Overview
- Provides easily comprehensible reviews and step-by-step in vitro protocols of economically important ornamental plants
Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 589)
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Table of contents (32 protocols)
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Front Matter
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Protocols for In Vitro Propa gation of Ornamental Plants
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About this book
While ornamental plants are produced mainly for their aesthetic value, the propagation and improvement of quality attributes such as leaf types, flower colour and fragrance, longevity and form, plant shape and architecture, and the creation of novel variation are important economic goals for the expanding ornamental industry. In Protocols for In Vitro Propagation of Ornamental Plants, leading researchers in the field compile step-wise protocols for rapid plant multiplication and in vitro storage of major commercially viable ornamental plants. Divided into two sections, Section A contains chapters mainly on micropropagation of cut and pot flowers with detailed protocols involving in vitro culture-explants, medium preparation, detailed medium table, shoot initiation and proliferation, root induction, in vitro plant hardening, and field transfer, and Section B delves into reviews on topics such as in vitro production of sweet peas, the status of transgenics in ornamental plants, in vitro conservation, the status of floriculture in Europe, azalea phylogeny, and thin cell layers. As part of the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials, step-by-step laboratory protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Comprehensive and clear, Protocols for In Vitro Propagation of Ornamental Plants presents key techniques that will be of great use to floriculturists, researchers, commercial companies, biotechnologists, and students dealing with ornamental plants.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Protocols for In Vitro Propagation of Ornamental Plants
Editors: S. Mohan Jain, Sergio J. Ochatt
Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-114-1
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Springer Protocols
Copyright Information: Humana Press 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-60327-390-9Published: 17 December 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61779-673-9Published: 07 March 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-60327-114-1Published: 23 January 2010
Series ISSN: 1064-3745
Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 400
Topics: Plant Physiology, Plant Sciences