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M. Raj Ahuja
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Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products, Institute of Forest Genetics, Grosshansdorf, Germany
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Wout Boerjan
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Laboratorium voor Genetica, Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Gent, Belgium
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David B. Neale
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USDA Forest Service, Institute of Forest Genetics, Berkeley, USA
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Table of contents (38 chapters)
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Somatic embryogenesis and regeneration
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- P. K. Gupta, R. Timmis, K. A. Timmis, J. A. Grob, W. C. Carlson, D. E. Welty
Pages 3-9
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- Todd G. Guevin, Edward G. Kirby
Pages 11-16
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- M. C. Pedroso, R. Tavares, T. Lino-Neto, K. A. Roubelakis-Angelakis, M. S. Pais
Pages 17-22
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- M. A. Bueno, A. Gómez, O. Vicente, J. A. Manzanera
Pages 23-28
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- H. David, J. M. Domon, G. Neutelings, B. Dumas, Y. Meyer, A. David
Pages 29-38
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- J.-L. Fourré, P. Berger, P. André
Pages 39-45
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- A. Altman, D. Pelah, O. Yarnitsky, T. Tzfira, A. Ya’Ari, W.-X. Wang et al.
Pages 47-56
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- Carmen Diaz-Sala, Patricia B. Singer, Keith W. Hutchison, Michael S. Greenwood
Pages 57-61
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- P. Du Jardin, A. Chandelier, F. Chauveau, J. Bercetche, M. Paques
Pages 63-68
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Transformation and gene expression
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- W. Boerjan, H. Meyermans, C. Chen, J.-C. Leplé, J. H. Christensen, J. Van Doorsselaere et al.
Pages 81-88
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- P. J. Charest, D. Lachance, Y. Devantier, C. Jones, L. Tian, B. Xue et al.
Pages 97-104
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- T. M. Fenning, S. S. Tymens, C. M. Brasier, J. S. Gartland, K. M. A. Gartland
Pages 105-112
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- Manuel Rey, Jaime M. Humara, Marian Lopez, M. Victoria Gonzalez, Roberto Rodriguez, Raffaela Tavazza et al.
Pages 113-117
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- E. Wilhelm, A. Burg, M. Berenyi, M. Endemann, R. Rodler
Pages 119-124
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- T. Tzfira, O. Yarnitzky, A. Vainstein, A. Altman.
Pages 125-130
About this book
This proceedings is based on a joint meeting of the two IUFRO (International Union of Forestry Research Organizations) Working Parties, Somatic Cell Genetics (S2.04-07) and Molecular Genetics (S2.04-06) held in Gent, Belgium, 26-30 September, 1995. Although a joint meeting of the two Working Parties had been discussed in the past, this was the first such meeting that became a successful reality. In fact this meeting provided an excellent forum for discussions and interactions in forest bioteclUlology that encouraged the participants to vote for a next joint meeting. In the past decade rapid progress has been made in the somatic cell genetics and molecular genetics of forest trees. In order to cover recent developments in the broad area of biotechnology, the scientific program of the meeting was divided into several sessions. These included somatic embryogenesis, regeneration, transformation, gene expression, molecular markers, genome mapping, and biotic and abiotic stresses. The regeneration of plants, produced by organogenesis or somatic embryogenesis, is necessary not only for mass cloning of forest trees, but also for its application in genetic transformation and molecular biology. Although micropropagation has been achieved from juvenile tissues in a number of forest tree species, in vitro regeneration from mature trees remains a challenging problem in most hardwoods and conifers. The mechanisms involved in the transition from juvenile to mature phase in woody plants are poorly understood. This transition can now be investigated at the molecular level.
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`Overall, this book provides a comprehensive update of biotechnology in an extensive range of woody plants. It is extremely informative, well written with good illustrations and includes a wide range of strategies and techniques utilised within this field. It is essential reading for all researchers involved in forest tree biotechnology and would be highly recommended to all plant science libraries.'
Plant Growth Regulation, 22 (1997)
Editors and Affiliations
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Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products, Institute of Forest Genetics, Grosshansdorf, Germany
M. Raj Ahuja
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Laboratorium voor Genetica, Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Gent, Belgium
Wout Boerjan
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USDA Forest Service, Institute of Forest Genetics, Berkeley, USA
David B. Neale