Contents
 
  Patr One  Plant genome structure
1. Nuclear genome
2. The inheritance of nuclear genes
3. Chloroplast genome
4. Mitochondria
5. Transposable elements
 
  Part Two Agrobacterium tumefaciens
6. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
7. Ti Plasmic as a vector for plant transtormation
 
  Part Three Plant molecular biology
8. Symbiotic nitrogen fixation
9. Tissue-specific expression of plant genes: seed storage protein genes
10. Effect of light on plant development
11. Flowering
12. Breeding systems
13. Reaction of plants to changes in the environment
14. The molecular biology of disease and pest resistance
 
  Part Four  An introduction to plant biotechnology
15. Transgenic plants
16. Prospects for plant biotechnology