Plant Genetic and Gene Expression

Contents: Preface. 1. Gene Expression Plant. 2. Gene Expression: Organisation and Complexity. 3. Gene Expression : Signal Transduction. 4. Gene Regulation in Plants. 5. Gene Expression Microarrays. 6. Homeotic Mutants in flower Plants. 7. Self-Incompatibility gene in flowering plants. 8. Recombinant DNA Technology. 9. DNA-Sequence Variations in rice. 10. Plant Lipid synthesis. 11. Plant and osmotic stess. 12. Photosynthetic carbohydrate synthesis. 13. Photorespiration and the C4 and CAM Pathways. 14. Biosynthesis of starch and sucrose. 15. Synthesis of cell wall polysaccharides. 16. Carbohydrate metabolism in the plant cell. 17. Root of symbiosis. 18. Genetically engineered plants. 19. Genetic erosion. 20. Future of plant breeding.

Plant genetics has emerged as an exciting area of research by creating unprecedented opportunities for the manipulation of biological systems of plants. The applications of plant genetics to increase crop field, improve crop quality, and reduce production costs have been considerable. The new transgenic techniques create new gene combinations with novel traits such as resistance to pest, disease and herbicides.

Today it is possible to develop plants that provide ingredients for healthier nutrition, grow in unfavourable conditions or for form substances that are otherwise produced by means of a complex chemical process these transgenic crop plants hold great promise for the world agriculture.

The basic approaches and issues involved in the developments and discoveries associated with the science are described in detail. For understanding plant genetics, is essential to know the basic aspects of gene and its organisation in the genome of plant cells.

The book covers all the important aspects of plant genetics including manipulation of gene expression, plant genetic engineering, production and features of transgenic plants, applications and implications of DNA technology.