Micropropagation

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Micropropagation

   • P. C. Debergh, P. E. Read

   Pages 1-13

3. Laboratory design

   • O. C. Mageau

   Pages 15-29

4. Problems in tissue culture: culture contamination

   • A. C. Cassells

   Pages 31-44

5. Vitrification: morphological and physiological disorders of in vitro plants

   • M. Ziv

   Pages 45-69

6. Acclimatization of micropropagated plants to the greenhouse and field

   • J. E. Preece, E. G. Sutter

   Pages 71-93

7. Post culture behavior: genetic and epigenetic effects and related problems

   • H. J. Swartz

   Pages 95-121

8. Economic considerations

   • R. E. A. Standaert De Metsenaere

   Pages 123-140

9. Marketing of micropropagated plants

   • J. Barnhill Jones, C. J. Sluis

   Pages 141-154

10. Commercial micropropagation in Western Europe and Israel

    • R. L. M. Pierik

    Pages 155-165

11. Commercial production in Poland and other Eastern European countries

    • M. Hempel, P. C. Debergh

    Pages 167-171

12. Commercial micropropagation in North America

    • R. H. Zimmerman, J. Barnhill Jones

    Pages 173-179

13. Commercial micropropagation in Asia

    • P. Gavinlertvatana, P. Prutpongse

    Pages 181-189

14. Commercial production in Australia and New Zealand

    • M. Barlass

    Pages 191-198

15. Commercial micropropagation in South and Central America

    • W. Handro, H. Chaverra

    Pages 199-203

16. Micropropagation and plant tissue culture in developing countries of Africa

    • F. J. Novak

    Pages 205-213

17. Ornamentals

    • M. Capellades Queralt, M. Beruto, A. Vanderschaeghe, P. C. Debergh

    Pages 215-229

18. Micropropagation of temperate zone fruit and nut crops

    • R. H. Zimmerman

    Pages 231-246

19. Micropropagation of tropical and subtropical fruits

    • R. E. Litz, V. S. Jaiswal

    Pages 247-263

20. Micropropagation of vegetable crop species

    • G. R. Seckinger

    Pages 265-284

Micropropagation is a technology that has developed within the past 30 years. Earlier overviews of plant tissue culture have reviewed micropropagation as just one of many tissue culture procedures in use. Since the applications of this technology have multiplied so rapidly in recent years, we decided that a specific overview of the technology was now appropriate Our book begins with a review of the general principles of tissue culture as applied to micropropagation. This review is concise since the general topic has been covered in numerous other books and reviews. The basic principles of laboratory design and construction are summarized in the second chapter. Common problems encountered in micropropagation, both during and after culture, are examined in detail in four chapters. As micropropagation developed from a laboratory curiosity to a commercial industry, different considerations became important. These are discussed in two chapters. An attempt has been made to assess the current status of commercial production around the world. This has been difficult because commercial production figures are often closely guarded and little has been done to collect statistics on this growing industry. Applications to a broad range of crops are discussed in a series of chapters. These try to report the state of the art in each area, but since applications for some crops are much more advanced than for others, the focus of these chapters varies depending upon the progress that has been made.

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• forestry
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' It can be recommended to everybody involved in the in vitro cultivation. ' Biologia Plantarum 34 1992
'Overall, I found this book to be a useful "Overview" of the field of micropropagation and an excellent exhaustive compilation of the current works and future perspectives for both industrial and research tissue culture laboratories interested....' Acta Oecologica 13:5 1992

• Department of Horticulture, State University of Gent, Belgium

  P. C. Debergh

• United State Department of Agriculture (ARS), Beltsville, USA

  R. H. Zimmerman

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