Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Part 1. Use Of Mutation In Breeding Research -- Mutation breeding: a stepping stone between Gregor Mendel and genetic manipulation (a treatise for vegetatively propagated crops) / Harten, A.M. van / Broertjes, C. -- Induced structural rearrangements / Hagberg, Arne -- Evaluation and selection of mutations on the basis of their conformity to plant ideotype / Kreft, I. -- Chemically induced mutations for male sterility in Petunia x hybrida / Harten, A.M. van / Bal, E.C.J. -- Genome adjustment by breeding to balance yield defects in high-lysine mutants of barley / Munck, L. / Bang-Olsen, K. / Stilling, B. -- Selection of rust resistant wheat after mutagenesis / Abdel-Hafez, A.G. / El-Keredy, M.S. / Bassioni, A.A. -- Use of maize mutants in breeding for improvement of protein quality / Denic, M. / Ratkovic, S. / Dumanovic, J. / MiSevic, D. -- Promising rice mutants for developed production / El-Keredy, M.S. / Abdel-Hafez, A.G. -- Cytoplasmic male sterility in maize - nuclear and mitochondrial genome interdependence / Konstantinov, K. / Denic, M. / sukalovic, V. -- Genetic studies and inheritance of seed storage protein of pea chromosome mutants / Rao, R. / Mogno, M.R. / Grillo, M.S. -- Part 2. Cytogenetics And Polyploidy -- Cytogenetics In Breeding Programmes Dealing With Polyploidy, Interspecific Hybridization And Introgression / Cauderon, Yvonne -- Tetraploid triticale - a tool in hexaploid triticale breeding / Krolow, K.-D. / Lukaszewski, A.J. -- Instability in tomato lines with the breakage-fusion-bridge cycle / Ramanna, M.S. -- The present status of breeding autotetraploid cereals / Friedt, W. -- Alien chromosome transfer from wheat into rye / Schlegel, R. / Kynast, R. / Schmidt, J.-C. -- Nucleolar competition in different (A/B)(A/B)RR and DDRR genomes of tetraploid triticales / Cermeno, M.C. / Friebe, B. / Zeller, F.J. / Krolow, K.-D. -- Identification of interchanges in wild species of Pisum / Errico, A. / Conicella, C. -- Genetic regulation of meiotic recombination in Petunia hybrida / Farcy, E. / Mousset, C. / Maizonnier, D. / Cornu, A. -- Attempts to transfer resistance to Phoma lingam from Brassica juncea and B. carinata to B. napus through interspecific hybridization followed by ovule culture / Gerdemann, M. / Sacristán, M.D. -- Analysis of ADH1 locus in tetraploid corn /Zea mays L./ / Hajós-Novák, M. / Bálint, A. / Nagy, A. H. / Vida, G. -- C-banding of Avena species / Hutchinson, J. / Postoyko, J. -- A study of nucleic acids in the Symphytum officinale species complex and S. asperum: microdensitometry of nuclear DNA in leaf cells / Jaarsma, T.A. -- C-banding and isozyme markers to analyze the segregation of rye chromosomes in the progenies of triticale x wheat hybrids / Jouve, N. / Bernardo, A. / García, M. / García, P. / Soler, C. -- Breeding nematode-resistant sugar beets / Jung, C. / Löptien, H. -- Polyploidy in hop breeding, Humulus lupulus L. / Kraij, D. / Kump, M. -- Reconstitution of hexaploid wheat from Triticum dicoccoides (AABB, 2n=28) and T. tauschii (DD, 2n=14) / Lange, W. -- Preferential loss and gain of specific Hordeum vulgare chromosomes in hybrids with three alien species? / Linde-Laursen, Ib / Bothmer, Roland von -- Genetic and cytological maps in Petunia / Maizonnier, D. / Cornu, A. / Farcy, E. / Vlaming, P. de -- Biochemical characterization of cytoplasmic male sterility in Petunia hybrida / Marrewijk, G. A. M. van / Suurs, L. C. J. M. -- Cytogenetic studies of the polyploids of hop, Humulus lupulus L. / Mastnak-Culk, C. / SuSnik, F. -- Cytogenetic studies of wheat lines with rye chromosome additions / Miazga, D. / Tarkowski, Cz. / Chrzastek, M. -- Substitution of chromosome 5S of Aegilops longissima for its group-5 homoeologues of common wheat / Millet, E. / Avivi, Y. / Feldman, M. -- Interspecific hybridization between V. faba and V. narbonensis: prospects and limitations / Roupakias, D.G. -- Alien gene transfer in groundnut by ploidy and genome manipulations (ICRISAT C.P. No. 277) / Singh, A.K. -- The potential for improving the primary distant hybrids of common wheat by anther culture / Wang, X. -- Part 3. Induction and Use Of Haploids -- Criteria for the selection and use of doubled haploid systems in cereal breeding programmes / Snape, J.W. / Simpson, E. / Parker, B.B. / Friedt, W. / Foroughi-Wehr, B. -- Haploid induction and production in crop plants / Jensen, C. John -- Effects of activated charcoal, cold treatment and elevated CO2-concentrations on embryogenesis in anther cultures / Johansson, L. B. -- Utilisation of anther culture in breeding Brussels sprouts / Ockendon, D.J. -- The role of linkage and recombination in barley breeding with Hordeum bulbosum L. / Bjørnstad, A. -- Partial incompatibility between Scandinavian six-rowed barleys and Hordeum bulbosum L. and its genetical basis / Bjørnstad, A. -- Recent results on somatic embryogenesis in pea and bean / Breuer, R. / Kysely, W. / Jacobsen, H.-J. -- Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) pollen quality assessment and effect of irradiation as measured by fluorochromatic reaction and in vitro germination / Buchter-Larsen, A. / Jensen, C. John -- The detection of linkage using doubled haploids in barley / Caligari, P.D.S. / Powell, W. / Jinks, J.L. -- The Effect Of An Elevated CO2 Concentration In Combination With Cold Treatments In Maize (Zea Mays L.) Anther Culture / Dieu, P. / Beckert, M. -- Obtention Of Embryos And Plants From In Vitro Culture Of Unfertilized Ovules Of Cucurbita Pepo / Dumas de Vaulx, R. / Chambonnet, D. -- Agronomic Value Of Androgenetic Doubled Haploid Lines As Compared To Conventionally Selected Spring Barley / Friedt, W. / Foroughi-Wehr, B. -- Pollen Plant Production In Triticum Turgidum Ssp.Durum / Hadwiger, M.A. / Heberle-Bora, E. -- Production Of Haploid Sugarbeets (Beta Vulgaris L.) By Ovule Culture / D'Halluin, Katelijn / Keimer, Birgit -- Towards The Isolation Of Sperm Cells For Androgenic Purposes / Keijzer, C.J. / Wilms, H.J. / Aelst, A.C. van / Leferink-ten Klooster, H.B. -- Regeneration And Selection Of Isolated Microspores Of Hordeum Vulgare / Köhler, F. / Wenzel, G. / Abenthum, I. / Glaser, H. -- Possibilities Of Obtainment And Utilization Of Doubled Haploids In Gerbera / Meynet, J. -- Contribution To The Studies On The First,Generative Progeny Of Kragaria X Ananassa Polyhaploids / Niemirowicz-Szczytt, K. -- A Comparison Of Cross Prediction Methods In Spring Barley / Powell, W. / Caligari, P.D.S. / Jinks, J.L. -- Androgenesis In Oilseed Rape / Prakash, J. / Giles, K. L. -- Production Of Doubled Haploids In Oriental Lilies / Prakash, J. / Giles, K.L. -- Increasing The Efficiency Of Triticale Anther Culture / Ryöppy, P. / Honkanen, J. / Tigerstedt, P.M.A. -- Genetic Gain For Some Agronomical Characters By Dihaploid Breeding In Barley / Sarrafi, A. / Ecochard, R. / Planchon, C. / Ali-Sadiq, M. -- Effect Of A Gametocide On The Induction Of Haploids In Triticum Aestivum / Schmid, J. / Keller, E.R. -- The Induction Of Haploids Of Sugarbeet (Beta Vulgaris L.) Using Anther And Free Pollen Culture Or Ovule And Ovary Culture / Speckmann, G.J. / Van Geyt, J.P.C. / Jacobs, M. -- Frost Tolerant Plants Obtained From Proline Accumulating Cell Lines / Swaaij, A.C. van / Jacobsen, E. -- Somatic Cell Genetics Of Potato