Genetic Transformation of Plants

edited by J.F. Jackson
and H.F. Linskens

Whilst genetic transformation of plants is commonly viewed as a means of bringing about plant improvement, it has not so readily been recognised as a tool for analysing the function of plant genes. This book is unusual in that it focuses on the genetic transformation of a range of plants using a number of different methods.

Many plants have been found to be quite difficult to transform, and so various techniques were developed. These techniques include: Agrobacterium suspension drops, electroporation, PEG, "whiskers", and various biolistic methods. A chapter on intellectual and property rights is included.

This reference is for plant biochemists; food scientists; analytical chemists; biochemists; and plant geneticists.

Contents

1. Exclusive Rights in Life: Biotechnology, Genetic Manipulation, and Intellectual Property Rights
2. Agrobacterium rhizogenes-Mediated Transformation of Plants
3. Transformation of Petunia hybrida by the Agrobacterium Suspension Drop Method
4. Onion, Leek and Garlic Transformation by Co-cultivation with Agrobacterium
5. Electroporation Transformation of Barley
6. Sorghum Transformation
7. Transgenic Sunflower: PEG-Mediated Gene Transfer
8. Transformation of Norway Spruce (Picea abies) by Particle Bombardment
9. WHISKERS-Mediated Transformation of Maize
10. Genetic Transformation of Soybean with Biolistics
11. Genotoxic Effects of Tungsten Microparticles Under Conditions of Biolistic Transformation

Subject Index

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