Razdan M K

An Introduction to Plant Tissue Culture - New Delhi Oxford and IBH Publishing 1994 - xii, 398p.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents Preface. I. Introduction and techniques 1. Introductory history. 2. Laboratory organisation. 3. Media. 4. Aseptic manipulation. II. Basic aspects 5. Cell culture. 6. Cellular totipotency. 7. Somatic embryogenesis. III. Applications to plant breeding 8. Haploid production. 9. Triploid production. 10. In vitro pollination. 11. Zygotic embryo culture. 12. Somatic hybridisation and cybridisation. 13. Genetic transformation. 14. Somaclonal and gametoclonal variant selection. IV. Application to horticulture and forestry 15. Production of disease free plants. 16. Clonal propagation. V. General applications 17. Industrial applications. 18. Germplasm conservation. References. Subject index. Author index.

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Tissue Culture
Plants
Botany

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