Plant genetic engineering : towards the third millennium : proceedings of the International Symposium on Plant Genetic Engineering, 6-10 December 1999, Havana, Cuba

Preface C Borroto Global Status of Transgenic Crops: Challenges and Opportunities C James Can the Biotechnology Revolution Feed the World? J van Wijk Biotechnology Can Help Crop Production to Feed an Increasing World Population-Positive and Negative Aspects Need to be Balanced: A Perspective from FAO J Izquierdo Molecular Markers in Variety and Seed Testing P Donini, R J Cooke, J C Reeves The Genetic Basis of Drought Tolerance in Maize and Options for Improvement Via Marker-Assisted Selection J-M Ribaut, G Edmeades, D Hoisington Analysis of Quantitative Trait Locis (QTL) Based on linkage Maps in Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) E Ritter, M J B Rodriguez, A Herrfin, L Estioko, D Becker, W Rohde Molecular Characterization of the Sugarcane Variability for Genetic Improvement M T Cornide Somaclonal Variation in Transgenic Sugarcane Plants: Practical Implications E R Carmona, M Rodriguez, J Borroto, A D Arencibia On the Mechanism of Horizontal Gene Transfer by Agrobacterium tumefaciens C I Kado, E-M Lai, B Kelly Sugarcane (Saccharum hybrid) Genetic Transformation Mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens: Production of Transgenic Plants Expressing Proteins with Agronomic and Industrial Value G A Enriquez, L E Trujillo, C Men~ndez, R I Vazquez, K Tiel, F Dafhnis, J Arrieta, G Selman, L Herndndez 13 27 35 42 49 62 68 76 viii Progress in Agrobacterium-mediated Maize Transformation at the Plant Transformation Facility of Iowa State University B Frame, C B Xiang, S E Pegg, S Li, K Wang Assessment of Conditions Affecting Agrobacterium-mediated Soybean Transformation and Routine Recovery of Transgenic Soybean Z Zhang, Z Guo, H Shou, S E Pegg, T E Clemente, P E Staswick, K Wang Genetic Engineering of Cuban Rice Cultivars: Present and Perspectives M Pujol, Y Coil, J Alfonso, R Armas, C Herndndez, M P~rez, A Gonz61ez, E Aguiar Histological and Ultrastructural Analysis of A. rhizogenes-mediated Root Formation in Walnut Cuttings M M Altamura, G Falasca, M Reverberi, A De Stradis Genetic Improvement Program at the Institute of Plant Biotechnology J P6rez, R G6mez, E Jim6nez, P Orellana Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Regeneration and Transformation Technology to Provide Weevil (Cylas formicarius) Resistance. Field Trial Results R Garcia, R Mor6n, J Mena, D Somontes, E Pimentel, Z Zaldt~a, A L6pez, M Garcia Regulation of Transgene Expression: Progress Towards Practical Development in Sugarcane, and Implications for Other Plant Species R G Birch, R Bower, A Elliott, S Hansom, S Basnayake, L Zhang Polycistronic Translation in Plants. What Can we Learn from Viruses T Hohn, S Corsten, M Hemmings-Miesczak, P Hyun-Sook, M Poogin, L Ryabova, L Stavolone, V Zeyenko, J Atabekov, M Skulachev, J Fiitterer Towards Plantibody-Mediated Resistance to Plant Parasitic Nematodes FJ Gommers, G Smant, J Bakker, A Schots Field and Molecular Evaluation of Insect-Resistant Transgenic Poplar (Populus nigra L.) Trees F Sala, S Castiglione, H Jianjun, Y Zheng, Y Han Insect-resistant Tropical Plants and New Assessment About Cry Proteins R I V6zquez-Padr6n Inserting the Nucleoprotein Gene of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in Different Plant Species, and Screening for Virus Resistance G P Accotto, A Allavena, A M Vaira, G Nervo Advances in Potato Improvement Through Genetic Engineering H V Davies 82 88 95 100 107 112 118 126 130 137 143 148 154 ix Agriculture for Marginal Lands: Transgenic Plants Towards the Third Millennium J L@ez-Bucio, A Guevara-Garcfa, V Ramfrez-Rodrfguez, M F Nieto, J M de la Fuente, L Herrera-Estrella 159 Commercialization of Genetically Engineered Potato Plants Resistant to Disease L Kawchuk, D Priifer 166 Potato Transgenic Plants Expressing Mammalian Double Stranded RNA-Dependent Protein Kinase (mPKR) N I Ramfrez, R Rodrfguez, M Pdrez, R Peral, S Perea, P Oramas 172 Genetic Engineering of Potato for Tolerance to Biotic and Abiotic Stress W Rohde, C Jaag, B Paap, E Tacke, J Schmitz, M Kierdorf, A Ashoub, S Giinther, A van Bel, D Prtifer 177 Metabolic Engineering of Brassica Seeds Oils: Improvement of Oil Quality and Quantity and Alteration of Carbon Flux E-F Marillia, J-T Zou, V Katavic, Q Qi, C Jako, D L Barton, W Friesen, E M Giblin, K K Gossen, A Kumar, P S Covello, W.A. Keller, S L MacKenzie, D C Taylor 182 Towards the Improvement of Sugarcane Bagasse as Raw Material for the Production of Paper Pulp and Animal Feed. G Selman-Housein, M A L@ez, 0 Ramos, E R Carmona, A D Arencibia, E Mendndez, F Miranda 189 Strategies for Fructan Production in Transgenic Sugarcane (Saccharum spp L.) and Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batata L.) Plants Expressing the Acetobacter diazotrophicus levansucrase L E Trujillo, J G Arrieta, G A Enrfquez, F Dafhnis, A D Fuentes, R Garcia, M Soto, D Alfonso, A Banguela, L Herndndez 194 Molecular Analysis of Plant Fructan Accumulation I Vijn, A van Dijken, M Liischer, P Weisbeek, A Wiemken, S Smeekens 199 Genetic Engineering of Fruits and Vegetables with the Ethylene Control Gene Encoding S-adenosylmethionine hydrolase (SAMase) V R Bommineni, H Mathews, S K Clendennen, W Wagoner, V Dewey, J Kellogg, S Peters, W Matsumura, M Pieper, M Kramer, D R Wagner 206 Improvement of Wood Quality for the Pulp and Paper Industry by Genetic Modification of Lignin Biosynthesis in Poplar M Baucher, M van Montagu, W Boerjan 215 Molecular farming of pharmaceutical and veterinary proteins from transgenic plants: CIGB experience P Oramas, N Ramfrez, M Ayala, R Garcfa, L Herrera, V Falcon, V Doreste, J Gavilondo Toward Molecular Farming of Therapeutics in Plants R Fischer, S Schillberg, N Emans Production of Autoantigens in Plant for Oral Immunotherapy of Autoimmune Diseases S Ma, A M Jevnikar Safety Assessments for Commercialization of Transgenic Crops and Results of Commercialization W Kaniewski, G Rogan, M Cline Does Biotechnology Change the Research and Development Organizations? P P Koloclziejczyk Biological Aspects and Ethical Considerations for the Utilization of GMOs L W D van Raarnsdonk 222 229 239 249 256 262 Index 270