Biotechnology and Sustainable Agriculture 2006 and Beyond

This timely work is a collection of papers presented at the XIth international congress of the International Association of Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology. It continues the tradition of the IAPTC&B in publishing the proceedings of its congresses. The work is an up-to-date report on the most significant advances in plant tissue culture and biotechnology as presented by leading international scientists. It will be crucial reading for agricultural scientists, among others.

Zusammenfassung

Biotechnology and Sustainable Agriculture 2006 and Beyond is a collection of papers presented at the XIth international congress of the International Association of Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology (IAPTC&B). It continues the long tradition of the IAPTC&B to publish the proceedings of its quadrennial congresses. It provides an up-to-date report of the most significant advances in plant tissue culture and biotechnology as presented by leading international scientists.

Inhalt

Plenary Lectures.- Current Advances in Plant Tissue Culture Techniques.- Current Advances in Plant Molecular Biology.- Functional Genomics.- Plant Transformation Technology.- In vitro System as the Model for Discovery in Molecular Biology.- Molecular Control of Abiotic Resistance.- Plant Insect Interaction.- Molecular Mechanisms on Plant-Microbe Interactions.- Metabolic Engineering.- Improving Nutritional Quality of Crops.- Signal Transduction.- Apomixis.- Biotechnology in Cereals.- Biotechnology in Economic Crops.- Biotechnology in Medicinal, Woody and Horticultural Plants.- Tissue Culture for Biodiversity Preservation.- Plants as Bioreacter/Molecular Pharming.- Molecular Breeding.- Regeneration, Micropropagation and Industrialization.- Protoplasts, Haploids and Embryo Culture in Crop Improvement.- Technology Transfer to Developing Countries.