I. Use Of Monohaploids / Uijtewaal, B.A. / Mattheij, W.M. -- Factors Affecting Callus And Plant Production In Anther Cultuses Of Tomato / Zagorska, N.A. / Abadjieva, M.D. / Oanh, H.K. -- Part 4. In-Vitro Propagation -- Role Of Methodology In Facilitating Application Of Tissue Culture Techniques / Bornman, Chris H. / Vanková, Radomíra / Björn, Lars Olof -- In Vitro Propagation And Breeding Of Ornamental Plants: Advantages And Disadvantages Of Variability / Preil, W. -- Protoplast Culture And Use Of Regeneration Attributes To Select Somatic Hybrid Tomato Plants / Sink, K.C. / Handley, L.W. / Niedz, R.P. / Moore, P.P. -- Sexual Reproduction In Plants By Applying The Method Of Test Tube Fertilization Of Ovules / Zenkteler, M. / Slusarkiewicz-Jarzina, A. -- Cytogenetic Studies In Callus Cultures Of Asparagus Off / Becker, U. / Reuther, G. -- Systems For Regeneration Of Cucumis Sativus Plants In Vitro / Malepszy, S. / Nadolska-Orczyk, A. / Orczyk, W. -- Regeneration Of Temperate Fruit Trees In Vitro Via Organogenesis And Embryogenesis / James, D.J. / Passey, A.J. / MacKenzie, K.A.D. / Jones, O.P. / Menhinick, E.C. -- Problems And Prospects For The Use Of Protoplasts In Beet Breeding / Ford-Lloyd, B.V. / Bhat, S. -- Shoot Redifferentiation Of Agrobacterium Transformed-Protoplasts And Plant Tissue- With Conventional Methods Not Achievable / Steffen, A. / Eriksson, T. / Schieder, O. -- Induction Of In Vitro-Regeneration Via Somatic Embryogenesis In Pea (Pisum Sativum) And Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris) / Jacobsen, H.-J. / Kysely, W. -- Endogenous Cytokinins During Embryogenesis In A Carrot Cell Suspension / Andersen, J.M. / Okkels, F. / Ulvskov, P. / Marcussen, J. -- Tissue And Protoplast Culture In Cultivated Beets / Bhat, S. / Ford-Lloyd, B.V. / Callow, J.A. -- Protoplast Formation In Cereals - An Assessment / Eriksen, F.D. / Jensen, C. John / Olesen, P. -- Exploitation For Breeding Of In Vitro Culture Of Pea Explants / Filippone, E. / Cardi, T. -- Some Aspects Of The In Vitro Culture Of The Beet. (Beta Vulgaris L.) / Van Geyt, J.P.C. / Claes, K. / Senanayake, A.H.S / Jacobs, M. -- Interspecific Hybridization Of Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense L.) With Alsike Clover (Trifolium Hybndum L.) Using In Vitro Embryo Rescue / Hyrkäs, K. / Kivinen, M. / Tigerstedt, P. -- Pollen And Ovule Cultures Of Barley To Isolate, Manipulate And Transfer Sperm Cells In In Vitro Fertilization / Jensen, C. John / Buchter-Larsen, A. / Cass, D. / Thörn, Eva C. / Engell, K. / Olesen, P. -- Strategies In High Frequency Regeneration From Diploid And Haploid Cell And Tissue Cultures Of Barley / Jensen, C. John / Thorn, Eva C. -- Somaclonal Variation In Plants Regenerated From Embryo Calluses In Rye (Secale Cerale L.) / Linacero, R. / Vazquez, A.M. -- Somatic Embryogenesis, Cell And Protoplast Culture Of Hordeum Vulgare L. (Barley) / Lührs, Renate / Lörz, Horst -- Isolation And Culture Of Protoplasts From Callus And Suspensioncultured Cells Of Prunus Cerasus And Actinidia Chinensis / Marino, G. -- Somatic Embryogenesis In Protoplast-Derived Cells Of Cucumis Melo L. / Moreno, V. / Zubeldia, L. / Garcia-Sogo, B. / Nuez, F. / Roig, L.A. -- A Comparative Study Of Callus Formation And Plant Regeneration From Different Explants Of Phaseolus Vulgaris And Ph. Coccineus / Ruiz, M.L. / Peláez, M.I. -- Somatic Embryogenesis, Cell And Protoplast Culture Of Triticale (X Triticosecale Wittmack) / Stolarz, A. / Lörz, H. -- Somatic Embryogenesis And Plant Regeneration From Meristematic Tissue Of Secale Cereale (Rye) / Zimny, J. / Lörz, H. -- Somatic Embryogenesis Of Triticale / Zimny, J. / Rybczynski, J.J. -- Part 