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Biotechnology and biodiversity in agriculture/forestry

Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1999
AuthorsBurma, 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.; Tribikram Bhattarai,; Bhattarai, T,; Bh
Journal TitleBiotechnology and biodiversity in agriculture/forestry.
Paginationx + 137
Key Wordsbiotechnology; biodiversity; molecular genetics; DNA cloning; genetic diversity; nodulation; aluminium; phytotoxicity; metal; tolerance; pest control; insect pests; forest management; nitrogen fixation; soyabeans; wheat; plant genetic resources; Fabaceae;
AbstractThis 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.
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