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Somatic Embryogenesis and Synthetic Seed I

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Editors:
  1. Y. P. S. Bajaj

    1. A-137, New Friends Colony, New Delhi, India
      Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana, India

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Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry (AGRICULTURE, volume 30)

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXII
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  2. Basic and Fundamental Aspects of Somatic Embryogenesis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Cell’s Commitment to Somatic Embryogenesis

      • V. Nuti Ronchi, L. Giorgetti
      Pages 3-19

    3. Early Events in Embryogenesis

      • F. Lo Schiavo
      Pages 20-29

    4. Molecular Basis of Somatic Embryogenesis

      • R. Kawahara, A. Komamine
      Pages 30-40

    5. Gene Expression in Somatic Embryos

      • H. D. Wilde, W. S. Seffens, T. L. Thomas
      Pages 41-52

    6. Role of Polyamines in Somatic Embryogenesis

      • S. C. Minocha, R. Minocha
      Pages 53-70

    7. Anatomy of Somatic Embryogenesis

      • G. Schumann, U. Ryschka, J. Schulze, E. Klocke
      Pages 71-86

    8. Machine Vision Analysis of Plant Cells and Somatic Embryos

      • M. A. L. Smith
      Pages 87-101

  3. Applications of Somatic Embryos; Technology of Synthetic Seed; Fluid Drilling; Micropropagation, and Genetic Transformation Through Somatic Embryos; Cryopreservation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Somatic Embryogenesis and Its Applications for Crop Improvement

      • Y. P. S. Bajaj
      Pages 105-125

    3. Somatic Embryogenesis and the Technology of Synthetic Seed

      • D. J. Gray, M. E. Compton, R. C. Harrell, D. J. Cantliffe
      Pages 126-151

    4. Role of Maturation and Desiccation of Somatic Embryos in the Production of Dry Artificial Seed

      • B. D. McKersie, S. Van Acker, F. M. Lai
      Pages 152-169

    5. Artificial Seed Production Through Encapsulation of Hairy Root and Shoot Tips

      • N. Uozumi, T. Kobayashi
      Pages 170-180

    6. Fluid Drilling as a Delivery System for Somatic Embryo-Derived Plantlets

      • S. L. Kitto, W. G. Pill, D. M. Molloy
      Pages 181-192

    7. Micropropagation Through Somatic Embryos

      • P. D. Denchev, A. I. Atanassov
      Pages 193-206

    8. Genetic Transformation of Somatic Embryos

      • D. Ellis
      Pages 207-220

    9. Cryopreservation of Somatic Embryos

      • Y. P. S. Bajaj
      Pages 221-229

  4. Somatic Embryogenesis in Trees

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-231
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    2. Somatic Embryogenesis in Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum L.)

      • P. Profumo, P. Gastaldo
      Pages 233-245
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About this book

While working in the laboratory of Professor Dr. Jacob Reinert at the Freie Universitat Berlin (1974-1976), I had the opportunity to become deeply involved in studying the intricacies of the fascinating phenomenon of somatic embryogenesis in plant cells and protoplasts. In numerous stimu­ lating discussions with Professor Reinert on this subject, I was fully convinced that somatic embryogenesis would become one of the most important areas of study, not only regarding basic and fundamental aspects, but also for its application in crop improvement. During the last decade, we have witnessed tremendous interest and achievements in the use of somatic embryos for the production of synthetic seeds, for micro­ propagation, genetic transformation, cryopreservation, and conservation of germplasm. The en masse production of somatic embryos in the bioreactors has facilitated some of these studies. Somatic embryos have now been induced in more than 300 plant species belonging to a wide range offamilies. It was therefore felt that a compilation ofliterature/state of the art on this subject was necessary. Thus, two volumes on Somatic Embryo­ genesis and Synthetic Seed have been compiled, which contain 65 chapters contributed by International experts. Somatic Embryogenesis and Synthetic Seed I comprises 31 chapters, arranged in 3 sections: Section I Commitment of the cell to somatic embryogenesis; early events; anatomy; molecular basis; gene expression; role of polyamines; machine vision analysis of somatic embryos. Section II Applications of somatic embryos; technology of synthetic seed; fluid drilling; micropropagation; genetic transfor­ mation through somatic embryos; cryopreservation.

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"This volume as the many preceding volumes of this series, contains a mass of information. Researchers in the field should make ample use of it." Euphytica

Editors and Affiliations

  • A-137, New Friends Colony, New Delhi, India

    Y. P. S. Bajaj

  • Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana, India

    Y. P. S. Bajaj

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Somatic Embryogenesis and Synthetic Seed I

  • Editors: Y. P. S. Bajaj

  • Series Title: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03091-2

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-57448-4Published: 16 May 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08183-5Published: 01 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03091-2Published: 14 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0934-943X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2512-3696

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 473

  • Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Plant Sciences

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