Transgenic Trees in the World -- Field Trials with Transgenic Trees -- State of the Art and Developments -- Transgenic Forest Trees in China -- Modification of Perennial Fruit Trees -- Genetic Transformation of Some Tropical Trees, Shrubs, and Tree-like Plants -- Wood and other Traits -- Environmental Aspects of Lignin Modified Trees -- Modification of Cellulose in Wood -- Heavy Metal Resistance and Phytoremediation with Transgenic Trees -- Transgenic Approaches to Engineer Nitrogen Metabolism -- Biotic and Abiotic Resistances -- Virus Resistance Breeding in Fruit Trees -- The Use of Genetic Transformation Procedures to Study the Defence and Disease Resistance Traits of Trees -- Fungal and Bacterial Resistance in Transgenic Trees -- Genetically Modified Trees Expressing Genes for Insect Pest Resistance -- Towards Genetic Engineering for Drought Tolerance in Trees -- Biosafety Issues -- Genome Instability in Woody Plants Derived from Genetic Engineering -- Investigation of Horizontal Gene Transfer from Transgenic Aspen to Ectomycorrhizal Fungi -- Transgenic Temperate Fruit Tree Rootstocks
Summary
Tree improvement is necessary to meet the growing demand for the renewable resource wood. Many novel possibilities to obtain improved species are offered by biotechnology, and the time is ripe for a critical evaluation of the chances and challenges of tree transgenesis. This book provides concise information on the related topics
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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