Recently. there has been tremendous progress in the genetic transformation of agricultural crops, and plants resistant to insects, herbicides, and diseases have been produced, field tested and patented. Transgenic Crops I compiles this information on cereals, grasses, legumes, and oilseed crops. It comprises 25 chapters and is divided into two sections: I. Cereals and Grasses: wheat, rice, maize, barley, sorghum, pearl millet, triticale, Agrostis spp., Cenchrus ciliaris, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca arundinacea, Lolium spp., and sugarcane. II. Legumes and Oilseed Crops: Arachis hypogaea, Brassica juncea, Brassica napus, Cicer arietinum, Glycine max, Gossypium hirsutum, Helianthus annuus, Lens culinaris, Linum usitatissimum, Sinapis alba, Trifolium, and Vicis narbonensis. This book is of special interest to advanced students, teachers, and research workers in the field of plant breeding, genetics, molecular biology, plant tissue culture, and plant biotechnology in general.

InhaltsangabeSection I Cereals and Grasses.- I.1 Transgenic Rice (Oryza sativa).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation.- 3 Results and Discussion.- 4 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- I.2 Transgenic Wheat (Triticum spp.).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation.- 3 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- I.3 Genetic Engineering of Corn:Sustainability of Shoot Tip Meristem in Genetic Transformation.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation.- 3 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- I.4 Transgenic Barley (Hordeum vulgare).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation.- 3 Summary and Conclusion.- References.- I.5 Transgenic Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation.- 3 Summary.- References.- I.6 Transgenic Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation.- 3 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- I.7 Transgenic Triticale (Triticum durum x Secale cereale).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation.- 3 Results.- 4 Discussion.- 5 Summary.- References.- I.8 Transgenic Bentgrass (Agrostis spp.).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation of Agrostis.- 3 Methods for Transformation by Electroporation.- 4 Transgenic A. alba.- 5 Transgenic A. palustris.- 6 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- I.9 Genetic Transformation in Buffel Grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation.- 3 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- I.10 Transgenic Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation.- 3 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- I.11 Transgenic Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Transformation in Tall Fescue.- 3 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- I.12 Transgenic Ryegrasses (Lolium spp.).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Transformation in Lolium Species.- 3 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- I.13 Transgenic Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation.- 3 Conclusions.- References.- Section II Legumes and Oilseed Crops.- II.1 Transgenic Peanut (Arachis hypogaea).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation.- 3 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- II.2 Transgenic Brown Mustard (Brassica juncea).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Rationale of Genetic Transformation.- 3 Genetic Transformation.- 4 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- II.3 Transgenic Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Transformation of Brassica napus.- 3 Summary.- References.- II.4 Genetic Transformation of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation.- 3 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- II. 5 Transgenic Soybean (Glycine max).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation.- 3 Patents on Soybean Transformation Technologies.- 4 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- II.6 Transgenic Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation of Cotton.- 3 Field Trials, Performance, Risk Assessment, Present Status of Transgenic Cottons.- 4 Summary.- References.- II.7 Transgenic Sunflower (Helianthus annuus).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation.- 3 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- II.8 Genetic Transformation of Lentil (Lens culinaris).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Macromolecular Transfer.- 3 Summary.- References.- II.9 Transgenic Linseed Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation of Linum.- 3 Genetic Engineering for Linum Crop Improvement.- 4 Effect of Transformation on Agronomic Performance.- 5 Summary.- References.- II.10 Transgenic White Mustard (Sinapis alba L.).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation.- 3 Conclusion.- References.- II.11 Transgenic White Clover (Trifolium repens).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Genetic Transformation of Trifolium Repens.- 3 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- II.12 Genetic Transformation of Narbon Bean (Vicia narbonensis).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Studies on Genetic Transformation of Vicia Species.- 3 Transformation of Vicia narbonensis.- 4 Present Status of Transgenic Lines.- 5 Summary and Conclusions.- References.>