Applied Genetics of Leguminosae Biotechnology

by Pawan K. Jaiwal (Editor), Rana P. Singh (Editor)

Overview

Legumes include many very important crop plants that contribute very critical protein to the diets of both humans and animals around the world. Their unique ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen in association with Rhizobia enriches soil fertility, and establishes the importance of their niche in agriculture. Divided into two volumes, this work presents an up-to-date analysis of in vitro and recombinant DNA technologies for the improvement of grain, forage and tree legumes.

Volume 10B presents the current state and future prospects of in vitro regeneration and genetic transformation expression and stability of transgenes modification of traits in almost all the important legumes, for example: soybean; peanut; pea; french bean; chick pea; pigeon pea; cowpea; mung bean; black gram; azuki bean; lentil; Lathyrus; lupinus; Lotus spp; Medicago spp; Trifolium spp; Winged bean; Guar; and tree legumes for their improvement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402014857
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	01/31/2004
Series:	Focus on Biotechnology , #10
Edition description:	2003
Pages:	330
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

I: Grain Legumes.- 1. Recent advances in soybean transformation.- 2. Genetic transformation in pea.- 3. Genetic transformation of common bean via particle bombardment.- 4. In vitro regeneration and genetic transformation of pigeonpea.- 5. In vitro regeneration and genetic transformation of chickpea.- 6. In vitro regeneration and genetic transformation of cowpea, mungbean, urdbean and azuki bean.- 7. In vitro regeneration and genetic transformation of Vicia species.- 8. In vitro regeneration and genetic transformation of lentil.- 9. Transformation and regeneration of guar.- 10. In vitro regeneration of winged bean.- 11. Regeneration and genetic transformation in peanut: current status and future prospects.- 12. Microprojectile-mediated transformation of peanut.- 13. Transformation of lupins.- 14. Nutritional improvement of lupin seed protein using gene technology.- II: Forage Legumes.- 15. Genetic transformation of Medicago species.- 16. Molecular genetics of white clover.- 17. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Lotus species.- III: Tree Legumes.- 18. Regeneration and genetic transformation of tree legumes with special reference to Albizzia species.- 19. Regeneration and genetic transformation of tree legumes with special reference to Leucaena species.