Molecular Genetic Approaches to Maize Improvement - Kriz, Alan L.; Larkins, Brian A.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009)
Molecular Genetic Approaches to Maize Improvement - an Introduction -- Maize Tissue Culture and Transformation: The First 20 Years -- Transgenic Traits -- Insect Resistance in Corn Through Biotechnology -- Seed Total Phosphate and Phytic Acid -- Traits and Genes for Plant Drought Tolerance -- Biotechnology Approaches to Improving Maize Nitrogen Use Efficiency -- Enhancement of Amino Acid Availability in Corn Grain -- Over-expression of Novel Proteins in Maize -- Global Regulation of Transgenic Crops -- Breeding and Genetics -- Doubled Haploids -- Transposon Tagging and Reverse Genetics -- EMS Mutagenesis and Point Mutation Discovery -- Applications of Linkage Disequilibrium and Association Mapping in Maize -- Maize Genetic Resources -- The Corn Genome -- The Structure of the Maize Genome -- Molecular Markers -- Applied Cytogenetics -- The Wonderland of Global Expression Profiling -- Molecular Biology and Physiological Studies -- Zein Storage Proteins -- The Complexities of Starch Biosynthesis in Cereal Endosperms -- Development of a High Oil Trait for Maize -- Chloroplasts -- Biomass and Energy -- Ethanol Production from Maize.
Keywords: Agriculture; Plant breeding; Plant genetics; Genetic engineering; Cell culture; Food-Biotechnology.; Agriculture; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Genetic Engineering; Cell Culture; Food Science