Symposium on Rice biotechnology: improving yield, stress tolerance and grain quality, held at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Banos, Laguna, The Philippines, 27-29 March 2000

Jamie A. Goode

Derek Chadwick

This symposium is based on a proposal

Gurdev Khush

Hei Leung

Opening address: The challenge to feed the World's poor

Mahabub Hossain

Chair's introduction

Gurdev Khush

A framework for sequencing the rice genome

Gernot G. Presting

Muhammad A. Budiman

Todd Wood

Yeisoo Yu

Hye-Ran Kim

Jose Luis Goicoechea

Eric Fang

Barbara Blackman

Jiming Jiang

Sung-Sick Woo

Ralph A. Dean

David Frisch

Rod A. Wing

Discussion

Rice genomics: current status of genome sequencing

Takashi Matsumoto

Jianzhong Wu

Tomoya Baba

Yuichi Katayose

Kimiko Yamamoto

Katsumi Sakata

Masahiro Yano

Takuji Sasaki

Discussion

General discussion I Public attitudes towards genetically modified crop plants

Rice---the pivotal genome in cereal comparative genetics

Mike Gale

Graham Moore

Katrien Devos

Discussion

Bioinformatics for rice resources

Bruno W. S. Sobral

Harry Mangalam

Adam Siepel

Pedro Mendes

Rob Pecherer

Graham McLaren

Discussion

Regulation of gene expression by small molecules in rice

Shiping Zhang

Lili Chen

Stephen A. Goff

Discussion

General discussion II

Introduction of genes encoding C4 photosynthesis enzymes into rice plants: physiological consequences

Maurice S. B. Ku

Dongha Cho

Xia Li

De-Mao Jiao

Manuel Pinto

Mitsue Miyao

Makoto Matsuoka

Discussion

Increasing rice photosynthesis by manipulation of the acclimation and adaptation to light

Peter Horton

Erik H. Murchie

Alexander V. Ruban

Robin G. Walters

Discussion

Increasing rice productivity and yield by manipulation of starch synthesis

Thomas W. Okita

Jindong Sun

Chotipa Sakulringharoj

Sang-Bong Choi

Gerald E. Edwards

Chikako Kato

Hiroyuki Ito

Hirokazu Matsui

Discussion

Genetic analysis of plant disease resistance pathways

Jane E. Parker

Nicole Aarts

Mark A. Austin

Bart J. Feys

Lisa J. Moisan

Paul Muskett

Christine Rusterucci

Discussion

Regulation of systemic acquired resistance by NPR1 and its partners

Xinnian Dong

Xin Li

Yuelin Zhang

Weihua Fan

Mark Kinkema

Joseph Clarke

Discussion

Improving plant drought, salt and freezing tolerance by gene transfer of a single stress-inducible transcription factor

Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki

Kazuo Shinozaki

Discussion

Dissection of defence response pathways in rice

Jan E. Leach

Hei Leung

Guo-Liang Wang

Discussion

Breeding for nutritional characteristics in cereals

Robin D. Graham

Glenn Gregorio

Discussion

Biosynthesis of β-carotene (provitamin A) in rice endosperm achieved by genetic engineering

Salim Al-Babili

Xudong Ye

Paola Lucca

Ingo Potrykus

Peter Beyer

Discussion

Developing transgenic grains with improved oils, proteins and carbohydrates

Barbara J. Mazur

Discussion

Summing-up: cutting-edge science for rice improvement---breakthroughs and beneficiaries

John Bennett

Index of contributors

Subject index