal Crops, Ornamental Crops, Forages and Grains, Regulatory and Intellectual Property of Genetically Manipulated Plants. It is an invaluable reference for plant breeders, researchers and graduate students in the fields of plant biotechnology, agronomy, horticulture, forestry, genetics, and both plant cell and molecular biology.
Author(s): E.C. Pua
Edition: 1
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 442
Contents......Page 8
Section I: Oils and Fibers......Page 20
1. Introduction......Page 21
2. Somatic Embryogenesis......Page 22
3. Organogenesis......Page 32
4. Other Regeneration and Transformation Methods......Page 38
5. Conclusions......Page 41
References......Page 42
2. Economic Importance of Canola......Page 46
4. Tissue Culture of Canola......Page 47
5. Transformation of Canola......Page 48
6. Transgenic Traits......Page 49
References......Page 51
1. Introduction......Page 55
2. Tissue Culture and Transformation......Page 56
3. Genomics and Molecular Biology......Page 58
4. Transgenic Improved Input Agronomic Traits......Page 61
5. Transgenic Output Quality Traits......Page 64
7. Concluding Remarks......Page 66
References......Page 67
2. Economic Importance......Page 75
3. The Impact of Biotechnology in Breeding Strategies......Page 77
4. Advances in Tissue Culture......Page 82
5. Genetic Transformation Technologies......Page 86
6. Transgenic Plants for Oil Palm Improvement......Page 87
7. Conclusion and Perspectives......Page 90
References......Page 91
2. Applications of Molecular Markers......Page 97
3. Peanut Transformation......Page 106
References......Page 115
2. Importance of Genetic Engineering in Cotton......Page 122
4. Transformation Methods......Page 123
5. Alternative Methods Used to Transform Cotton......Page 133
7. Reporter Genes Used in Cotton......Page 134
8. Traits Introduced into Cotton Through Genetic Transformation......Page 135
9. New Technological Advances and Their Role in Cotton Improvement......Page 137
10. Future Perspective......Page 138
References......Page 139
2. Tissue and Organ Culture......Page 143
3. Somatic Embryogenesis......Page 145
4. Protoplast and Cell Suspension Cultures......Page 148
5. Anther, Microspore and Ovary Cultures......Page 149
6. Gene Transfer in Flax......Page 150
7. Potential Applications of Transgenic Flax......Page 151
9. Concluding Remarks and Further Prospects......Page 152
References......Page 153
Section II: Medicinal Crops......Page 160
1. Introduction......Page 161
2. Cell Culture of P. ginseng......Page 162
3. Hairy Root Culture of P. ginseng......Page 164
4. Adventitious Root Culture in P. ginseng......Page 165
5. Plant Regeneration of P. ginseng via Organogenesis and Somatic Embryogenesis......Page 167
6. Genetic Transformation and Metabolic Engineering......Page 170
7. Genomics in P. ginseng......Page 173
8. Concluding Remarks......Page 175
References......Page 176
1. Introduction......Page 181
2. Origins and History......Page 182
3. Modern Cultivation......Page 183
4. Classic Breeding......Page 189
5. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology......Page 190
6. Biotechnology......Page 193
7. Future Prospects......Page 196
References......Page 197
2. Tropane Alkaloids, Uses and Outlook......Page 200
3. Economic Importance of Tropane Alkaloid-Containing Crops......Page 203
4. Tropane Alkaloid Biosynthetic Pathway......Page 204
5. Current Research and Development in Transgenic Technology......Page 206
6. Use of Hairy Root Cultures for Tropane Alkaloid Production......Page 209
7. Novel Developments and Future Challenges......Page 211
References......Page 212
1. Introduction......Page 216
2. Biosynthesis of Taxol......Page 218
3. In Vitro Culture......Page 220
4. Conclusions and Prospects......Page 231
References......Page 232
Section III: Ornamental Crops......Page 235
2. Advances in Molecular Markers for Genetic Studies and Breeding......Page 236
3. Cloning and Characterization of Genes of Economic Value......Page 239
4. Advances in Genetic Transformation and Recovery of Transgenic Plants......Page 241
5. Conclusions......Page 244
References......Page 245
1. Introduction......Page 249
2. Recent Developments in Carnation Biotechnology......Page 250
References......Page 258
1. Introduction......Page 261
2. Chrysanthemum Transformation......Page 263
3. Future Outlook......Page 276
References......Page 277
1. Introduction......Page 281
2. Genetic Transformation of Orchids......Page 282
3. Potential Genes for Genetic Engineering of Orchids......Page 292
References......Page 294
2. Tissue Culture......Page 297
3. Genetic Transformation......Page 299
4. Promoters and Gene Expression......Page 300
5. Resistance to Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus......Page 302
7. Future Studies......Page 303
References......Page 304
1. Botanical Origin and Genetic Information......Page 307
2. Genetic Resources and Breeding Programs......Page 313
3. In Vitro Culture......Page 315
4. Forsythia Biotechnology Research......Page 318
References......Page 324
Section IV: Forages and Grains......Page 327
1. Introduction and Economic Importance......Page 328
2. Breeding......Page 329
4. Genetic Engineering......Page 330
References......Page 338
1. Introduction......Page 343
2. Improvement of Forage Quality by Modification of Secondary Metabolism......Page 344
3. Improvement of Tolerance to Abiotic and Biotic Stresses......Page 348
4. Functional Genomics and Metabolomics as Key Technologies for Characterisation and Modification of Natural Product Biosynthesis......Page 351
5. Conclusions, Challenges and Future Developments......Page 353
References......Page 355
1. Introduction......Page 363
2. Economic Importance......Page 364
3. Current Research and Development......Page 365
4. Practical Applications of Transgenic Plants......Page 370
5. Conclusions and Future Challenges......Page 373
References......Page 374
2. Economic Importance......Page 379
3. Current Research and Development......Page 380
4. Practical Applications of Transgenic Plants......Page 386
5. Conclusions and Future Challenges......Page 392
References......Page 393
1. Introduction......Page 402
2. Genetic Transformation of Lupins......Page 404
3. Lupin Improvement Through Biotechnology......Page 407
References......Page 412
Section V: Regulatory and Intellectual Property of GM Plants......Page 414
1. Introduction......Page 415
2. Intellectual Property......Page 416
3. Regulatory Approval......Page 423
References......Page 432
B......Page 434
D......Page 435
F......Page 436
G......Page 437
L......Page 438
P......Page 439
R......Page 440
T......Page 441
Z......Page 442
