In Vitro Plant Breeding

Contents Foreword, Preface, Chapter 1. Introduction, Types of In Vitro Culture, Applications of Plant Tissue Culture, Chapter 2. Morphogenesis/Organogenesis, Introduction, Plant Growth, Cellular Differentiation, Morphogenesis, Chapter 3. Micropropagation, Definition, Stages in Micropropagation, Commercial Micropropagation, Applications of Micropropagation, Chapter 4. Haploid Plant Production In Vitro, Anatomy of Anther, Anther Culture, Androgenesis, Chapter 5. In Vitro Pollination and Fertilization, Development of Female Gametophyte, Pollination, Fertilization, Embryo Culture, Chapter 6. Somatic Hybridization Using Protoplast Technology, Introduction, Uses of Protoplast Technology, Obtaining Protoplasts, The Culture of Protoplasts, The Cytoplasmic Genomes, Common Potential of Protoplast Fusion, Chapter 7. Cell Culture and Selection of Desirable Traits, Selection of Naturally Occurring Variants in Culture, General Selection Strategies, Chapter 8. In Vitro Mutagenesis, Types of Mutagens, Determining the Type and Suitable Concentration of Mutagens, The Choice of Plant Tissues for In Vitro Mutagensis, Chapter 9. The Origin, Nature, and Significance of Variation in Tissue Culture, Introduction, The Basis of Somaclonal Variations, Causes of Somaclonal Variations, Use of Somaclonal Variation in Breeding, Prevention of Somaclonal Variation, Chapter 10. Cry