Our knowledge of pollen, the gold dust that carries the male germ line of flowering plants and is vital for sexual reproduction and seed formation, has 'come of age' with the publication of this book. Here, for the first time in a single volume, are all the ideas and techniques developed in the last
Biotechnology for Crop Protection
β Scribed by Paul A. Hedin, Julius J. Menn, and Robert M. Hollingworth (Eds.)
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 454
- Series
- ACS Symposium Series 379
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Content: Biorational herbicide synergists / J. Gressel and Y. Shaaltiel --
Molecular biology of resistance to sulfonylurea herbicides / Julie K. Smith, C. Jeffry Mauvais, Susan Knowlton, and Barbara J. Mazur --
5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate synthase : from biochemistry to genetic engineering of glyphosate tolerance / G. Kishore, D. Shah, S. Padgette, G. della-Cioppa, C. Gasser, D. Re, C. Hironaka, M. Taylor, J. Wibbenmeyer, D. Eichholtz, M. Hayford, N. Hoffmann, X. Delannay, R. Horsch, H. Klee, S. Rogers, D. Rochester, L. Brundage, P. Sanders, and R.T. Fraley --
Trichothecenes and their role in the expression of plant disease / Horace G. Cutler --
Potential role of phytoalexins in aflatoxin contamination of peanuts / R.J. Cole, J.W. Dorner, P.D. Blankenship, and T.H. Sanders --
Preinfection changes in germlings of a rust fungus induced by host contact / Richard C. Staples and Harvey C. Hoch --
Structural, biogenetic, and activity studies on metabolites of fungal pathogens / Albert Stoessl, Z. Abramowski, H.H. Lester, G.L. Rock, J.B. Stothers, G.H.N. Towers, and R.C. Zimmer --
Insecticidal metabolites from Fusarium avenaceum, a fungus associated with foliage of Abies balsamea infested by spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana / George M. Strunz and Douglas B. Strongman --
Metabolites of fungal pathogens and plant resistance / J. David Miller and Roy Greenhalgh --
Sex-specific selection using chimeric genes : applications to sterile insect release / Paul D. Shirk, David A. O'Brochta, P. Elaine Roberts, and Alfred M. Handler --
Potential applications of neuroendocrine research to insect control / Larry L. Keeley --
Insect cuticle structure and metabolism / Karl J. Kramer, Theodore L. Hopkins, and Jacob Schaefer --
Mechanisms of immunity in Drosophila and Mediterranean fruit flies / John H. Postlethwait, Stephen Saul, Mark Robertson, Dale Grace, Kristie Abrams, and Ellie Brandenburg --
Molecular genetic approach to the study of target-site resistance to pyrethroids and DDT in insects / Douglas C. Knipple, Jeffrey R. Bloomquist, and David M. Soderlund --
Inhibition of juvenile hormone esterase by transition-state analogs : a tool for enzyme molecular biology / AndraΜs SzeΜkaΜcs, Bruce D. Hammock, Yehia A.I. Abdel-Aal, Matthew Philpott, and GyoΜrgy Matolcsy --
Research in biotechnology at the Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture / Jerome P. Miksche and G. Ram Chandra --
Regulation of gene expression in the sunflower embryo / C.A. Adams, K.E. Koprivnikar, R.D. Allen, E.A. Cohen, C.L. Nessler, and T.L. Thomas --
Molecular dynamics of the 32,000-Dalton photosystem II herbicide-binding protein / Autar K. Mattoo, Franklin E. Callahan, Bruce M. Greenberg, Pierre Goloubinoff, and Marvin Edelman --
Development of genetically improved strains of Bacillus thuringiensis : a biological insecticide / Bruce C. Carlton --
Transgenic crop varieties resistant to insects / Mark Vaeck, Arlette Reynaerts, Herman HoΜfte, and Herman Van Mellaert --
Development of genetically engineered microbial biocontrol agents / Frederick J. Perlak, Mark G. Obukowicz, Lidia S. Watrud, and Robert J. Kaufman --
Applications of immunochemistry in crop protection and biotechnology / Bruce D. Hammock --
Immunological approaches to the study of plant disease resistance / Arthur R. Ayers, Keith L. Wycoff, Patricia Loomis, Christine Sharetzsky, and Misty Bender --
Immunochemical methods of pesticide residue analysis / Robert O. Harrison, Shirley J. Gee, and Bruce D. Hammock --
Applying biotechnology and microelectronics for environmental analysis / William D. Stanbro, Arnold L. Newman, and Kenneth W. Hunter, Jr. --
Immunochemical technology in indexing propagative plant parts for viruses and bacteria in the Netherlands / J.W.L. van Vuurde, D.Z. Maat, and A.A.J.M. Franken --
Methods used to track introduced genetically engineered organisms / Philip C. Kearney and James M. Tiedje --
Monitoring Bacillus thuringiensis in the environment with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay / Peter Y.K. Cheung and Bruce D. Hammock --
Phylogenetically based studies of microbial ecosystem perturbation / David A. Stahl --
Biotechnology regulation : an environmentalist's view / Jack Doyle --
Genetically engineered viral insecticides : practical considerations / David W. Miller --
Agricultural biotechnology research guidelines : considerations for laboratory experiments and field release / Richard M. Parry, Jr. and Jerome P. Miksche --
Biorational control of crop pests by mating disruption : residue analyses of Z-9-dodecen-1-yl acetate and Z-11-tetradecen-1-yl acetate in grapes / Terry D. Spittler, Harrison C. Leichtweis, and Timothy J. Dennehy --
Genetically engineered microbial pesticides : regulatory program of the Environmental Protection Agency and a scientific risk assessment case history / Frederick S. Betz.
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