| Title | Biotechnology and biodiversity in agriculture/forestry |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1999 |
| Authors | Burma D, P., Gresshoff P M., Manju Sharma, Sharma M, Matsumoto H, Ezaki B, Sasaki M, Fernandez M P., Sharma R P., Kumar P A., Seppanen H, Pei ShengJi, Pei S J., Gurung G B., Sherchan D P., Bhattarai Tribikram, Bhattarai T, and Bh |
| Journal | Biotechnology and biodiversity in agriculture/forestry. |
| Pagination | x + 137 |
| Abstract | This volume presents current work on the application of agricultural biotechnology and studies of genetic diversity to Developing Countries. Papers are presented under the following headings: (1) Evolution of DNA: biotechnology and biodiversity, by D. P. Burma; (2) Genome analysis, DNA profiling, and positional cloning strategies of legume nodulation genes, by P. M. Gresshoff; (3) Biotechnology: the challenges ahead, by Manju Sharma; (4) The mechanism of aluminium toxicity and tolerance in higher plants, by H. Matsumoto, B. Ezaki and M. Sasaki; (5) Phylogeny of Frankia and related genera ( Geodermatophilus , Acidothermus, Sporichthya, Blastococcus, and Actinoplanes ) and population biology, by M. P. Fernandez et al . (6) Biotechnological approaches for insect pest control in crop plants, by R. P. Sharma and P. A. Kumar; (7) Biodiversity management in the implementation of the operational forest management plan for Bara District, Nepal, by H. Seppanen; (8) Regional collaboration on biodiversity and ICIMOD activities, by Pei ShengJi; (9) Genetic diversity and nitrogen fixation in Alnus nepalensis , by B. N. Prasad; (10) Selection of native soybean Bradyrhizobium isolates: utilization of biodiversity to increase biological nitrogen fixation, by G. B. Gurung and D. P. Sherchan; (11) Azospirillum wheat association, by Tribikram Bhattarai. |