Somatic Cell Genetics and Molecular Genetics of Trees

Preface. Section I: Somatic Embryogenesis and Regeneration. 1. Clonal Propagation of Conifers Via Somatic Embryogenesis; P.K. Gupta, et al. 2. Effect of Glutamine and Osmoticum on Somatic Embryo Maturation in Norway Spruce (Picea abies) (L.) Karst; T.G. Guevin, E.G. Kirby. 3. Early Events in Somatic Embryogenesis Induction; M.C. Pedroso, et al. 4. Stability in Ploidy Level During Somatic Embryogenesis in Quercus canariensis; M.A. Bueno, et al. 5. Identification of Early Markers of Embryogenesis in Pine; H. David, et al. 6. Somatic Embryogenesis and Somaclonal Variation in Norway Spruce: Cytogenetic and Molecular Approaches; J.-L. Fourré, et al. 7. Towards Water Stress-Tolerant Poplar and Pine Trees: Molecular Biology, Transformation and Regeneration; A. Altman, et al. 8. Molecular Approaches to Maturation-Caused Decline in Adventitious Rooting in Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.); C. Diaz-Sala, et al. 9. A Comparative Study of Embryogenic and Non Embryogenic Cell Cultures in Picea abies (L.) Karts. - Identification of Mitochondrial DNA Polymorphisms and Detection of Differentially Expressed Peptides; P. du Jardin, et al. 10. Priorities for Application of Biotechnology to Plantation Improvement; R.D. Teasdale. Section II: Transformation and Gene Expression. 11. Genetic Engineering of Lignin Biosynthesis in Poplar; W. Boerjan, et al. 12. Stability and Expression of Chimeric Genes in Populus; M.R. Ahuja, M. Fladung. 13. Stable Genetic Transformation in Black Spruce and Tamarack and the Transgenic Expression of Conifer Genes;P.J. Charest, et al. 14. A Strategy for the Genetic Manipulation of English Elm; T.M. Fenning, et al. 15. Foreign Gene Expression in Pinus nigra, P. radiata and P. pinea following Particle Bombardment; M. Rey, et al. 16. Plantlet Regeneration Via Somatic Embryogenesis and Investigations on Agrobacterium tumefaciens Mediated Transformation of Oak (Quercus robur); E. Wilhelm, et al. 17. Highly Efficient Transformation and Regeneration of Transgenic Aspen Plants through Shoot-Bud Formation in Root Culture, and Transformation of Pinus halepensis; T. Tzfira, et al. 18. Expression of a Proteinase Inhibitor and a Bacillus thurigiensis &dgr;-Endotoxin in Transgenic Poplars; D. Cornu, et al. 19. Lignification Genes in Eucalyptus: Characterization, Expression and Subsequent Use for Lignin Manipulation; J. Grima-Pettenati, et al. 20. Characterization of Antisense Chalcone Synthase Transgenic Microcuttings; L. Jouanin, et al. 21. Higher Extractability of Lignin in Poplar (Populus tremula x P. alba) by Reducing Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase; M. Baucher, et al. 22. Transgene Expression in Spruce and Poplar: From the Lab to the Field; D.D. Ellis, et al. Section III: Molecular Markers and Genome Mapping. 23. Gene Discovery in Loblolly Pine Through cDNA Sequencing; C.S. Kinlaw, et al. 24. Molecular Approaches to Study Bud Dormancy in Populus; A. Rhode, et al. 25. Molecular Analysis of Pine Ferredoxin-Dependent Glutamate Synthase; A. Garcia-Gutierrez, et al. 26. Differentially Regulated Gene Se