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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Typical methodological aspects are given in the first part: laboratory set-up, composition and preparation of media, sterilization of media and plant material, isolation and (sub)culture, mechanization, the influence of plant and environmental factors on growth and development, the transfer from test-tube to soil, aids to study. The question of why in vitro culture is practised is covered in the second part: embryo culture, germination of orchid seeds, mericloning of orchids, production of disease-free plants, vegetative propagation, somaclonal variation, test-tube fertilization, haploids, genetic manipulation, other applications in phytopathology and plant breeding, secondary metabolites.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Horticulture, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands
R. L. M. Pierik
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: In Vitro Culture of Higher Plants
Authors: R. L. M. Pierik
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5750-6
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1997
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4527-5Published: 30 June 1997
eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-5750-6Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 348
Topics: Plant Sciences
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Consumer Packaged Goods, Pharma