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082			_223 _a630 _bAUB 1986
100			_a Augustine, Patricia C ; Danforth, Harry D and Bakst, Murray R _9165555
245			_aBiotechnology for solving agricultural problems : _binvited papers presented at a symposium held May 5-9, 1985, at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), Beltsville, Maryland/ _cPatricia C Augustine; Harry D Danforth; Murray R Bakst
260			_aDordrecht [Netherlands] ; Boston : M. Nijhoff ; Hingham, MA, USA : _bDistributor for the U.S. and Canada, Kluwer Academic Publishers, _c1986.
300			_a416 p. : _billustrations ; _c25 cm.
490			_aBeltsville symposia in agricultural research, 10.
505			_aIntroduction: 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.
650			_aAgricultural biotechnology _9165556
700			_a Augustine, Patricia C ; _9165557
700			_a Danforth, Harry D and _9165558
700			_aBakst, Murray R _9165559
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