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Front matter
Part 1 / Overview of Forage and Turf Biotechnology
1-19
Molecular Improvement of Forages — from Genomics to GMOs
Richard. Dixon
Part 2 / Tolerance to Biotic Stress
21-35
Molecular Breeding and Functional Genomics for Tolerance to Biotic Stress
M. Fujimori, K. Hayashi, M. Hirata, S. Ikeda and Y. Takahashi, et al.
37-46
QTL Mapping of Gray Leaf Spot Resistance in Ryegrass, and Synteny-based Comparison with Rice Blast Resistance Genes in Rice
J. Curley, S. Sim, G. Jung, S. Leong and S. Warnke, et al.
47-52
Differential Gene Expression in Bermudagrass Associated with Resistance to a Fungal Pathogen
Arron Guenzi and Yan Zhang
53-59
Genetic Diversity and Pathogenicity of the Grass Pathogen Xanthomonas translucens pv. graminis
R. Kölliker, R. Krähenbühl, F. Schubiger and F. Widmer
Part 3 / Tolerance to Abiotic Stress
61-80
Molecular Breeding and Functional Genomics for Tolerance to Abiotic Stress
M. Humphreys, J. Humphreys, I. Donnison, I. King and H. Thomas, et al.
81-86
Application of AFLP and GISH Techniques for Identification of Festuca Chromosome Segments Conferring Winter Hardiness in a Lolium perenne × Festuca pratensis Population
Siri Grønnerød, Siri Fjellheim, Michael Humphreys, Liv Østrem and Peter Canter, et al.
87-96
A Functional Genomics Approach for Identification of Heat Tolerance Genes in Tall Fescue
Yan Zhang, John Zwonitzer, Konstantin Chekhovskiy, Gregory May and M.A. Rouf Mian
97-104
Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping of Winter Hardiness Metabolites in Autotetraploid Alfalfa (M. sativa)
B. Alarcón Zúñiga, P. Scott, K. Moore, D. Luth and E. Brummer
Part 4 / Flowering and Reproductive Development
105-126
Molecular Genetics and Modification of Flowering and Reproductive Development
Daniele Rosellini
127-131
Identification and Mapping of Self-incompatibility Related Genes in Lolium perenne
Inge Van Daele, Erik Van Bockstaele and Isabel Roldán-Ruiz
Part 5 / Genomics of Plant-Symbiont Relation
133-144
Functional Analysis of the Perennial Ryegrass — Epichloë Endophyte Interaction
Barry Scott
145-153
Gene Discovery and Microarray-Based Transcriptome Analysis in Grass Endophytes
S. Felitti, K. Shields, M. Ramsperger, P. Tian and T. Webster, et al.
155-164
Genetic Diversity in the Perennial Ryegrass Fungal Endophyte Neotyphodium lolii
Eline van Zijll de Jong, Nathaniel Bannan, Jacqueline Batley, Kathryn Guthridge and German Spangenberg, et al.
Part 6 / Improvement for Animal, Human and Environmental Welfare
165-180
Molecular Breeding for Animal, Human and Environmental Welfare
M. Humphreys and M. Abberton
181-188
Improving Forage Quality of Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea) by Genetic Manipulation of Lignin Biosynthesis
Lei Chen, Chung-Kyoon Auh, Paul Dowling, Jeremey Bell and Zeng-Yu Wang
189-195
Cloning of Red Clover and Alfalfa Polyphenol Oxidase Genes and Expression of Active Enzymes in Transgenic Alfalfa
Michael Sullivan, Sharon Thoma, Deborah Samac and Ronald Hatfield
Part 7 / Development and Application of Molecular Technologies in Forage and Turf Improvement
197-238
Molecular Marker-Based Genetic Analysis of Pasture and Turf Grasses
John Forster, Elizabeth Jones, Jacqueline Batley and Kevin Smith
239-243
EST-SSRs for Genetic Mapping in Alfalfa
Mary Sledge, Ian Ray and M. Mian
245-254
Controlling Transgene Escape in Genetically Modified Grasses
Hong Luo, Qian Hu, Kimberly Nelson, Chip Longo and Albert Kausch
255-260
Comparison of Transgene Expression Stability after Agrobacterium-mediated or Biolistic Gene Transfer into Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)
Fredy Altpeter, Yu-Da Fang, Jianping Xu and Xinrong Ma
Part 8 / Bioinformatics
261-274
Bioinformatics: Bringing Data to a Usable Form for Breeders
H. Ougham and L. Huang
275-288
Data Integration and Target Selection for Medicago Genomics
L. Wang and Y. Zhang
Part 9 / Population and Quantitative Genetics
289-302
Population and Quantitative Genetic Aspects of Molecular Breeding
John Dudley
303-308
AFLP-marker Analyses of Genetic Structure in Nordic Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.) — Tracing the Origin of Norwegian Cultivars and Local Populations
Siri Fjellheim, Zanina Grieg and Odd Rognli
309-314
Spatial Autocorrelation Analysis of Genetic Structure Within White Clover Populations
David Gustine
315-324
Dissection of Heterosis in Alfalfa Hybrids
H. Riday and E. Brummer
Part 10 / Functional Genomics and Genome Sequencing of Medicago truncatula
325-332
From Models to Crops: Integrated Medicago Genomics for Alfalfa Improvement
G. May
333-344
Sequencing Gene Rich Regions of Medicago truncatula, a Model Legume
B. Roe and D. Kupfer
Part 11 / Field Test, Risk Assessment and Biosafety
345-358
Agricultural Biotechnology and Environmental Risks: A Program Perspective
D. Sheely
359-366
Field Evaluation of Transgenic White Clover with AMV Immunity and Development of Elite Transgenic Germplasm
M. Emmerling, P. Chu, K. Smith, R. Kalla and G. Spangenberg
367-379
Field Evaluation and Risk Assessment of Transgenic Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea) Plants
Zeng-Yu Wang, Andrew Hopkins, Robert Lawrence, Jeremey Bell and Megann Scott
Part 12 / Intellectual Property Rights
381-395
Protecting Plant Inventions
Rob Hanson and Steve Highlander
396-396
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