Maize

Front Matter....Pages I-XXVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Biotechnology in Maize Improvement....Pages 3-23
Establishment of Callus Cultures and Regeneration of Maize Plants....Pages 24-36
Maize Propagation and Breeding Through the Culture of Reproductive Organs....Pages 37-49
Ultrastructural Studies on Callus Development and Somatic Embryogenesis in Zea mays L....Pages 50-65
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
Maize × Tripsacum Hybridization and the Potential for Apomixis Transfer for Maize Improvement....Pages 69-83
Maize × Teosinte Hybridization....Pages 84-101
Wheat × Maize Crosses for the Production of Wheat Haploids....Pages 102-118
Interaction of Callus of Pure Lines and Hybrids of Maize in Co-Culture....Pages 119-124
In Vitro Culture of Maize Inflorescences....Pages 125-140
In Vitro Fertilization in Maize....Pages 141-146
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Anther Culture and Haploid Breeding of Maize in China....Pages 149-161
Embryogenesis in Haploid Cell Culture of Maize....Pages 162-185
Isolated Microspore Culture of Maize....Pages 186-200
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Use of in Vitro/in Situ Produced DH Maize Plants....Pages 201-213
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Transformation of Maize Protoplasts....Pages 217-240
Transformation of Maize Through Particle Bombardment....Pages 241-251
Transformation in Maize Using Low Voltage Electric Current....Pages 252-261
Front Matter....Pages 263-263
Somaclonal Variation in the Progeny of CHI-31 Maize Inbred Line Derived from Tissue Culture....Pages 265-275
Insecticide-Resistant Maize Plants Regenerated in Vitro....Pages 276-292
In Vitro Selection for Herbicide Tolerance in Maize....Pages 293-313
Front Matter....Pages 263-263
In Vitro Selection for Salt Tolerance in Maize....Pages 314-330
Approaches for the Development of Cold Tolerance in Maize Through Regenerable Callus Cultures....Pages 331-343
Cold Tolerance in in Vitro-Grown Seedlings, Callus Tissue, and Somaclones of Maize....Pages 344-354
Genetic Variability Induced Through Mutations in Maize....Pages 355-365
C-Banding in Zea mays ....Pages 366-381
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
Transposon Tagging Technologies in Maize....Pages 385-401
Molecular Aspects of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility in Maize....Pages 402-416
Mitochondrial Genome Organization in cmsT-Regenerated Maize Plants....Pages 417-430
Maize Chloroplast Gene Transfer to Nucleus....Pages 432-444
Alcohol Dehydrogenases in Maize Cell Cultures....Pages 445-455
Isozymes as Markers for Embryogenic Maize Callus....Pages 456-464
Chilling Sensitivity of Photosynthesis in Maize....Pages 465-481
Front Matter....Pages 483-483
Biotechnology in Nutritional Improvement of Maize....Pages 485-512
Corn Germ Protein: Functional Properties in a Model System and in Food Products....Pages 513-535
Albumins and Globulins in Maize Grains....Pages 536-554
Proteins and Amino Acids in Maize Kernels....Pages 555-570
Synthetic Peptides and Antipeptide Antibodies in Studying Zein Structure and Fingerprinting Maize Genotypes....Pages 571-586
Alterations in the Biosynthesis of Lysine, Threonine, and Methionine by Tissue Culture Approaches in Maize....Pages 587-603
Front Matter....Pages 605-605
Preservation of Maize Pollen....Pages 607-618
Cryopreservation of Germplasm of Maize....Pages 619-628
Back Matter....Pages 629-634