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Author:   Kishan Gopal Ramawat (M.L.Sukhadia University (retired professor), Udaipur, India) ,  Jean-Michel Merillon (University of Bordeaux, Villenave d'Ornon, France)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.748kg
ISBN:  

9781466589674

ISBN 10:   1466589671
Pages:   452
Publication Date:   11 December 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Preface Section A: Edible Crops 1. Hormonal Regulation of Tuber Formation in Potato 2. Bioreactor Technologies for Mass Propagation of Potato: Future Prospects 3. Genetic Diversity and Population Structure in Five Cultivated Dioscorea spp. (Dioscoreaceae) using Molecular Markers 4. Improvement Strategies for Cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott): Conventional Breeding to Tissue Culture Technology 5. Status and Prospects of Biotechnology Applications to Conservation, Propagation and Genetic Improvement of Yam 6. In vitro Regeneration of Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) 7. Biology and Biotechnology of Crocus 8. Environmental and Life Cycle Cost Assessment of Cassava Ethanol Section B: Flowering Plants 9. Genetic Transformation and Metabolic Engineering of Lilium 10. Molecular Markers in Caladium: Development, Characterization and Applications 11. Genetic Control of Anthocyanin Synthesis in Dahlia (Dahlia variabilis) 12. Flowering in South African Iridaceae 13. In vitro Regeneration of Alstroemeria: A Review Section C: Medicinal Plants 14. The Current Impact and Potential of Biotechnology to Improve the Capacity of Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) to Prevent Vitamin A Deficiency 15. Tuberous Medicinal Plants of India: Biology and Biotechnology 16. Medicinal Bulbous Plants: Biology, Phytochemistry and Biotechnology 17. Conservation of Tuberous Medicinal Plants of Western Ghats through Biotechnological Approach

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K.G. Ramawat, Formerly, Professor and Head, Botany Department, M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India. J.M. Mérillon, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Bordeaux 2, Institute of Wine and Vine, Villenave d’Ornon, France.

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