Overview

This book provides a general introduction as well as a selected survey of key advances in the fascinating field of plant cell and tissue culture as a tool in biotechnology. After a detailed description of the various basic techniques employed in leading laboratories worldwide, follows an extended account of important applications in, for example, plant propagation, secondary metabolite production and gene technology. Additionally, some chapters are devoted to historical developments in this domain, metabolic aspects, nutrition, growth regulators, differentiation and the development of culture systems. The book will prove useful to both newcomers and specialists, and even “old hands” in tissue culture should find some challenging ideas to think about.

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Author:   Karl-Hermann Neumann ,  Ashwani Kumar ,  Jafargholi Imani
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.528kg
ISBN:  

9783642101021

ISBN 10:   364210102
Pages:   333
Publication Date:   21 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Historical Developments of Cell and Tissue Culture Techniques.- Callus Cultures.- Cell Suspension Cultures.- Protoplast Cultures.- Haploid Techniques.- Plant Propagation-Meristem Cultures,Somatic Embryogenesis.- Some Endogenous and Exogenous Factors in Cell Culture Systems.- Primary Metabolism.- Secondary Metabolism.- Phytohormones and Growth Regulators.- Cell Division, Cell Growth, Cell Differentiation.- Genetic Problems and Gene Technology.- Summary of Some Physiological Aspects in the Development of Plant Cell and Tissue Culture.- Summary: Applications of Plant Cell and Tissue Culture Systems.

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From the reviews: The approach of including several examples and description of well-illustrated protocols from available primary literature and the author's own laboratory experiences and helpful guidelines make this volume a gem for conventional tissue culture practices. ... To the best of our experiences, this volume is suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate level courses in life sciences, biotechnology, plant tissue culture, plant biotechnology ... or plant science courses. We also recommend this volume for M.Tech., M.Phil., and PhD level courses in the above-mentioned areas and related disciplines. (S. K. Basu and A. Goyal, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, November, 2009)

From the reviews: The approach of including several examples and description of well-illustrated protocols from available primary literature and the author's own laboratory experiences and helpful guidelines make this volume a gem for conventional tissue culture practices. ! To the best of our experiences, this volume is suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate level courses in life sciences, biotechnology, plant tissue culture, plant biotechnology ! or plant science courses. We also recommend this volume for M.Tech., M.Phil., and PhD level courses in the above-mentioned areas and related disciplines. (S. K. Basu and A. Goyal, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, November, 2009)

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