Note: Front Cover -- Plant Virology -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- I. HISTORICA L -- II. DEFINITION OF A VIRUS -- Chapter 2. Methods for Assay, Detection, and Diagnosis -- I. METHODS INVOLVING BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF THE VIRUS -- II. METHODS DEPENDING ON PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE VIRUS PARTICLE -- III. METHODS DEPENDING ON PROPERTIES OF VIRAL PROTEINS -- IV. METHODS INVOLVING PROPERTIES OF THE VIRAL NUCLEIC ACID -- V. DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY -- Chapter 3. Isolation -- I. CHOICE OF PLANT MATERIAL -- II. EXTRACTION MEDIUM -- III. EXTRACTION PROCEDURE -- IV. PRELIMINARY ISOLATION OF THE VIRUS -- V. FURTHER PURIFICATION OF THE VIRUS PREPARATION -- VI. STORAGE OF PURIFIED VIRUSES -- VII. IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFECTIVE PARTICLES AND CRITERIA OF PURITY -- VIII. VIRUS CONCENTRATION IN PLANTS AND YIELDS OF PURIFIED VIRUS -- IX. DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY -- Chapter 4. Components -- I. NUCLEIC ACIDS -- II. PROTEINS -- III. OTHER COMPONENTS IN VIRUSES -- IV. DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY -- Chapter 5. Architecture -- I. METHODS -- II. PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF VIRUSES -- III. GEOMETRIC VIRUSES WITH ssRNA -- IV. GEOMETRIC VIRUSES WITH dsRNA -- V. GEOMETRIC VIRUSES WITH DNA -- VI. ENVELOPED VIRUSES -- VII. THE ARRANGEMENT OF NUCLEIC ACID WITHIN ICOSAHEDRAL VIRUSES -- VIII. DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY -- Chapter 6. Replication I: Introduction to the Study of Virus Replication -- I. GENERAL PROPERTIES OF PLANT VIRAL GENOMES -- II. HOST FUNCTIONS USED BY PLANT VIRUSES -- III. GENERALIZED OUTLINE FOR THE REPLICATION OF A SMALL ssRNA VIRUS -- IV. THE STRATEGIES OF PLANT VIRAL GENOMES -- V. METHODS FOR DETERMINING GENOME STRATEGY -- VI. THE REGULATION OF VIRUS PRODUCTION -- VII. EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEMS FOR STUDYING REPLICATION IN VIVO. , VIII. ERRORS IN VIRUS SYNTHESIS -- IX. FUTURE STUDIES ON VIRUS REPLICATION -- Chapter 7. Replication II: Viruses with Single-Stranded Positive Sense RNA Genomes -- I. ONE STRATEGY: POLYPROTEIN -- II. ONE STRATEGY: SUBGENOMIC RNA -- III. TWO STRATEGIES: SUBGENOMIC RNAs PLUS READ-THROUGH PROTEIN -- IV. TWO STRATEGIES: SUBGENOMIC RNA AND POLYPROTEIN -- V. TWO STRATEGIES: MULTIPARTITE GENOME AND POLYPROTEIN -- VI. TWO STRATEGIES: SUBGENOMIC RNA AND MULTIPARTITE GENOME -- VII. THREE STRATEGIES: SUBGENOMIC RNAs, MULTIPARTITE GENOME, AND READ-THROUGH PROTEIN -- VIII. PEA ENATION MOSAIC VIRUS GROUP -- Chapter 8. Replication III: Other Virus Groups and Families -- I. CAULIMOVIRUS GROUP -- II. GEMINIVIRUS GROUP -- III. PLANT REOVIRIDAE -- IV. PLANT RHABDOVIRIDAE -- V. A PLANT MEMBER OF THE BUNYAVIRIDAE -- VI. POSSIBLE USES OF VIRUSES FOR GENE TRANSFER -- Chapter 9. Viroids, Satellite Viruses, and Satellite RNAs -- I. VIROIDS -- II. SATELLITE VIRUSES AND SATELLITE RNAs -- Chapter 10. Transmission, Movement, and Host Range -- I. DIRECT PASSAGE IN LIVING HIGHER PLANT MATERIAL -- II. TRANSMISSION BY ORGANISMS OTHER THAN HIGHER PLANTS -- III. MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION -- IV. MOVEMENT AND FINAL DISTRIBUTION IN THE PLANT -- V. THE HOST RANGE OF VIRUSES -- VI. DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY -- Chapter 11. Disease Symptoms and Effects on Metabolism -- I. MACROSCOPIC SYMPTOMS -- II. HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES -- III. CYTOLOGICAL EFFECTS -- IV. EFFECTS ON PLANT METABOLISM -- Chapter 12. Induction of Disease -- I. THE KINDS OF HOST RESPONSE TO INOCULATION WITH A VIRUS -- II. TH E ROLE OF VIRAL GENES IN DISEASE INDUCTION -- III. HOST PROTEINS INDUCED BY VIRUS INFECTION -- IV. PROCESSES INVOLVED IN DISEASE INDUCTION -- V. FACTORS INFLUENCING THE COURSE OF INFECTION AND DISEASE -- VI. DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY -- Chapter 13. Variability -- I. ISOLATION OF STRAINS. , II. THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF VARIATION -- III. CRITERIA FOR THE RECOGNITION OF STRAINS -- IV. VIRUS STRAINS IN THE PLANT -- V. CORRELATIONS BETWEEN CRITERIA FOR CHARACTERIZING VIRUSES AND VIRUS STRAINS -- VI. DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY -- Chapter 14. Relationships between Plant Viruses and Invertebrates -- I. VECTOR GROUPS IN THE INVERTEBRATES -- II. NEMATODES (NEMATODA) -- III. APHIDS (APHIDIDAE) -- IV. LEAFHOPPERS AND PLANTHOPPERS (AUCHENORRHYNCHA) -- V. INSECTS WITH BITING MOUTHPARTS -- VI. OTHER VECTOR GROUP -- VII. POLLINATING INSECTS -- Chapter 15. Ecology -- I. BIOLOGICAL FACTORS -- II. PHYSICAL FACTORS -- III. SURVIVAL THROUGH THE SEASONAL CYCLE -- IV. CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 16. Economic Importance and Control -- I. ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE -- II. CONTROL MEASURES -- III. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 17. Nomenclature, Classification, Origins, and Evolution -- I. NOMENCLATURE AND CLASSIFICATION -- II. CRITERIA AVAILABLE FOR CLASSIFYING VIRUSES -- III. SPECULATIONS ON ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION -- IV. EVOLUTION -- V. GENOME AND AMINO ACID SEQUENCE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN VIRUSES INFECTING PLANTS AND ANIMALS -- VI. DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY -- Appendix 1: Literature on Plant Virology -- Appendix 2: Standard Acronyms for Selected Plant Viruses and Viroids -- Bibliography -- Index.

Note: Front Cover -- Cell Culture and Somatic Cell Genetics of Plants -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- General Preface -- Preface -- Contents of Previous Volumes -- Chapter 1. Rationale for the Scale-Up and Automation of Plant Propagation -- Text -- References -- Chapter 2. Current Methods of Commercial Micropropagation -- I. Introduction -- II. Current Production Systems -- III. Production Cost Components -- IV. Development of Cost-Effective Production Systems -- V. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3. Synthetic Seed Technology -- I. Introduction -- II. Uncoated, Desiccated Synthetic Seeds -- III. Coated, Desiccated Synthetic Seeds -- IV. Coated, Hydrated Synthetic Seeds -- V. Uncoated, Hydrated Synthetic Seeds (Fluid Drilling) -- VI. Maturation of Somatic Embryos -- VII. Problems with Synthetic Seeds -- VIII. Applications -- IX. Mechanization -- X. Economie Considerations -- XI. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4. Development of an Embryogenie System for Automated Propagation of Forest Trees -- I. Introduction -- II. Development of an Embryogenie System -- III. Plantlet Regeneration and Establishment -- IV. Cryopreservation -- V. Culture Scale-Up -- VI. Delivery Systems -- VII. Singulation and Selection of Embryos -- VIII. Field Testing and Implementation -- IX. Genetic Diversity -- References -- Chapter 5. Automated Propagation of Microtubers of Potato -- I. Introduction -- II. Factors To Be Considered in Microtuber Bioreactor Design -- III. A Novel Microtuber Bioreactor -- IV. