Genetics and Breeding for Crop Quality and Resistance : Proceedings of the XV EUCARPIA Congress, Viterbo, Italy, September 20-25, 1998

This volume highlights the state of research in plant genetics and breeding, and gives the results and applications of biotechnology procedures.

Resistance to Fungi.- Avirulence and pathogenicity genes of Cladosporium fulvum.- Pathogenesis-related proteins for the control of fungal diseases of tomato.- Introgression of late blight resistance into Solanum tuberosum.- Crown rust resistance in ryegrasses.- Results of resistance evaluations in Brassicaceae with Plasmodiophora brassicae, Alternaria and Phoma lingam.- Breeding research on resistance to Fusarium head blight in wheay.- Genetics of durabel adult plant resistance to rust diseases in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).- Assessment and genetics of host plant resistance to yellow rust in bread wheat germplasm adapted to the East African highlands.- The role of b-32 protein in protecting plants against pathogens.- Breeding for fungal resistance in Musa.- Mapping different resistances against downy mildew in sunflower.- Resistance to Bacteria.- Resistance to bacteria in tomato.- Phytopathogen resistance improvement of horticultural crops by plant-defensin gene introduction.- Plant-bacterial pathogen interaction modified in transgenic tomato plants expressing the Gox gene encoding glucose oxidase.- Nitric oxide signalling in the plant hypersensitive disease resistance response.- Polymorphism of inhibitors of hydrolytic enzymes present in cereal and sunflower seeds.- Resistance to Insects.- Cereal ?-amylase/trypsin inhibitors and transgenic insect resistance.- New genes for pest control.- Expression of thaumatin II gene in horticultural crops.- Variability of the inhibitors of serine, cysteine proteinases and insect ?-amylases in Vigna and Phaseolus.- Resistance to Nematode.- Molecular isolation of two cyst nematode resistance genes: the Hs1Pro-1 gene of beet and the GPA2 gene of potato.- Development and molecular characterisation of nematode-resistant rapeseed (tiBrassica napus L.).- Integration of nematode-responsive regulatory sequences from Arabidopsis thaliana into nematode control strategies.- Genome engineering for pest resistance in potato.- Resistance to Virus.- An appraisal of pathogen-derived resistance for the control of virus diseases.- Breeding for virus resistance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).- Inheritance of resistance to SCMV and MDMV in european maize.- Strategies to search for new Citrus Tristeza Virus resistant genotypes in a germplasm bank.- Quality.- Genetic manipulation of lipoxygenases for the agrifood industry.- Molecular marker and genetic engineering strategies to improve wood quality in poplar.- Advanced backeross QTL analysis: a method for the systematic use of exotic germplasm in the improvement of crop quality.- QTLs for organoleptic quality in fresh market tomato.- Genetic engineering of parthenocarpic vegetable crops.- Control of melon ripening by genetic engineering.- Breeding of vegetables with minimum pollutant accumulation.- Genetic modification of erucic acid biosynthesis in Brassica napus.- Variability of seed storage proteins within the sunflower gene pool.- Sunflower breeding for different oil quality.- Gluten agglomeration in batters as quality characteristic of wheat varieties for wafer making and starch production.- QTL for quality parameters for bread-making in a segregating wheat by spelt population.- Detection of QTL for bread-making quality in wheat using molecular markers.- Indirect selection for total digestible dry matter yield in forage maize, using stem diameter.- Overviews.- Agricultural production and natural resources.- Where do we go from this point.