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Genetic Engineering of Osmoregulation

Impact of Plant Productivity for Food, Chemicals, and Energy

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  • © 1980

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Editors:
  1. D. W. Rains

    1. University of California, Davis, USA

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  2. R. C. Valentine

    1. University of California, Davis, USA

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  3. Alexander Hollaender

    1. Associated Universities, Inc., USA

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Part of the book series: Basic Life Sciences (BLSC, volume 14)

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Table of contents (34 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Biological Strategies for Osmoregulation

      • D. W. Rains, R. C. Valentine
      Pages 1-5

    2. Responses of Plants to Saline Environments

      • Emanuel Epstein
      Pages 7-21

    3. Agrobacterium Ti Plasmids as a Tool for Genetic Engineering in Plants

      • Mary-Dell Chilton
      Pages 23-31

  4. Osmoregulation in Eukaryotic Microorganisms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
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    2. Osmoregulation in Yeast

      • A. D. Brown, Margaret Edgley
      Pages 75-90

    3. Osmoregulation in the Halophilic Algae Dunaliella and Asteromonas

      • Ami Ben-Amotz, Mordhay Avron
      Pages 91-99

    4. Ions and Osmoregulation

      • J. A. Raven, F. A. Smith, S. E. Smith
      Pages 101-118

    5. Panel Discussion on Molecular Biology of Osmoregulation by Microorganisms

      1. Panel Discussion on Molecular Biology of Osmoregulation by Microorganisms
        • D. W. Rains, R. C. Valentine, Alexander Hollaender
        Pages 119-131

  6. Mechanisms of Drought and Cold Tolerance in Plants

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
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    2. Osmoregulation in Plants During Drought

      • J. S. Boyer, R. F. Meyer
      Pages 199-202
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About this book

The plant world represents a vast renewable resource for production of food, chemicals and energy. The utilization of this resource is frequently limited by moisture, temperature or salt stress. The emphasis of this volume is on the molecular basis of osmoregulation, adaptation to salt and water stress and applica­ tions for plant improvement. A unified concept of drought, salt, thermal and other forms of stress is proposed and discussed in the publication. The volume developed from a symposium entitled "Genetic Engi­ neering of Osmoregulation: Impact on Plant Productivity for Food, Chemicals and Energy," organized by D. W. Rains and R. C. Valentine in cooperation with Brookhaven National Laboratory and directed by D. W. Rains and A. Hollaender. The program was supported by a grant from the National Science Founda~ion, Division of Problem Focused Research, Problem Analysis Group, and the Department of Energy. This symposium is one of several in the past and pending which deal with potential applications of genetic engineering in agri­ culture. Since the question was raised several times during the meeting it is perhaps a convenient time to attempt to define gene­ tic engineering in the context of the meeting. • Genetic engineering of osmoregulation is simply the application of the science of genetics toward osmo­ tically tolerant microbes and plants. • Recombinant DNA is regarded as just another tool along with conventional genetics to be utilized for improvement of microbes and plants.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of California, Davis, USA

    D. W. Rains, R. C. Valentine

  • Associated Universities, Inc., USA

    Alexander Hollaender

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Genetic Engineering of Osmoregulation

  • Book Subtitle: Impact of Plant Productivity for Food, Chemicals, and Energy

  • Editors: D. W. Rains, R. C. Valentine, Alexander Hollaender

  • Series Title: Basic Life Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3725-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-3727-0Published: 15 June 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-3725-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 383

  • Topics: Medical Microbiology

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