Journals

• Aono, M. et al. 1995. Paraquat tolerance of transgenic Nicotiana tabacum with enhanced activities of glutathione reductase and superoxide dismutase. Plant Cell Physiol. 36, 1687-1691.
• Bänziger, M., Edmeades, G.O. and Lafitte, H.R. 2002. Physiological mechanisms contributing to the increased N stress tolerance of tropical maize selected for drought tolerance. Field Crops Research 75, 223-233.
• Boulter, D. 1995. Plant biotechnology: Facts and public perception. Phytochemistry 40, 1-9.
• Bruce, C., Whitelaw, A. and Bruce, D. M. 2002. Does genetic modification violate intrinsic value? Trends in Biotechnology 20, 488-489.
• Gisbert, C. et al. 2003. A plant genetically modified that accumulates Pb is especially promising for phytoremediation. Biochem. And Biophys. Research Comm. 303, 440-445.
• Glick, B.R. 2003. Phytoremediation: synergistic use of plants and bacteria to clean up the environment. Biotechnology Advances 21, 383-393.
• Hayashi, H. et al. 1997. Transformation of Arabidopsis thaliana with the codA gene for choline oxidase; accumulation of glycinebetaine and enhanced tolerance to salt and cold stress. Plant J. 12, 133-142.
• Hightower, R. et al. 1991. Expression of antifreeze proteins in transgenic plants. Plant Mol. Biol. 17, 1013-1021.
• Holmberg, N. et al. 1997. Transgenic tobacco expressing Vitreoscilla haemoglobin exhibits enhanced growth and altered metabolite production. Nat. Biotechnol. 15, 244-247.
• Holmberg, N. and Bülow. 1998. Improving stress tolerance in plants by gene transfer. Trends in Plant Science 3, 61-66.
• Holmstrom, K-O, et al. 1996. Drought tolerance in tobacco. Science 379, 683-684.
• Ishizaki-Nishizawa, O. et al. 1996. Low-temperature resistance of higher plants is significantly enhanced by a nonspecific cyanobacterial desaturase. Nat. Biotechnol.14, 1003-1006
• Jacobsen-Lyon, K. et al. 1995. Symbiotic and nonsymbiotic hemoglobin genes of Casuarina glauca. Plant Cell 7, 213-223.
• Kavi Kishor, P.B. et al. 1995. Overexpression of ∆1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase increases praline production and confers osmotolerance in transgenic plants. Plant Physiol. 108, 1387-1394.
• Kenward, K.D. et al. 1993. Accumulation of type I fish antifreeze protein in transgenic tobacco is cold specific. Plant Mol. Biol. 23, 377-385.
• Kodama, H. et al.1994. Genetic enhancement of cold tolerance by expression of a gene for chloroplast ω-3 fatty acid desaturase in transgenic tobacco. Plant Physiol. 105, 601-605.
• Konstantinova, T., Parvanova, D., Atanassov, A. and Djilianov, D. 2002. Freezing tolerant tobacco, transformed to accumulate osmoprotectants. Plant Science 163,157-164.
• Lewis, R. 2002. Using Transgenesis to Create Salt-Tolerant Plants. The Scientist 16,26-29.
• Lilius, G., Holmberg, N. and Bülow, L. 1996. Enhanced NaCl stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco expressing bacterial choline dehydrogenase. Biotechnology 14, 177-180.
• Mahfoozi, S., Limin, A.E. and Fowler, D.B. 2001. Developmental Regulation of Low-temperature Tolerance in Winter Wheat. Annals of Botany 87, 751-757.
• Murata, N. et al. 1982. Composition and positional distribution of fatty acids in phospholipids from leaves of chilling sensitive and chilling resistant plants. Plant Cell Physiol. 23, 1071-1079.
• Nie, L. et al. 2002. Phytoremediation of arsenate contaminated soil by transgenic canola and the plant growth-promoting bacterium Enterobacter cloacae CAL2. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 40, 355-361.
• Pilon-Smits, E.A.H. et al. 1995. Improved performance of transgenic fructan-accumulating tobacco under drought stress. Plant Physiol. 107, 125-130.
• Poppy, G. 2000. GM crops: environmental risks and non-target effects. Trends in Plant Science 5, 4-6.
• Prasad, T.K. et al. 1994. Evidence for chilling-induced oxidative stress in maize seedlings and the regulatory role for hydrogen peroxide. Plant Cell 6, 65-74.
• Quijano-Guerta, C. and Kirk, G.J.D. 2002. Tolerance of rice germplasm to salinity and other soil chemical stresses in tidal wetlands. Field Crops Research 76, 111-121.
• Tarczynski, M. and Bohnert, H. 1993. Stress protection of transgenic tobacco by production of the osmolyte mannitol. Science 259, 508-510 Holmström, K-O, et al. 1996. Drought tolerance in tobacco. Science 379, 683-684.
• Thomas, J.C. et al. 1995. Enhancement of seed germination in high salinity by engineering mannitol expression in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Environ. 18, 801-806.
• Uzogara, S. G. 2000. The impact of genetic modification of human foods in the 21st century: A review. Biotechnology Advances 18, 179-206.
• Van Camp, W. et al. 1994. Elevated levels of superoxide dismutase protect transgenic plants against ozone damage. Biotechnology 12, 165-168.
• Van Camp, W. et al. 1996. Enhancement of oxidative stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco plants overproducing Fe-superoxide dismutase in chloroplasts. Plant Physiol. 112, 1703-1714.
• Vivier, M.A and Pretorius, I.S. 2002. Genetically tailored grapevines for the wine industry. Trends in Biotechnology 20, 472-478.
• Xu, D. et al. 1996. Expression of a late embryogenesis abundant protein gene, HVA 1, from barely confers tolerance to water deficits and salt stress in rice. Plant Physiol. 110, 249-257.
• Zhu, J-K. 2001. Plant salt tolerance. Trends in Plant Science 6, 66-71.

Books

• Basra, A.S. and Basra, R.K. eds. Mechanisms of Environmental Stress Resistance in Plants.
• Cherry, J.H., Locy, R.D. and Rychter, A. eds. 1999. Plant Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses in Agriculture: Role of Genetic Engineering. NATO Science Series.
• Goode, J.A. and Chadwick, D. eds. 2001. Rice Biotechnology: Improving yield, stress tolerance and grain quality. John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
• Hawesford, M.J and Buchner, P.eds. 2001. Molecular Analysis of Plant Adaptation to the Environment. Kluwer Academic Publishers.
• Ignacimuthu, S.J. 1999. Plant Biotechnology. Science Publishers Inc.
• Khacatourians, G.G., McHughen, A., Scovza, R., Nip, W.K. and Hui, Y.H. eds. Transgenic Plants and Crops.
• Lindsey, K. ed. 1998. Transgenic Plant Research. Harwood academic publishers.
• Murray, D.R. 2003. Seeds of concern: The genetic manipulation of plants. CABI Publishing.

Web References

Cornell News,Stress relief: Engineering rice plants with sugar-producing gene helps them tolerate drought, salt and low temperatures, Cornell biologists report.

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• CalPhotos: Plants

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Sean May for his help and patience, I'm afraid the tweaking got the better of me!