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Springer Tree Transgenesis Recent Developments 2006 Edition by Matthias Fladung Dietrich Ewald
Tree improvement is necessary to meet the growing demand for renewable wood resource and the time is ripe for a critical evaluation of the chances and challenges of tree transgenesis. This book provides an up-to-date review of the present state of genetic engineering of trees. Biosafety and risk assessment are treated in detail and future experimental tasks are discussed. The book provides a sound basis for decision-making processes in politics. Table of contents : Part A: Transgenic Trees in the World Chapter 1: Field Trials with Transgenic Trees - State of the Art and DevelopmentsMarcel Robischon Chapter 2: Transgenic Forest Trees in ChinaDietrich Ewald Jianjun Hu Minsheng Yang Chapter 3: Modification of Perennial Fruit TreesXiuxin Deng Yanxin Duan Chapter 4: Genetic Transformation of Some Tropical Trees and Tree-Like PlantsShuchishweta V. Kendurkar Vaishali B. Naik Rajani S. Nadgauda Part B: Wood and Other Traits Chapter 5: Environmental Aspects of Lignin Modified TreesHely Haggman Karoliina Niemi Heidi Tiimonen Tiina Ylioja Vincent Chiang Chapter 6: Modification of Cellulose in WoodMatthias Fladung Chapter 7: Heavy Metal Resistance and Phytoremediation with Transgenic TreesAndreas D. Peuke Heinz Rennenberg Chapter 8: Transgenic Approaches to Engineer Nitrogen MetabolismFrancisco M Canovas Fernando Gallardo Zhong Ping Jing Maria Belen Pascual Part C: Biotic and Abiotic Resistances Chapter 9: Virus Resistance Breeding in Fruit TreesMargit Laimer Chapter 10: The Use of Genetic Transformation Procedures to Study the Defence and Disease Resistance Traits of TreesTrevor M. Fenning Chapter 11: Fungal and Bacterial Resistance in Transgenic TreesWilliam A. Powell Charles A. Maynard Brian Boyle Armand Seguin Chapter 12: Genetically Modified Trees Expressing Genes for Insect Pest ResistanceAlma Balestrazzi Gianni Allegro Massimo Confalonieri Chapter 13: Towards Genetic Engineering for Drought Tolerance in TreesAndrea Polle Arie Altman Xiangning Jiang Part D: Biosafety Issues Chapter 14: Genome Instability in Woody Plants Derived from Genetic EngineeringHans Hoenicka Matthias Fladung Chapter 15: Investigation of Horizontal Gene Transfer from Transgenic Aspen to EctomycorrhizalFungiUwe Nehls Chi Zhang Mika Tarkka Rudiger Hampp Matthias Fladung Chapter 16: Transgenic Temperate Fruit Tree RootstocksSergey V. Dolgov M. Viola Hanke Subject Index