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Molecular Characterization of Plant Responses to Stress

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Ecological Genetics and Air Pollution

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The advances in DNA technology over the past few decades have significantly altered the range of investigations with all organisms. Genetic engineering is clearly still in its developmental stages, but a number of the new technologies can be incorporated into existing strategies for identifying important and desirable new material. In the case of higher plants, both the traditional breeding and the biotechnological approaches are directed towards the same goals. These are:

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    To increase the knowledge about the way in which genes determine the observed phenotype

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    To use the knowledge to identify and manipulate plants to meet particular needs.

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  1. Desert Research Institute and Department of Environmental and Resource Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada, 89506-0220, USA

    George E. Taylor Jr.

  2. Ecological Studies Program, Electric Power Research Institute, 3412 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, California, 94303, USA

    Louis F. Pitelka

  3. Department of Botany and Plant Science, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, California, 92521, USA

    Michael T. Clegg

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Cullis, C.A. (1991). Molecular Characterization of Plant Responses to Stress. In: Taylor, G.E., Pitelka, L.F., Clegg, M.T. (eds) Ecological Genetics and Air Pollution. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3060-1_14

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