A theoretical and hands-on guide to generating transgenic plants that are resistant to viruses via the cloning and expression of the coat protein gene. The 44 chapters describe the role of plant viral proteins in infection, techniques for investigating viral nucleic acid sequence, investigation of protein function, GFP visualization, construction of infectious clones, and interactions with host factors. Many of the chapters provide a materials lists, step-by-step instructions for performing each phase of the laboratory technique, and example results. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)