This unique single course integrates tree transgenesis, functional genomics, and structural genomics to present, for the first time, a unified approach to reasrch on the molecualr biology of forest trees. A distinguished panel of scientists, reaserchers, and educators from around the world have combined their efforst to present the most up-to-date information on genome mapping, the molecular biology of wood formation and more, with chapters exploring every aspect of this quickly evolving field. Examining EST databases, proteomics, modification of flowering, microsatellite DNA markers, ectomycorrhizal symbiosis, and much more, Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Forest Trees is an important addition to your professional or teaching colletion. Helpful tables and figures make important points easy to access and understand.

Table of Contents:
Part I: FOREST TREE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; Functional Genomics in Forest Trees; Expressed Sequence Tag Databases from Forestry Tree Species; Proteomics for Genetic and Physiological Studies in Forest Trees: Application in Maritime Pine; Exploring the Transcriptome of the Ectomycorrhizal Symbiosis; PART II: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF WOOD FORMATION, Genomics of Wood Formation; Molecular Genetics of Cellulose Biosynthesis; Tuning Lignin Metabolism Through Genetic Engineering in Trees; In vitro Systems for the Study of Wood Formation; PART III: FOREST TREE TRANSGENESIS, Genetic Modification in Conifer Forestry: State of the Art and Future Potential - A Case Study with Pinus radiata; Transgenic Forest Trees for Insect Resistance; Modification of Flowering in Forest Trees; Stability of Trasgene Expression in Aspen; Asexual Production of Marker-Free Transgenc Aspen Using MAT Vector Systems; PART IV: GENOME MAPPING IN FOREST TREES, High-Density Linkage Maps in Conifer Species and Their Potential Application; Microsatellites in Forest Species: Characteristics, Identification, and Applications; Genome Mapping in Populus;Genetic Mapping in Acacias; Index;