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Gresshoff, Peter Michael was born on November 26, 1948 in Berlin. Came to the United States, 1988. Son of Horst B. and Margot (Graeper) Gresshoff.
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Plant Biotechnology and Development is the first of a series of publications designed to provide readers with an overview of current topics in plant molecular biology. Such an overview is important due to the fact that researchers from many disciplines are successfully turning their attention to plant development in an attempt to increase our understanding of the laws of nature itself. Plant molecular biology is a new field resulting from this scientific concentration and can be classified anywhere from the purely scientific to the practical and applied. Plant Biotechnology and Development addresses biochemical as well as genetic analyses, in addition to morphological and evolutionary considerations. It emphasizes plant-microbe interactions, especially legume root nodule symbiosis. A glossary of terms is included at the back of the book to enable readers new to the field to "wade" through the jargon often associated with plant molecular biology. The book is fully indexed to allow easy access to information. Plant Biotechnology and Development and the series "Current Topics in Plant Molecular Biology" will interest pharmaceutical researchers, geneticists, botanists, molecular biologists, cell biologists, biochemists, and others who would like to learn more about plant molecular biology and its influence on all disciplines.
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Plant Responses to the Environment covers the fundamental mechanisms of plant responses to biotic and abiotic environmental stimuli. By combining established disciplines like physiology and genetics with new approaches stemming from molecular biology and biophysics, a new synthesis is achieved. For example, this book deals with the effects of microgravity on plant development, and it provides an extensive analysis of plant perception and response to low oxygen and high ozone. New techniques such as those used for gene transfer using the biolistic gene gun approach in soybeans are described. Other topics considered include systemic acquired resistance (SAR) in plants and recent advances in understanding how legume roots perceive bacterial lipooligosaccharide signals. A glossary, subject index, and author index are also provided. Plant Responses to the Environment will be a valuable reference for plant physiologists, ecophysiologists, agronomists, plant molecular biologists, experimental botanists, and other researchers interested in the topic.
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Plant Genome Analysis presents outstanding analyses of technologies, as well as explanations of molecular technology as it pertains to agriculture. Advances in genome analysis, including DNA amplification (DAF and RAPD) markers, RFLPs, and microsatellites are reviewed by accomplished scientists, many of whom are the developers of the technique. Articles by patent lawyers experienced in plant biotechnology present the legal viewpoint. Chapters focus on special elements of genome analysis, such as the: • use of antisense technology • investigation of telomeres • production of plant YACs • importance of cell cycle genes in plants. Other chapters focus on specialized topics of genome analysis. These include a description of antisense technology in the study of photosynthesis and a comprehensive review of the characterization and isolation of plant telomere, including their use in varietal discrimination. A detailed anaysis of cytoplasmic male sterility in the french bean that focuses on the mitochondrial genome is described. The book provides a chapter on the production of yeast artificial chromosomes (YACs) carrying soybean DNA. Genes of the cell cycle in plants and their importance in developmental processes are presented, as well as detailed chapters on the molecular mapping of trees (apples and pines), and nodulation-related genes in legumes. A comprehensive index and a complete glossary are included.
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Plant biotechnology has come of age. Products obtained by genetically engineered methods, once limited to science fiction, have become a reality. This book is an outstanding synthesis of the current status of technology transfer from the laboratory to the marketplace. It discusses the use of genetically engineered crops, with the focus on biotechnology becoming commercially marketable. Technology Transfer of Plant Biotechnology addresses these important new products:
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Gresshoff, Peter Michael was born on November 26, 1948 in Berlin. Came to the United States, 1988. Son of Horst B. and Margot (Graeper) Gresshoff.
Bachelor of Science, University Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University, Canberra, 1973. Doctor of Science, Australian National University, Canberra, 1989.
Alexander von Humboldt fellow, U. Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany, 1974-1975; Alexander von Humboldt fellow, U. Bielefeld, Germany, 1985-1986; research fellow, Australian National U., Canberra, 1975-1979; senior lecturer botany, Australian National U., Canberra, 1979-1987; professor, chair of excellence molecular genetics, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1988. Consultant International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, since 1991, European Union Biotechnology Panel, since 1992.
(Plant Biotechnology and Development is the first of a ser...)
(Plant Genome Analysis presents outstanding analyses of te...)
(Plant Responses to the Environment covers the fundamental...)
(Plant biotechnology has come of age. Products obtained by...)
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Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Russian Academy Agricultural Sciences. Member International Society Plant Microbe Interaction, International Society Plant Molecular Biology, American Society Plant Physiologists, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Rosalyn Marie Williams, November 24, 1973. Children: Michael, Nikolas.