Fiber Plants

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Biology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Fiber Plants: An Overview

      • K. G. Ramawat, M. R. Ahuja

      Pages 3-15

   3. The Global Importance of Transgenic Cotton

      • David M. Anderson, Kanniah Rajasekaran

      Pages 17-33

   4. Natural Cellulose Fiber from Mendong Grass (Fimbristylis globulosa)

      • Heru Suryanto, Solichin Solichin, Uun Yanuhar

      Pages 35-52

   5. Sanseviera zeylanica (L.) Willd and Its Potential as a New Natural Source Fiber: A Case Study from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

      • Rodrigo Duno de Stefano, William Cetzal-Ix, Saikat Kumar Basu

      Pages 53-63

   6. Linen and Its Wet Processing

      • Arun K. Patra

      Pages 65-84

3. Biotechnology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85

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   2. Cotton Regeneration In Vitro

      • Hamidou F. Sakhanokho, Kanniah Rajasekaran

      Pages 87-110

   3. Plant Cell, Tissue, and Organ Culture Approaches to Explore the Functional Cell Differentiation in Phyllostachys and Bambusa Bamboo Plants

      • Shinjiro Ogita, Takao Kishimoto, Taiji Nomura, Yasuo Kato

      Pages 111-126

   4. Cotton Fiber  Biotechnology : Potential Controls and Transgenic Improvement of Elongation and Cell Wall Thickening

      • Michael R. Stiff, J. Rich Tuttle, Benjamin P. Graham, Candace H. Haigler

      Pages 127-153

   5. Jute Genomics : Emerging Resources and Tools for Molecular Breeding

      • Debabrata Sarkar, Pratik Satya, Nur Alam Mandal, Debajeet Das, Pran Gobinda Karmakar, Nagendra Kumar Singh

      Pages 155-200

   6. Transgenic Cotton for Agronomical Useful Traits

      • Chandrakanth Emani

      Pages 201-216

4. Applications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217

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   2. Modification of Cellulose Acetate Films

      • Francisco Rodríguez, María J. Galotto, Abel Guarda, Julio Bruna

      Pages 219-234

   3. Physicochemical, Morphological, and Anatomical Properties of Plant Fibers Used for Pulp and Papermaking

      • Kumar Anupam, Arvind Kumar Sharma, Priti Shivhare Lal, Vimlesh Bist

      Pages 235-248

5. Back Matter

   Pages 249-258

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This book assesses the potential effects of biotechnological approaches, particularly genetic modification, on the present state of fiber crop cultivation and sustainable production. Leading international researchers discuss and explain how biotechnology can affect and solve problems in connection with fiber crops. The topics covered include biology, biotechnology, genomics and applications of fiber crops like cotton, flax, jute and bamboo.
 
Providing complete, comprehensive and broad subject-based reviews, the book offers a valuable resource for students, teachers, and researchers including agriculturists, biotechnologists and botanists, as well as industrialists and government agencies involved in the planning of fiber crop cultivation.

• Biodiversity Resource Utilization
• Developmental Biology
• Fiber plants
• Textile material
• Fiber Crops

• Botany Department, M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India

  K.G. Ramawat

• Genetics and Biotechnology, Zobel Forestry Associates, New Paltz, USA

  M. R. Ahuja

Both editors have already published with Springer, the corresponding editor is the also the series editor. 

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