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Plant cytogenetics has progressed at a rapid rate since the publication of the first edition. Plant Cytogenetics, Second Edition presents an up-to-date review of cytogenetics. It covers the latest in the various classical and modern techniques in the handling of chromosomes, karyotype analysis, genetics of meiosis, genomic relationships, and chromosome manipulation. It includes new chapters on extra chromosomal inheritance and the mode of reproduction in plants, paricularly apomixis, as well as new sections on the molecular basis of heredity, genomic in situ hybridization, and the classical and molecular methods of genome analysis. The author also elaborates on the cytogenetic basis of somaclonal variation generated through cell and tissue culture.

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Author:   Ram J. Singh (USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research Unit; Dept of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois,Urbana, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Edition:   2nd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.021kg
ISBN:  

9780849323881

ISBN 10:   0849323886
Pages:   488
Publication Date:   26 December 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9781439884188
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   In Print  
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Plant Cytogenetics by Ram Singh gives an outstanding treatment of classical cytogenetics and then ably integrates molecular cytogenetic approaches. While commercial crops have been studied in the greatest detail cytogenetically, the species are treated not in specialized chapters but under cytogenetic principles. A mastery of the cytogenetic phenomena that has been reported for these crops, such as structural and numerical chromosome analyses (Chapter 7) and genome analysis with examples from Glycine, Gossypium, Brassica, Nicotiana and Triticum (Chapter 8) enable one to be completely familiar with the mechanisms of cytogenetics. Many Tables will be found especially useful, such as the list of primary trisomics derived from autotriploids, and the alien chromosome substitution list giving plant recipient, donor, procedure for transfer and genes transferred. There is an excellent Glossary of 25 pages and a list of References comprising 58 pages. An extensive Index serves both as a subject matter and a species index. The text is quite adequately illustrated with 114 figures. Plant Cytogenetics is a solid text embracing both classical and molecular aspects of cytogenetics. The Chapter on cytogenetic techniques will make the text a classic in its own right. In conclusion, I highly recommend the text for a thorough understanding of the basic mechanisms of plant cytogenetics for which the text is primarily designed. - William F. Grant, Department of Plant Science, McGill University, Quebec, Canada For advanced students who are looking for descriptions of the mechanics of the wide variety of chromosomal aberrations that have been studied in crop plants, this text should be of considerableuse. -Plant Science Bulletin on the first edition provides an excellent review of various techniques in handling of chromosomes, karyotype analysis, genetics of meiosis, genomic relationships, and chromosome manipulations. In addition to his own studies, Dr. Singh has made extensive use of the information published in various journalsThe contents of the book are well arranged and easy to read and understand. It should serve as a useful textbook for students taking courses in genetics and cytogenetics and as a reference book for scientists engaged in plant cytogenetic research. -Theoretical and Applied Genetic on the first edition s This is a solid textI recommend the text for a thorough understanding of the basic mechanisms of plant cytogenetics for which the text is primarily designed.

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