Transgenic Plants. 2 vols. 1992. Illustr.XLVII,648 p.gr8vo.Cloth.

Assembles important information on transgenic cropswhich has appeared scattered in many different publications. These twovolumes are a significant milestone in plant/agricultural biology,promote the practical application of recombinant DNA technology and assist in transforming the agricultural industry. Volume 1: Engineeringand Utilization. Contents (partly): S.-d.Kung, Introduction: From HybridPlants to Transgenic Plants. Basic Techniques for Engineering TransgenicPlants: F.F.White, Vectors for Gene Transfer in Higher Plants/ S.B.Gelvin, Molecular Genetics of T-DNA Transfer from Agrobacterium to Plants/ etc./ Transgenic Plants and Basic Research: F.-Y.Tsai and G.M.Coruzzi, Transgenic Plants for Studying Genes Encoding Amino AcidBiosynthetic Enzymes/ etc./ Transgenic Plants and Crop Improvement:M.A.W.Hinchee, S.R.Padgette, G.M.Kishore, X.Delannay, and R.T.Fraley,Herbicide-Tolerant Crops/ R.Broglie, K.Broglie, D.Roby, and I.Chet, Production of Transgenic Plants with Enhanced Resistance to MicrobialPathogens/ Volume 2: Present Status and Social and Economic Impacts.Contents (partly): Transgenic Monocotyledonous Plants/ TransgenicDicotyledonous Plants/ Social and Economic Impact of Transgenic Plants/Concluding Remarks.