5. Spontaneous And Induced Variation From In-Vitro Cultures -- Variability In Tissue Culture Derived Plants - Possible Origins; Advantages And Drawbacks / Lörz, H. / Brown, P.T.H. -- Screening For Virus Resistance In Tissue Culture Adventitious Regenerants And Their Progeny / Cassells, A.C. / Coleman, M. / Farrell, G. / Long, R. / Goetz, E.M. / Boyton, V. -- Chromosome Variation In Regenerated Plants / Karp, A. -- In Vitro Mutagenesis In Gerbera Jamesonii / Walther, F. / Sauer, A. -- In Vitro Mutagenesis In Maize / Novak, F.J. / Hermelin, T. / Daskalov, S. / Nesticky, M. -- Somaclones Of Wheat Regenerated From Primordial Leaf Callus / Ahloowalia, B.S. -- Somaclonal Variation In Lotus Corniculatus L. / Arcioni, S. / Mariotti, D. / Damiani, F. / Pezzotti, M. -- Potential System For The Specific Selection Of Plant Mutants Overproducing Methionine / Bry, L. de / Jacobs, M. / Wallsgrove, R.M. / Miflin, B.J. -- Enhancement Of Asulam Resistance In Barley / Collin, H.A. / Putwain, P.D. / Giffard, S.C. -- Triazine-Resistant Nicotiana Mutants From Photomixotrophic Cell Cultures / Csèplö, A. / Medgyesy, P. / Hideg, E. -- Use Of In Vitro Culture For Inducing Variation In Rice And Fuchsia / Dekeyser, A. / Dabin, P. / Bouharmont, J. -- Isolation Of Auxotrophic Mutants Based On Reconstruction Experiments With Nicotiana Plumbaginifolia Protoplasts / Dirks, R. / Negrutiu, I. / Jacobs, M. / Sidorov, V. -- A Study On The Effect Of Different Initial Culture Media On The Chromosome Stability Of Solanum Tuberosum Cv. Maris Bard Protoplast Derived Regenerants / Fish, N. / Karp, A. -- The Effect Of Explant Source, In Vitro Regeneration And Irradiation On Variation In Yield Induced In Chrysanthemum Morifolium / Jong, J. De / Custers, J.B.M. -- Transfer Of Genetic Material To Cultivated Barley From Alien Species Through Callus Culture (Preliminary Results) / Jørgensen, Rikke Bagger / Andersen, Bente -- Somatic Embryogenesis And Plant Regeneration From Leaf Tissues Of Secale Cereale L / Linacero, R. / Vazquez, A.M. -- Testing Of Salt /Nacl/ Tolerance And Regeneration In Callus Culture /n, 2n/ Of Rice / Nam, Li Su / Heszky, L.E. -- The Use Of Tissue Cultures For Obtaining Tobacco Male Sterile Forms / Nikova, V.M. / Zagorska, N.A. -- Somaclonal Variation In Triticale / Schinkel, Christiane / Lelley, T. -- Separation, Identification And Biological Effects Of A Toxin Produced By Phoma Lingam / Sjödin, C. / Glimelius, K. -- Variability In Plants Of Sugar Beet (Beta Vulgaris L.) Regenerated From Callus, Cell-Suspension And Protoplasts / Steen, P. / Keimer, B. / D'Halluin, K. / Pedersen, H.C. -- Chromosomal Variation In Regenerated Plants From Hybrid Callus From Crosses Between Hordeum Vulgare X H. Bulbosum / Thörn, Eva C. / Jensen, C. John -- Part 6. Somatic Hybridization And Cybridization -- Plant Cell Fusion As A Tool For Genetic Manipulation / Schieder, O. / Hein, T. / Kohn, H. -- Genetic Improvement Of Cytoplasmic Traits Through Cytoplasmic Hybridization In Cruciferae / Pelletier, G. / Primard, C. / Vedel, F. / Chetrit, P. -- Somatic Hybridization And Cybridization As Potential Methods For Widening Of The Gene-Pools Of Crops Within Brassicaceae And Solanaceae / Glimelius, K. / Fahlesson, J. / Sjödin, C. / Sundberg, E. / Djupsjöbacka, M. / Fellner-Feldegg, H. / Bonnett, H.T. -- Investigations Into The Transfer Of Genetic Information Between Solanaceous Species And Potato By Somatic Hybridization / Foulger, D. / Darrell, N. / Fish, N. / Bright, S.W.J. / Jones, M.G.K. -- Protoplast Culture And Fusion Of Red And Alsike Clover / Honkanen, J. / Ryöppy, P. / Tigerstedt, P.M.A. -- Interclassical Protoplast Fusion Between Orchard-Grass