InhaltsangabePart A: Transgenic Trees in the World Chapter 1: Field Trials with Transgenic Trees - State of the Art and Developments Marcel Robischon Chapter 2: Transgenic Forest Trees in China Dietrich Ewald, Jianjun Hu, Minsheng Yang Chapter 3: Modification of Perennial Fruit Trees Xiuxin Deng, Yanxin Duan Chapter 4: Genetic Transformation of Some Tropical Trees and Tree-Like Plants Shuchishweta V. Kendurkar, Vaishali B. Naik, Rajani S. Nadgauda Part B: Wood and Other Traits Chapter 5: Environmental Aspects of Lignin Modified Trees Hely Häggman, Karoliina Niemi, Heidi Tiimonen, Tiina Ylioja, Vincent Chiang Chapter 6: Modification of Cellulose in Wood Matthias Fladung Chapter 7: Heavy Metal Resistance and Phytoremediation with Transgenic Trees Andreas D. Peuke, Heinz Rennenberg Chapter 8: Transgenic Approaches to Engineer Nitrogen Metabolism Francisco M Cánovas, Fernando Gallardo, Zhong Ping Jing, María Belén Pascual Part C: Biotic and Abiotic Resistances Chapter 9: Virus Resistance Breeding in Fruit Trees Margit Laimer Chapter 10: The Use of Genetic Transformation Procedures to Study the Defence and Disease Resistance Traits of Trees Trevor M. Fenning Chapter 11: Fungal and Bacterial Resistance in Transgenic Trees William A. Powell, Charles A. Maynard, Brian Boyle, Armand Séguin Chapter 12: Genetically Modified Trees Expressing Genes for Insect Pest Resistance Alma Balestrazzi, Gianni Allegro, Massimo Confalonieri Chapter 13: Towards Genetic Engineering for Drought Tolerance in Trees Andrea Polle, Arie Altman, Xiangning Jiang Part D: Biosafety Issues Chapter 14: Genome Instability in Woody Plants Derived from Genetic Engineering Hans Hoenicka, Matthias Fladung Chapter 15: Investigation of Horizontal Gene Transfer from Transgenic Aspen to EctomycorrhizalFungi Uwe Nehls, Chi Zhang, Mika Tarkka, Rüdiger Hampp, Matthias Fladung Chapter 16: Transgenic Temperate Fruit Tree Rootstocks Sergey V. Dolgov, M. Viola Hanke Subject Index