Table of Contents

1. Molecular Improvement of Cereal Crops — An Introduction.- 2. Methods of Genetic Transformation: Electroporation and Polyethylene Glycol Treatment.- 3. Methods of Genetic Transformation: The Gene Gun.- 4. Methods of Genetic Transformation: Agrobacterium tumefaciens.- 5. Expression and Regulation of Transgenes for Selection of Transformants and Modification of Traits in Cereals.- 6. Transgenic Cereals: Triticum aestivum (wheat).- 7. Transgenic Cereals: Oryza sativa (rice).- 8. Transgenic Cereals — Zea mays (maize).- 9. Transgenic Cereals — Hordeum vulgare (barley).- 10. Transgenic Cereals — Avena sativa (oat).- 11. Transgenic Cereals: Secale cereale and Sorghum bicolor (rye and sorghum).- 12. Transgenic Cereals: Triticale and Tritordeum.- 13. The Grasses as a Single Genetic System.

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`This is the most comprehensive text currently available on cereal tarnsformation and appears at an opportune time when transformation systems are established for all the major cereals, although these are far from routine. It will undoubtedly become an important source for research scientists who are working on aspects of cereal transformation. It will also be of wider interest to those working on cereal production and utilization and indeed to anyone who wishes to find out why there is currently so much excitement about the genetic engineering of cereals.'
Plant Growth Regulation, 30 (2000)
`The book will certainly be useful to plant scientists, breeders, biotechnologists, and agronomists interested in the improvement of cereals. It provides a wonderful up-to-date comprehensive overview of the field, with contributions of value to the specialist and also suitable to a broader readership.'
Plant Science, 158 (2000)