Plant Cell and Tissue Culture - A Tool in Biotechnology Basics and Application /

• Main Authors: Imani, Jafargholi (Author), Kumar, Ashwani (Author), Neumann, Karl-Hermann (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Principles and Practice,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biotechnology.; Cell biology.; Cell culture.; Plant physiology.; Plant breeding.; Biology > Technique.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Cell Culture.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Biological Techniques.; Plant Physiology.

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 ac...

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.