Rice Biotechnology

Jamie Goode is a British author with a PhD in plant biology, and a wine columnist of The Sunday Express. Goode also contributes to wine publications such as Harpers, The World of Fine Wine, Decanter, GrapesTALK and Sommelier Journal.Derek J. Chadwick is the editor of Rice Biotechnology: Improving Yield, Stress Tolerance and Grain Quality, published by Wiley.

• Opening Address: The Challenge to Feed the World's Poor (M.Hossain). Chair's Introduction (G. Khush). A Framework for Sequencing the Rice Genome (G. Presting, et al.). Rice Genomics: Current Status of Genome Sequencing (T. Matsumoto). Rice--The Pivotal Genome in Cereal Comparative Genetics (M. Gale,et al.). Bioinformatics for Rice Resources (B. Sobral, et al.). Regulation of Gene Expression by Small Molecules in Rice (S.Zhang, et al.). Introduction of Genes Encoding C4 Photosynthesis Enzymes into RicePlants: Physiological Consequences (M. Ku, et al.). Increasing Rice Photosynthesis by Manipulation of the Acclimationand Adaptation to Light (P. Horton, et al.). Increasing Rice Productivity and Yield by Manipulation of StarchSynthesis (T. Okita, et al.). Genetic Analysis of Plant Disease Resistance Pathways (J. Parker,et al.). Regulation of Systemic Acquired Resistance by NPR1 and itsPartners (X. Dong, et al.). Improving Plant Drought, Salt and Freezing Tolerance by GeneTransfer of a Single Stress-inducible Transcription Factor (K.Yamaguchi-Shinozaki & K. Shinozaki). Dissection of Defence Response Pathways in Rice (J. Leach, etal.). Breeding for Nutritional Characteristics in Cereals (R. Graham& G. Gregorio). Biosynthesis of beta-Carotene (Provitamin A) in Rice EndospermAchieved by Genetic Engineering (S. Al-Babili, et al.). Developing Transgenic Grains with Improved Oils, Proteins andCarbohydrates (B. Mazur). Summing-Up: Cutting -Edge Science for RiceImprovement--Breakthroughs and Beneficiaries (J. Bennett). Index of Contributors. Subject Index.

"The 16 papers cover four research approaches to altering rice genetically: plant genomics, molecular biological, enhancing tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, and improving nutritional quality in the grain." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2001)