About this book
These books provide an update to progress on somatic embryogenesis in woody plants including both angiosperm and gymnosperm trees. In the past, most of the information on this subject was scattered in proceedings volumes, journals, biotechnology books, etc. It has been difficult for the researchers and students to obtain comprehensive information on this rapidly growing subject from a single source. These books enable readers to get a clear view of this subject on historical, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and molecular aspects, and applications including protoplasts, cryopreservation, manufactured seed (artificial seed), genetic transformation, bioreactors, mutations, and future uses in forest plantations. Each selected woody plant mentioned in the book is briefly introduced first, covering botany and genetics, importance and geographical distribution, breeding problems, and in vitro propagation and problems of each selected woody plant and then is followed by the description on the initiation and maintenance of embryogenic cultures, embryo development and germination, and field trials (if any) of these plants.
Contents
Volume 1: 1. Introduction; H. Kreibel. 2. Historical aspects of somatic embryogenesis in woody plants; S.C. Minocha, R. Minocha. 3. Anatomical comparison of somatic and zygotic embryogeny in conifers; R. Nagmani, A.M. Diner, S. Garton, A.E. Zipf. 4. Somatic embryogenesis in some angiosperm woody plants; S.V. Kendurkar, R.S. Nadgauda, C.H. Phake, M.M. Jana, S.V. Shirke, A.F. Mascarenhas. 5. Somatic embryogenesis in conifers; P.K. Gupta, J.B. Grob. 6. Somatic embryogenesis and rejuvenation of trees; J.N. Ruaud, M. Paques. 7. Molecular analysis of zygotic and somatic conifer embryos; S. Mishra. 8. Progress in protoplast technology for woody angiosperms; A. Tibok, J.B. Power, M. Davey. 9. Gymnosperm protoplasts; F. Bekkaoui. T.J. Tautorus, D.I. Dunstan. 10. Genetic transformation in angiosperms; A.M. Dandekar. 11. Transformation of gymnosperms; D. Ellis. 12. Manufactured seeds of woody plants; W. Carlson, J.E. Hartle. 13. Scale-up of embryogenic plant suspension cultures in bioreactors; T.J. Tautorus, D.I. Dunstan. 14. Cryopreservation for germplasm collection in woody plants; A. Sakai. 15. The biochemistry of conifer embryo development: amino acids, polyamines and storage proteins; R. Feirer. 16. Polyamines and somatic embryogenesis in woody plants; R. Minocha, S.C. Minocha, L.K. Simola. 17. Evaluation of somaclonal variation during somatic embryogenesis; L. DeVerno. 18. Mutation work with somatic embryogenesis in woody plants; B. Heinze, J. Schmidt. 19. Prospects and limits of somatic embryogenesis of Picea abies; M. Paques, J. Bercetche, M. Palada. 20. Future uses of somatic embryogenesis in woody plantation species; L.W. Handley. Volume 2: 1. Somatic embryogenesis in Citrus species; S.S. Gosal, M.I.S. Gill, H. Grewal. 2. Somatic embryogenesis in Eucalyptus; E.M. Muralidharan, A.F. Mascarenhas. 3. Somatic embryogenesis in Bamboo; S.H. Woods, J.E. Woods, G.B. Collins. 4. Somatic embryogenesis of Bambusa oldhamii, B. beecheyana, and Sinocalamus latiflora; W.C. Chang. 5. Somatic embryogenesis in oak (Quercus sps.); V. Chalupa. 6. Somatic embryogenesis in Populus sps.; C.H. Michler. 7. Somatic embryogenesis in walnut (Juglans regia); J. Preece, G.H. McGranahan, L.M. Long, C.A. Leslie. 8. Somatic embryogenesis in Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Mull. Arg.); M.P. Carron, H. Etienne, L. Lardet, S. Campagna, Y. Perrin, A. Leconte, C. Chaine. 9. Somatic embryogenesis in Birch (Betula pendulum); V. Chalupa. 10. Somatic embryogenesis in sandalwood (Santalum album L.); P.S. Rao, V.A. Bapat. 11. Somatic embryogenesis in olive (Olea europaea L.); E. Rugini. 12. Somatic embryogenesis in Grape; D.J. Gray. 13. Somatic embryogenesis in Salix; L. Gronroos. 14. Somatic embryogenesis in Camellia spp.; A.M. Vieitez. 15. Somatic embryogenesis in Rosa sps.; A.V. Roberts, K. Yokoya, S. Walker, J. Mottley. 16. Somatic embryogenesis in cacao (Theobroma cacao L.); A. Figueira, J.J.
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