The Molecular & Cellular Biology of the Potato

The potato represents both a crop of great economic importance and a model plant system for the application of biotechnology. Significant advances have occurred in both methodologies for and basic understanding of potato molecular genetics since the first edition of this book was published in 1990. This new volume reviews these advances and the practical application of biotechnology to cultivar improvement. Topics covered include: gene mapping, regulation and manipulation of carbohydrate metabolism; developmental and environmental regulation of gene expression; improvement of tools with improved agronomic and quality properties; field performance of transgenic potatoes; and safety issues associated with commercialization of transgenic potatoes. Written by experts for the USA, Europe and New Zealand, the book is aimed at advanced students and research workers in plant biotechnology and related plant science.

List of Contributors
Preface
Potato Improvement by Traditional Breeding and Opportunities for New Technologies
Ac-Ds Transposons Mapped Near Disease Resistance Loci for Targeted Tagging in Potato
Studies to Enhance Starch Biosynthesis by Manipulation of ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase Genes
Control of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Potato Tubers
Transgenic Potatoes Changed in Carbohydrate Partitioning and Allocation
Control of Sugar Balance in Potato Tubers
Post-Harvest Regulation of Sucrose Accumulation in Transgenic Potatoes: Role and Properties of Potato Tuber UDP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase
Post-Harvest Potato Tuber Glycerolipid Metabolism
Functionality of Semi-Artificial Transit Peptides Encoded by Gene Constructs Derived from the Potato Gene for Granule-Bound Starch Synthase
Potato Alternative Oxidase: Detection of mRNA by PCR and Tissue-Specific Differences in the Protein Levels
Polyphenol Oxidase in Potato Tubers
Gene Expression During Early Tuber Development
Use of Ubiquitin Promoters for Transgene Expression in Potato
Regulation of Translation in Potato Tubers in Response to Environmental Stress
Expression of the Brazil Nut Methionine-Rich Protein in Transgenic Potato Plants
Strategies Towards Introducing Resistance to Bacterial Pathogens in Transgenic Potatoes
Field Performance of Transgenic Potatoes
Analysis of Containment and Food Safety Issues Associated with the Release of Transgenic Potatoes
Index
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