Ebook: The Impact of Biotechnology on Agriculture: Proceedings of the International Conference: “The Meeting Point Between Fundamental and Applied in vitro Culture Research”, held at Amiens (France), July 10–12, 1989

In 1988, we were contacted by the "Societe Botanique de France" and the French section of The International Association of Plant Tissue Culture (IAPTC) to organise a symposium on "Biotechnology and its impact in Agriculture". The committee members of these two French associations had the vision to realize that this was a time to depart from the traditional themes in plant science. Moreover, since one of the major areas of our interest for the past few years has been that of "Plant biotechnology", we welcomed the idea of organizing this meeting. Another reason for the acceptance of this challenge was the location of Amiens in Picardy, and the enthusiasm of the local governing authorities. Picardy region is one of the major agricultural zones in France, and indeed of Europe. This fact and several other aspects of Picardy Agriculture suggested that this conference would be an excellent opportunity to combine the basic aspects of plant tissue culture and genetic engineering with the applications for plant improvement.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Tissue Culture, Molecular Biology and Plant Biotechnology — A Historical Overview....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
How Important is Photosynthesis in Micropropagation?....Pages 15-27
In Vitro Radiation Induced Mutagenesis in Potato....Pages 29-38
Micropropagation Status in Beta Vulgaris L. via Leaf Axis Tissue Culture....Pages 39-46
Application of in vitro Multiplication for the Annual Vegetable Crops Associated with Classical Breeding....Pages 47-65
Gene Expression during Anther and Pollen Developmental Transformation in Rice....Pages 67-84
Field Experiments with DH-Lines in Barley with ML-o Powdery Mildew Resistance....Pages 85-98
Stress-Induced Carrot Somatic Embryos and their Applicability to Synthetic Seed....Pages 99-104
Developmental Mutants....Pages 105-127
New Approach Towards Controlling Somatic Embryogenesis in Certain Agronomically Important Plants....Pages 129-157
Calcium and Calmodulin during Carrot Somatic Embryogenesis....Pages 159-169
Front Matter....Pages 171-189
Genomic Reorganization Induced by Plant Tissue Culture....Pages 191-213
Mutants in the Biosynthesis of Amino Acids....Pages 215-234
Genetic Engineering of Rice....Pages 235-235
Microscopic Observations of Fusion Process of Rice and Lettuce Protoplasts....Pages 237-246
Genetic Transformation and Plant Improvement....Pages 247-258
Front Matter....Pages 259-280
Sunflower Transformation: A Study of Selectable Markers....Pages 281-298
Direct Gene Transfer and Gene Rescue in Sugarbeet Protoplasts....Pages 299-337
Cauliflower Mosaic Virus: Biology and Applications....Pages 339-344
Salinity and Drought Stress in Rice....Pages 235-235
Prospects for the Genetic Manipulation of Metabolic Pathways Leading to Secondary Products....Pages 345-353
Front Matter....Pages 355-380
The Cytoskeleton: Importance for Plant Cell and Protoplast Research....Pages 381-390
Glyphosate Tolerance in Plant Cell Cultures....Pages 391-402
Front Matter....Pages 403-417
Cryopreservation of Plant Cell Cultures....Pages 419-419
Front Matter....Pages 421-435
Abstracts....Pages 437-446
Back Matter....Pages 447-447
....Pages 449-458