And Petunia / Joshi, C.P. / Müller-Gensert, E. / Steffen, A. / Lörz, H. / Schieder, O. -- Interspecific Chloroplast Recombination In A Nicotiana Somatic Hybrid / Medgyesy, P. / Fejes, E. / Maliga, P. -- Loss Of Species-Specific Sequences In Somatic Hybrids, Obtained By Fusion Of Nicotiana Tabacum Cnx Protoplasts With Heavily X-Irradiated N. Paniculata Protoplasts / Müller-Gensert, E. / Schieder, O. -- Somatic Cell Genetics Of Potato: Variant Cell Lines And Somatic Hybridization / Pennings, H.M.J. / Gilissen, L.J.W. / Groot, B. de -- Somatic Hybridization Between Two Nicotiana Plumbaginifolia Lines And Between Solanum Tuberosum And Phureja Using Electrofusion / Puite, K J. / Roest, S. -- Structure And Regulation Of Cytosol And Plastid Specific Isoenzymes In Higher Plants / Krüger, I. / Herbert, M. / Wennicke, R. / Weigelt, W. / Pelzer-Reith, B. / Schnarrenberger, C. / Amiri, T. / Salnikow, J. -- Resynthesis Of Brassica Napus Via Somatic Hybridization: A Model For Production Of Interspecific Hybrids Within Brassiceae / Sundberg, E. / Glimelius, K. -- Protoplast Culture And Plant Regeneration Of Solanum Pennellii And Lycopersicon Esculentum / Tan, M.M.C. / Kool, A.J. / Boerrigter, H.S. / Hermsen, J.G.Th. -- Somatic Cell Genetics Of Potato III: Electrofusion Of Two Amino Acid Analogue-Resistant Cell Lines / Vries, S.E. de / Jacobsen, E. / Tempelaar, M. / Jones, M.G.K. -- Cp And Mt Genome Constitution Of Different Somatic Hybrids Between Brassica Napus And Brassica Hirta / Primard, C. / Martin, D. / Vedel, F. / Pelletier, G. -- Part 7. Isolation And Cloning Of Plant Genes -- The Complexity Of Gene Regulation During The Lightdependent Development Of Chloroplasts In Barley (Hordeum Vulgare L.) / Apel, K. / Batschauer, A. / Steinmüller, K. -- The Chloroplast Ribosomes Of Higher Plants And The Genes For Their Protein Components / Subramanian, Alap R. -- Genetic Variation And Gene Expression; A Study Of The Ribosomal Rna Gene Loci Of Wheat / Flavell, Richard B. -- Cloning And Analysis Of Two Genes For Chalcone Synthase Of Petunia Hybrida / Reif, H.J. / Barzen, E. / Saedler, H. -- Cm-Proteins And Thionins In Cereals: Characterization And Cloning Of Cdna / Paz-Ares, J. / Ponz, F. / Rodriguez-Palenzuela, P. / Lazaro, A. / Hernandez-Lucas, C. / Carbonero, P. / García-Olmedo, F. -- Cin-Dna-Insertions Of Zea Mays / Blumberg vel Spalve, J. / Shepherd, N.S. / Saedler, H. -- Part 8. Transformation -- Recent Progress In Plant Genetic Engineering / Van Montagu, Marc -- Organ-Specific Gene Expression In Potato / Willmitzer, L. / Blau, A. / Eckes, P. / Logemann, J. / Rosahl, S. / Schmidt, R. / Sanchez-Serrano, J. / Schell, J. -- Electric Field Mediated Transfer Of Nucleic Acids Into Carrot Protoplasts / Langridge, W.H.R. / Li, B.J. / Szalay, A.A. -- The Pollen System Of Gene Transfer / Hess, D. -- Direct Gene Transfer To Plants / Shillito, R.D. / Saul, H.N. / Paszkowski, J. / Potrykus, I. -- Genetic Manipulation In Potato / Ooms, G. / Burrell, M.M. / Karp, A. / Twell, D. / Roberts, J. -- Culture And Transformation Studies With Maize Protoplasts / Junker, Barbara / Baker, Barbara / Lörz, Horst -- Transformation In The Forage Legumes / Webb, K.J. -- Part 9. Use Of Molecular Biology Methods For Plant Improvement -- Integration, Expression And Stable Transmission Through Seeds Of Foreign Genes In Plants / Schilperoort, R.A. -- Identification, Cloning And Transfer Of Chloroplast Genes Of Petunia Hibrida / Grinsven, M.Q.J.M. van / Haring, M.A. / Kool, A.J. -- The Need For A Multidisciplinary Approach To Genetic Manipulation In Plant Breeding / Law, C.N. -- Appendix -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Backmatter