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Cell and Tissue Culture in Forestry

General Principles and Biotechnology

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. J. M. Bonga

    1. Canadian Forestry Service, Fredericton, Canada
      University of California, USA

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  2. Don J. Durzan

    1. Canadian Forestry Service, Canada

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Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences (FOSC, volume 24-26)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • J. M. Bonga, Don J. Durzan
      Pages 1-3

  3. Media and Physical Environment

    1. General Media and Vessels Suitable for Woody Plant Culture

      • B. H. Mccown, J. C. Sellmer
      Pages 4-16

    2. Micronutrients

      • R. D. Teasdale
      Pages 17-49

    3. Plant Growth Regulators and Morphogenesis in Cell and Tissue Culture of Forest Trees

      • Subhash C. Minocha
      Pages 50-66

    4. Nitrogen Nutrition

      • E. G. Kirby, T. Leustek, M. S. Lee
      Pages 67-88

    5. Metabolic and Non-Metabolic Roles of Carbohydrates

      • Michael R. Thompson, Trevor A. Thorpe
      Pages 89-112

    6. Polyamines

      • N. Bagni, S. Biondi
      Pages 113-124

    7. PH of the Medium and the Growth and Metabolism of Cells in Culture

      • Subhash C. Minocha
      Pages 125-141

    8. Temperature

      • V. Chalupa
      Pages 142-151

    9. Vitrification: Morphological, Physiological, and Ecological Aspects

      • Th. Gaspar, C. Kevers, P. Debergh, L. Maene, M. Paques, Ph. Boxus
      Pages 152-166

  4. Clonal Propagation

    1. Testing and Deployment of Genetically Engineered Trees

      • W. J. Libby
      Pages 167-197

    2. Potential Genetic Gain Through Tissue Culture

      • R. Timmis, M. M. Abo El-Nil, R. W. Stonecypher
      Pages 198-215

    3. Juvenility and Maturity

      • W. P. Hackett
      Pages 216-231

    4. Rejuvenation

      • A. Franclet, M. Boulay, F. Bekkaoui, Y. Fouret, B. Verschoore-Martouzet, N. Walker
      Pages 232-248

    5. Clonal Propagation of Mature Trees: Problems and Possible Solutions

      • J. M. Bonga
      Pages 249-271

  5. Genetic Variation and Ultrastructure

    1. Somaclonal Variation

      • M. R. Ahuja
      Pages 272-285

    2. Measurement and Origin of Genetic Variation in Tissue Culture Systems

      • D. E. Parfitt, S. Arulsekar
      Pages 286-297

    3. DNA in Tree Species

      • S. S. Dhillon
      Pages 298-313

    4. Application of Recombinant DNA Techniques to Pines: A Molecular Approach To Genetic Engineering in Forestry

      • Ronald Sederoff, Anne-Marie Stomp, Babette Gwynn, Elizabeth Ford, Carol Loopstra, Paul Hodgskiss et al.
      Pages 314-329
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About this book

Since the first edition of our book "Tissue Culture in Fores­ try" in 1982 we have witnessed remarkable advances in cell and tissue culture technologies with woody perennials. In addition to forest biologists in government, industry, and universities, we now have molecular biologists, genetic engineers, and biochemists using cell and tissue cultures of woody species routinely. There­ fore, the time has come for an update of the earlier edition. In our present effort to cover new developments we have expanded to three volumes: 1. General principles and Biotechnology 2. Specific Principles and Methods: Growth and Development 3. Case Histories: Gymnosperms, Angiosperms and Palms The scientific barriers to progress in tree improvement are not so much lack of foreign gene expression in plants but our current inabili ty to regenerate plants in true-to-type fashion on a mas­ sive and economic scale. To achieve this in the form of an appro­ pr iate biotechnology, cell and tissue culture will increasing ly require a better understanding of basic principles in chemistry and physics that determine structural and functional relationships among molecules and macromolecules (proteins, RNA, DNA) within cells and tissues. These principles and their relationship with the culture medium and its physical environment, principles of clonal propagation, and genetic variation and ultrastructure are discussed in volume one.

Reviews

`... the three volumes provide a comprehensive survey of the state of research, theoretical and practical problems, and of potential and actual applications of cell and tissue cultures in forest and some other woody plants. It will certainly be of great interest to research workers within various theoretical and applied fields of experimental botany and can assist in achieving commercial exploitation of in vitro technologies.'
Biologia Plantarum, (1988)

`Overall, the three volumes form a very comprehensive guide to the application of tissue culture to forestry improvement programmes. ... strongly recommended for inclusion in the library of every tissue culture laboratory.'
Journal of Experimental Botany, 39:203 (1988)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Canadian Forestry Service, Fredericton, Canada

    J. M. Bonga

  • University of California, USA

    J. M. Bonga

  • Canadian Forestry Service, Canada

    Don J. Durzan

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cell and Tissue Culture in Forestry

  • Book Subtitle: General Principles and Biotechnology

  • Editors: J. M. Bonga, Don J. Durzan

  • Series Title: Forestry Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0994-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1987

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-247-3430-6Published: 31 December 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8300-5Published: 30 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-0994-1Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0924-5480

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-1334

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 422

  • Topics: Forestry, Tree Biology, Biotechnology

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