Plant Tissue Culture: Theory and Practice (revised edition)

Hardcover  776 pages  ISBN 0444816232      £185.00

Published as volume 5 in the series Studies in Plant Science, this book updates the first edition published in 1983, covering the various developments that have taken place in the field of plant tissue culture as it has evolved to become a major component of plant biotechnology. The revised edition presents updated information on theoretical, practical and applied aspects of plant tissue culture. Each chapter has been thoroughly revised and, as before, includes relevant media protocols, and is profusely illustrated with self-explanatory diagrams and original photographs. This book also includes three new chapters covering Variant selection, Genetic Engineering and Production of Industrial Compounds. It also includes a complete bibliography and a glossary of terms commonly used in tissue culture literature. This new edition is an excellent text for undergraduate, postgraduate students and teachers in various fields of plant sciences and a useful reference book for those interested in the application of any aspect of this aseptic technology. The contents are as follows:

1. Introductory History
2. Laboratory requirements and general techniques.
3. Tissue culture media.
4. Cell culture.
5. Cellular totipotency.
6. Somatic embryogenesis.
7. Haploid production.
8. Triploid production.
9. Variant selection.
10. In vitro pollination and fertilisation,
11. Zygote embryo culture.
12. Protoplast isolation and culture.
13. Somatic hybridisation and hybridisation.
14. Genetic engineering.
15. Production of pathogen-free plants.
16. Clonal propagation.
17. Production of secondary metabolites.
18. Germplasm storage.
Glossary of terms commonly used in plant tissue culture.
References.
Subject and plant index.

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