Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants : Volume 4 (Forestry Sciences)

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The first of three volumes bringing together all the research information on somatic embryogenesis in woody plants. Volume 1 includes review articles on different aspects and applications of somatic embryogenesis such as historical, biochemical, molecular, anatomical and physiological, protoplasts, cryopreservation, manufactured seed (artificial seed), genetic transformation, somaclonal variation, bioreactors, mutation, and future uses in woody plantations. Volumes 2 and 3 will cover selected important angiosperm and gymnosperm woody plants, respectively. Set ISBN: 0-7923-2939-2. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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The rapid progress made on somatic embryogenesis and its prospects for potential applications in improving woody plants prompted us to edit this book initially in three volumes, and now to add two more volumes. The editors were all convinced that such a treatise was needed and would be extremely useful to researchers and students. This Volume 4 has been divided into three sections and contains 23 chapters. Section A contains eleven chapters covering studies of embryo development and cell biology of white spruce, proliferative somatic embryogenesis in woody species, somatic embryo germination and desiccation tolerance in conifers, performance of conifer somatic seedlings, apoptosis during early somatic embryogenesis, water relation parameters in conifer embryos, image analysis of somatic embryos, somatic embryogenesis in woody legumes, cold storage and cryopreservation, and commercialization of plant somatic embryogenesis. Section B contains six chapters dealing with angiosperm woody plants, such as somatic embryogenesis in myrtaceous plants, Laurus nobilis, Simarouba glauca, Magnolia spp., Juglans cinera, and somatic embryogenesis and evaluation of variability in somatic seedlings of Quercus serrata by RAPD markers. The chapters contained in Section C are focused on somatic embryogenesis in gymnosperms, including Pinus patula, Encephalartos, Picea wilsonii, Pinus banksiana, hybrid firs, and Taxus. All the chapters have been peer-reviewed and revised accordingly to improve their quality.


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The first of three volumes bringing together all the research information on somatic embryogenesis in woody plants. Volume 1 includes review articles on different aspects and applications of somatic embryogenesis such as historical, biochemical, molecular, anatomical and physiological, protoplasts, cryopreservation, manufactured seed (artificial seed), genetic transformation, somaclonal variation, bioreactors, mutation, and future uses in woody plantations. Volumes 2 and 3 will cover selected important angiosperm and gymnosperm woody plants, respectively. Set ISBN: 0-7923-2939-2. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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