Biotechnology And Plant Genetic Resources: Conservation And Use

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Advances in molecular and cell biology have led to the development of a whole range of techniques for manipulating genomes, collectively termed biotechnology. Although much of the focus in the plant sciences has been on the direct manipulation of plant genomes, biotechnology has also catalyzed a renewed emphasis on the importance of biological and genetic diversity and its conservation. The methods of biotechnology now permit a greater understanding of both species and genetic diversity in plants, the mechanisms by which that variation is generated in nature, and the significance of that variation in the adaptation of plants to their environment. They allow the development of rapid methods for screening germplasm for specific characters and promote more effective conservation strategies by defining the extent of genetic diversity. Tissue culture-based techniques are available for conserving germplasm that cannot be maintained by more traditional methods. Also sophisticated informatics systems enable information on plant genetics and molecular biology to be cross-related to systematic, ecological and other data through international networks.

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BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES Conservation and Use Biotechnology and Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Use Edited by J.A. Callow, B.V. Ford-Lloyd and H.J. Newbury School of Biological Sciences University of Birmingham UK CAB INTERNATIONAL CAB International Wallingford Oxon OX10 8DE UK CAB International 198 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016-4341 USA Tel: +44 (0)1491 832111 Fax: +44 (0)1491 833508 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +1 212 726 6490 Fax: +1 212 686 7993 E-mail: [email protected] © CAB INTERNATIONAL 1997. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronically, mechanically, by photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owners. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library, London, UK A catalogue record for this book is available from the library of Congress, Washington DC, USA ISBN 0 85199 142 4 Typeset in 10/12pt Palatino by Columns Design Ltd., Reading Printed and bound in the UK by Biddles Ltd, Guildford and King’s Lynn Contents Contributors vii Preface ix Foreword G.C. Hawtin xi 1. Overview J.A. Callow, B.V. Ford-Lloyd and H.J. Newbury 1 2. Use of molecular marker techniques for description of plant genetic variation A.L. Westman and S. Kresovich 9 3. Genetic diversity – population structure and conservation M.D. Hayward and N.R. Sackville Hamilton 49 4. Genomic relationships, conserved synteny and wide-hybrids D.A. Laurie, G.J. Bryan and J.W. Snape 77 5. Molecular markers and the management of genetic resources in seed genebanks: a case study of rice. B.V. Ford-Lloyd, M.T. Jackson and H.J. Newbury 103 6. In vitro conservation methods F. Engelmann 119 7. Conservation of DNA: DNA banking R.P. Adams 163 v Contents vi 8. 9. Genetic resources and plant breeding – identification, mapping and manipulation of simple and complex traits M.J. Kearsey 175 Gene identification, isolation and transfer I.D. Godwin 203 10. Importance of biotechnology for germplasm health and
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