Augustine, Patricia C ; Danforth, Harry D and Bakst, Murray R
Biotechnology for solving agricultural problems : invited papers presented at a symposium held May 5-9, 1985, at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), Beltsville, Maryland/
Patricia C Augustine; Harry D Danforth; Murray R Bakst
- Dordrecht [Netherlands] ; Boston : M. Nijhoff ; Hingham, MA, USA : Distributor for the U.S. and Canada, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1986.
- 416 p. : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Beltsville symposia in agricultural research, 10. .
Introduction: Biotechnology in Perspective.- 1: An Overview of Biotechnology.- 2. Recombinant DNA - An Introduction.- 3. Gene Mapping in Domestic Animals.- 4. Application of Hybridoma Technology to Problems in the Agricultural Sciences.- 5. Pronuclear Transplantation Reveals Progressive Imprinting of the Genome during Gametogenesis.- 6. Somaclonal and Gametoclonal Variation.- 2: Genetic Modifications.- 7. Lectin Genes and a Transposable Element in Soybean.- 8. Microinjection for Polygenic Traits.- 9. Flow Cytometry: Analysis and Sorting of X and Y Chromosome-Bearing Spermatozoa.- 10. Modification of the Germ Line in Animals.- 11. Root Culture System Useful in the Study of Biotrophic Root Pathogens in Vitro.- 12. Identification of CIS-Acting Regulatory Sequences by P Element-Mediated Germline Transformation of Drosophila Embryos.- 3: Nutrition.- 13. Insulin and Insulin Receptors in Early Chick Embryo Development.- 14. Agricultural Opportunities from Nitrogen Fixation Research.- 15. Biochemistry and Genetics of Microbial Iron Assimilation.- 16. Molecular Biology of Zinc.- 4: Health and Disease.- 17. Novel Approaches to Improving Disease Resistance in Plants.- 18. Molecular Response of Plants to Infection.- 19. Biocontrol of Insects - Bacillus Thuringiensis.- 20. Spectrum of Cellular Immune Responses in Host Resistance.- 21. Genetic Control of Host Resistance to Diseases.- 22. Genomic and Antigenic Variation of African Swine Fever Virus.- 23. Genetic Manipulation of Escherichia Coli K99 Pilus Production.- 24. Vaccinia Virus Vectors.- 25. A Genetic Engineering Methodology for Insect Pest Control: Female Sterilizing Genes.- 5: Natural Resources Management.- 26. Biotechnology in Pesticide Environmental Research.- 27. Genetic and Molecular Basis of the Microbial Degradation of Herbicides and Pesticides.- 28. The Challenges of Conferring Herbicide Resistance on Crops.- 29. Biotechnology, "Avian Society," and "Human Society".- 30. Overview Address.- Indexes. Series Title: Beltsville symposia in agricultural research, 10.