Toward Enhanced and Sustainable Agricultural Productivity in the 2000's: Breeding Research and Biotechnology

Proceedings of
The 7th International Congress of the Society for the Advancement of
Breeding Researches in Asia and Oceania (SABRAO) and International
Symposium of World Sustainable Agriculture Association (WSAA)

Volume II

Edited by
Sheng-Chung Huang, Chief
Dah-Jiang Liu
Ching-Huei Kao
Te-Tzu Chang

Published by
Taichung District Agricultural Improvement Station
1994

CONTENTS of Volume II

APPLICATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCHES IN PLANT BREEDING AND GENETIC STUDENTS  

Recent Advances in Biotechnological Research in Relation ot Plant Breeding .......... R. Provvidenti and D. Gonsalves .................... 381  

Rice Biotechnology at IRRI .......... G. S. Khush, D. S. Brar, F. J. Zapata, R. Nelson, S. McCouch, and D. G. Bottrell .................... 387  

Morphological Variations and RAPD Markers of Regenerants Derived from Cell Suspension Cultures of Bahigrass ( Paspalum notatum ) ........ R. Akashi and T. Adachi ..................... 415  

RAPD Variation and Species Relations in Digitaria .......... C. S. Chen, S. M. Wang, and Y. K. Cheng .................... 427  

Applications of DNA Amplification Technology to Vegetable breeding .......... N. F. Weeden, W. Y. Wu, W. K. Gu, T. L. Cargnoni, J. Lu, G. N. Timmerman, B. Wolko, and Z. Zhu .................... 437  

Transformation of Sweet Potato ( Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) and I. trichocarpa Ell. by Agrobacterium rhizogenes .......... M. Otani, M. Mii, and T. Shimada .................... 447  

RFLP Analysis for Anthocyanin Pigmentation Genes of a Mutant Line in Rice .......... T. Nakazaki, H. Yamagata, M. Yamamoto, K. Ichitani, and T. Tanisaka .................... 459  

Mapping of Rice Nuclear DNA Sequences Similar to Organellar DNAs on Rice RFLP Map .......... N.Kishimoto, H. Higo, K. HIgo, and A. Saito .................... 467  

Rice RFLP/PAPD Linkage Map by Using RI (Recombinant Inbred) Lines .......... H. Tsunematsu, H. Hasegawa, S. Yoshimura, A. Yoshimura, and N. lwata .................... 475  

Segreation of Rice Molecular Markers in Hybird Population Derived form a Cross of Japonica x Indica ........ W. B. Chen, Y. I. Sato, I. Nakamura, and H. Nakai ............ 479  

Anaerobic Expression and Structual Analysis of Rice Lactate Dehydrogenase Gene .......... T. Li, T. Takano, H. Matsumura, and G. Takeda .................... 485  

A High Density RELP Linkage Map of Rice for Breeding Applications .......... B. A. Antonio, K. Yamamoto, Y. Harushima, J. Wu, A. Shomura, N. Sue, S. Lin, T. lnoue, A. Fukuda, T. Sasaki, M. Yano, N. Kurata, Y. Nagamura, and Y. Minobe .................... 495  

An Overview of Rice Genome Research Program: A Way from cDNA Analysis to Constuction of Physical Map .......... T. Sasaki, Y. Nagamura, N. Kurata, and Y. Minobe ................. 496  

Breeding for Insect Tolerant Transgenic Plants by Using Insecticidal Crystal Protein Genes from Bacillus thuringiensis .......... P. W. Chen, C. C. Tzeng, S. S. Kao, H. S. Tsay, and L. J. Chen .................... 497  

Availability of Using RAPD Segments as Hybridization Probes in Sorghum RELP Analysis .......... H. J. Wu, Y. C. Huang, and J. S. Hsieh .................... 498  

Expression of a Chimeric α -Amylase Promoter/ β -Glucuronidase Gene in Transgenic .......... S. M. Yu and M. T. Chan .................... 499  

Gene Expression Pattern of Soybean Seed Maturation Protein .......... Y. I. C. Hsing, M. D. Shih, K. L. Hsieh, and J. S. Hsieh .................... 500  

Variety Identification of Watermelon ( Citrullus lanatus Thunb) with DNA polymorphisms .......... M. Luo and K. K. Hwu .................... 501  

Change in Esterase Isozyme Pattern for Japonica Rice Varieties Grown in Taiwan .......... J. H. Weng .................... 502  

Hybrid Nature of Paulownia taiwaniana Revealed by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) with Arbitrary Primers .......... W. Y. Wang and C. C. Lai ................. 503

APPLICATION OF TISSUE CULTURE IN BREEDING AND GENETIC STUDIES  

Utilization of Cellular and Molecular Approacher for Rice Genetics and Breeding .......... T. Kinoshita .................... 505  

Effects of Subculture and Cold Temperature on the Oil Content and Mentho1 Synthetic Ability in the Callus Cells of Mentha Piperita L. ....... Y. A. Chae and S. U. Park ......... 515  

Regeneration and Maintenance of Nodule Cultures of Paulownia taiwaniana .......... C. K. Ho, Z. Z. Chen, S. H. Chen, and J. C. Yang .................... 523  

