Plant Tissue Culture

Plant Tissue Culture

About the Book: This is a comprehensive, authentic and standard textbook for the Plant Tissue Culture course. This book has been developed to accomplish the needs of undergraduate and post-graduate students of various Indian Universities as Plant Tissue Culture is a core course in Botany and Biotechnology curriculums. Aspirants of civil services and other competitive examinations too will benefit by studying from this book. The book is divided into nineteen chapters which deal with Introduction, Basic Equipment and Facilities for Plant Tissue Culture, Media Composition, Tissue Culture Techniques, Plant Cell Culture, Protoplast Isolation and Culture, Somatic Hybridization, Somatic Embryogenesis, Synthetic Seed, Micropropagation, Haploid and Triploid Production, Embryo Culture etc. For the convenience of students, many recent techniques are also provided such as Germplasm Storage, Genetic Transformation, Genetically Modified (GM) Plants with their Risks and Benefits, Metabolic Engineering, Useful Genes in Plant Genetic Engineering, Terminator Technology and Molecular Markers and their applications in plant sciences. Highlights Comprehensive coverage of all major aspects of the subject Integrated treatment of traditional and modern practices in Plant Tissue Culture Abundant pictures, diagrams and tables supplement the text Glossary and Suggested Readings at the end of the book. Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Basic Equipment and Facilities for Plant Tissue Culture 3. Media Composition 4. Tissue Culture Techniques 5. Plant Cell Culture 6. Protoplast Isolation and Culture 7. Somatic Hybridization 8. Somatic Embryogenesis 9. Synthetic Seed 10. Micropropagation 11. Haploid Production 12. Triploid Production 13. Embryo Culture 14. Germplasm Storage 15. Genetic Transformation 16. Genetically Modifi ed (GM) Plants: Its Risks and Benefits 17. Metabolic Engineering 18. Plant Genetic Engineering Useful Genes 19. Molecular Markers and Their Applications in Plant Species 20. Glossary 21. Index.
Country USA
Manufacturer I.K. International Publishing House
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9789384588441
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	I.K. International Publishing House
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9789384588441
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

You might also like...