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6. Automated Propagation of Microbulbs of Lilies -- I. Introduction -- II. Regulation of in Vitro Differentiation and Growth in Lilium for Large-Scale Propagation -- III. Automated Propagation of Microbulbs from Bulbscales Using Bioreactor Techniques. , IV. Micropropagation from Bulbscales of Microbulbs in Nonsterile Conditions -- V. Micropropagation from Suspension-Cultured Cells -- VI. Robotics in Lilium Micropropagation -- VII. Automated Process for Transplantation of Lilium Microbulbs into Soil -- VIII. Idealized Automated Micropropagation Processes for Lilium in the Future-Problems and Perspective -- References -- Chapter 7. Problems and Perspectives for the Automated Propagation of Fruit Trees -- I. Introduction -- II. Technological Aspects Related to Automation -- III. Approaches to Automation of Fruit Tree Micropropagation -- IV. Conclusions and Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 8. Bioreactors and Image Analysis for Scale-Up and Plant Propagation -- I. Introduction -- II. Image Analysis -- III. Refining the Imaging Software -- IV. Embryo Concentration Assessment -- V. Bioreactor Operation -- VI. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9. Automated Evaluation of Somatic Embryogenesis in Sweet Potato by Machine Vision -- I. Introduction -- II. Materials and Methods -- III. System Description and Operation -- IV. Image Analysis -- V. The Measurement Process -- VI. Verification of the Inspection System -- VII. On-Line Analysis -- VIII. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10. Control of Contamination in Automated Plant Protopagation -- I. Introduction -- II. Origin and Nature of Contamination in Micropropagation -- III. Identification of Contaminants -- IV. Control of Contamination -- V. Monitoring and Control of Contamination during Automated Production -- VI. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11. Controlled Environments in Conventional and Automated Micropropagation -- I. Introduction -- II. Environmental Factors in Culture -- III. Measurement and Control of the Environment -- IV. Environmental Effect on Photosynthetic Growth and Development. , V. Advantages of Photoautotrophic Micropropagation -- VI. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 12. The Use of Robotics in Automated Plant Propagation -- I. Introduction -- II. Plantlet Production Through Tissue Culture -- III. Necessity of Robots and Required Functions -- IV. Development of the Prototype Robot System -- V. Second Generation Robot -- VI. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 13. The Use of Automated Field Transplanters in Plant Propagation -- I. Introduction -- II. Review -- III. Analysis -- IV. Projections -- V. Conclusions -- References -- Index.

Note: Intro -- Front Cover -- Vacuum Technology and Applications -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 General -- 1.2 The gaseous state -- 1.3 Gas flow -- 1.4 Vacuum system characteristics -- References -- Chapter 2. Vacuum pumps (rough-medium range) -- 2.1 General introduction -- 2.2 Rotary pumps -- 2.3 Roots vacuum pumps -- 2.4 Dry vacuum pumps -- References -- Chapter 3. Vacuum pumps (high-ultra-high range) -- 3·1 General introduction -- 3.2 Gas transfer pumps -- 3.3 Entrapment pumps -- References -- Chapter 4. Pressure measurement -- 4.1 Total pressure measurement -- 4.2 Partial pressure measurement -- References -- Chapter 5. Leak detection -- 5.1 Introduction and principles -- 5.2 Halogen leak detector -- 5.3 Helium-specific mass spectrometer leak detector -- 5.4 Calibrated leaks -- 5.5 Practical aspects of leak detection on vacuum plants -- References -- Chapter 6. Vacuum system construction -- 6.1 Materials and fabrication -- 6.2 Components -- References -- Chapter 7. Applications -- 7.1 Deposition of thin Alms -- 7.2 Vacuum technology in the semiconductor industry -- 7.3 Vacuum technology in metallurgical processes -- 7.4 Vacuum technology in the chemical industry -- References -- Chapter 8. Appendix: units, conversion factors and other data -- 8.1 Units of pressure -- 8.2 Amount of substance -- 8.3 PNEUROP specifications for the characterization of vacuum pumps -- Index.

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