The Production of Secondary Metabolites from Chinese Medicinal Herbs by Suspension Cell and Tissue Culture .......... W. D. Chang, W. W. Huang, C. C. Chen, Y. S. Chang, F. T. Yeh, C. Na, M. T. Hsieh, and H. S. Tsay .................... 535  

In-vitro Response of Different Chilli Pepper Varieties ( Capsicum annuum L.) in Anther Culture .......... C. Mak .................... 541  Regenerative Ability of Bulky Explants of Hexaploid and Octoploid Tricale (x Triticosecale sp. Wittm.) .......... D. J. Burritt, A. G. Fautrier, and R. J. Field .............. 547  

A Simple Apparatus for Mass-Collection of Anthers in Rice Anther Culture .......... H. P. Moon, K. H. Kang, and S. Y. Cho .................... 557  

Isolation, Culture and Plant Regeneration From Mesophyll and Cell Suspension Protoplasts of Sweet Potato ( Ipomoea batatas L. Lam) .......... T. Murata, H. Fukuoka, and M. Kishimoto .................... 561  

Somatic Embryogenesis and Plant Regeneration from Immature Inflorescence Segments of Angelica koreana Max. Cultured in vitro .......... G. W. Jang .................... 569  

Micropropagation and Somatic Embryogenesis From Tissue Gulture of Black Locust ( Robinia pseudoacacia L.) .......... Y. G. Park, J. H. Woo, M. S. Choi, E. Y. Joung, and J. K. Jo .................... 575  

Selection,Characterization, and Stability Test of Nitrate Reductase-deficient Cell Line in Sugarcane .......... M. C. Liu .................... 584  Rice Protoplast Fusion and Its Applications .......... L. F. Liu .................... 585  

Genetic Variation in Regenerated Rice Plants Derived form Anther Cultures, Suspension Cultures, and Protoplast Cultures ........ T. Shimada, M. Yamagishi, and M. Otani ....... 586

CROP PHYSIOLOGY AND PRODUCTION  

Heterosis of Characters Relating to Papain Production in Two Papaya Cultivars .......... S. Subhadrabandhu, U. Thongplew, and P. Srinives .................... 589  

Biochemical Traits of Ammonium Utilization in Maize .......... H. R. Wu, G. J. Shieh, H. S. Lu, S. H. Wang, J. A. Stromberger, and C. Y. Tsai ..................... 595  

Research and Development of Red Kidney Bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) in Northern Thailand .......... Sumin Smutkupt .................... 609  

Comparison of Three Models to Evaluate Soybean Plant Shape Using Shape Indices Given by Image Analysis: Statistical Discriminant Function, Neural Network, and Fuzzy Logic .......... S. Ninomiya, J. Ambue1, S. Morinaga, and N. Takahashi .................... 613  

Diversity in Seed Protein in the White-flowered Capsicums .......... V. M. V. Cruz, L. M. Engle, J. C. Shieh, and R. P. Laude .................... 621  

Relation Between Wheat Seed Storage Proteins and Japanese Noodle-Making Quality .......... H. Nakamura .................... 631  

Comparative Studies of Ecological-Agronmic Characters of Two-rowed Barley Cutivars from Japan and Other Countries .......... S. Yasuda, J. Hayashi and I. Moriya ............. 635  

Variations of Yield and Yield Components of Rice between Years in Paddy Field .......... S. Jodo. T. Couhara, K. Kido, and E. Horiuchi .................... 645  

Three Effective Methods to Overcome Interspecific Hybrid Inviability in Nicotiana .......... W. M. Zhou, K. Yoshida, and G. Tokeda .................... 653  

Light and Electron micoscopy of Stem Nodule Development in Aeschynomene indica under Induced Condition .......... T. Wada and H. Sasakawa ..................... 661  

Identification of the Multiple Shoot Formation Site in Rice .......... K. Nakamura and K. Hattori .................... 669  

Production of Purplish Color Strains in Zonal Ceranium ( Pelargonium x hortorum ) .......... K. Kobayashi, F. Kakihara, and M. Kato.................... 677  

Seed Vigor and Growing Performance of Bean-sprout Soybean Lines .......... E. Park .................... 685  

Effect of Maturity and Water Conetnt on Seed Storage of Machilus kusanoi Hay .......... C. T. Chien, T. P. Lin, and J. J. Yang .................... 692  

Increased Peroxidase Activity and Ethylene Production in Association with the Resistance of Tai-Sen-Waxy-Yu 7 Rice ( Oryza sativa ) to Bacterial Leaf Blight Disease .......... C. C. Li, S. J. Chang, F. S. Hsu, and D. S. Tzeng .................... 693  

Ameliration of Chilling Induced Injury by Abscisic Acid in Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor L.) .......... S. L. Gau, H. S. Lur, and C. Chu ..................... 694  

The Response of NH 4 + -N and NO 3 - -N on the Physiological Characters in Carpetgrass ( Axonopus Affinis Chase) .......... Y. Y. Jeng, S. S. Chang, and Y. Z. Tsai ................ 695