Molecular Approaches to Crop Improvement

1 Transgenic Rice Plants.- I. Introduction.- II. Rice Protoplast Culture.- III. Gene Transfer in Rice.- IV. Integration of Foreign DNA into Rice Chromosomes and Its Transmission to Progeny.- V. Co-transformation as a Simple Method to Introduce Non-selectable Genes.- VI. Expression of Foreign Genes in Transgenic Rice Plants.- VII. Discussion.- VIII. References.- 2 Genetic Transformation of Potato to Enhance Nutritional Value and Confer Disease Resistance.- I. Introduction.- II. Nutritional Improvement.- III. Enhancing Disease Resistance in Plants.- IV. Conclusions.- V. References.- 3 Improvement of the Protein Quality of Seeds by Genetic Engineering.- I. Introduction.- II. Background.- III. Factors To Be Considered Before Modifying Seed Proteins.- IV. Strategies for Improving Seed Proteins.- V. Prospects for the Future.- VI. References.- 4 Novel Insect Resistance Using Protease Inhibitor Genes.- I. Introduction.- II. Bacterial Toxins.- III. Protease Inhibitors.- IV. Protease Inhibitors as Protective Agents.- V. Engineering for Resistance Using Cowpea Protease Inhibitor Genes.- VI. References.- 5 Engineering Microbial Herbicide Detoxification Genes in Higher Plants.- I. Introduction.- II. Weeds, Agriculture, and Herbicides.- III. Transgenic Herbicide Resistant Crops.- IV. Microbial Degradation of Herbicides.- V. Genetic Engineering of Plants.- VI. Conclusion.- VII. References.- 6 The Manipulation of Plant Gene Expression Using Antisense RNA.- I. Introduction.- II. Examples of the Control of Plant Gene Expression Using Antisense RNA.- III. Technical Questions Unanswered.- IV. Outlook.- V. References.- 7 Molecular Biology of Flavonoid Pigment Biosynthesis in Flowers.- I. Introduction.- II. Flavonoid Pigments.- III. Biosynthesis of Flavonoids.- IV. Conclusion.- V. References.- 8 Molecular Aspects of Self-incompatibility in the Solanaceae.- I. Introduction.- II. Biology and Genetics of Self-incompatibility in the Solanaceae.- III. Molecular Biology of Self-incompatibility.- IV. The Style S-glycoproteins of Nicotiana alata Are Ribonucleases.- V. Function of RNA Degrading Enzymes in Cell-Cell Interactions in Other Systems.- VI. Conclusion.- VII. References.