Plant Tissue Culture

Plant Tissue Culture

Author: Robert H. Smith

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2012-12-02

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 0323160476

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Plant Tissue Culture Techniques and Experiments is a manual that contains laboratory exercises about the demonstration of the methods and different plant materials used in plant tissue culture. It provides an overview on the plant cell culture techniques and plant material options in selecting the explant source. This book starts by discussing the proper setup of a tissue culture laboratory and the selection of the culture medium. It then explains the determination of an explant which is the ultimate goal of the cell culture project. The explant is a piece of plant tissue that is used in tissue culture. Furthermore, the book discusses topics about callus induction, regeneration and morphogenesis process, and haploid plants from anther and pollen culture. The meristem culture for virus-free plants and in vitro propagation for commercial propagation of ornamentals are also explained in this manual. The book also provides topics and exercises on the protoplast isolation and fusion and agrobacterium-mediated transformation of plants. This manual is intended for college students, both graduate and undergraduate, who study chemistry, plant anatomy, and plant physiology.


Plant Taxonomy

Plant Taxonomy

Author: Rajni Gupta

Publisher: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 8179933598

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Prithipalsingh, Indian taxonomist; contributed articles.


Herbarium Technique

Herbarium Technique

Author: Payel Paul

Publisher: OrangeBooks Publication

Published: 2020-08-15

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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The book describes the detail procedure about preparation of Herbarium sheet. The book describes the actual procedure of plant collection, its preservation to dryness and its framing to a standard size sheet. Introduction of this book will help students of bachelors and masters degree level to learn the actual procedure concerning to the framing of a Herbarium sheet. The book entitles “Herbarium Technique” with a tag line of “Evolution from conventional to digitization” is a shelf explanatory, indicating the book was framed keeping in mind the changes that has taken place since the concept of preserving dry specimens was introduced.


Phenological Research

Phenological Research

Author: Irene L. Hudson

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-11-24

Total Pages: 525

ISBN-13: 9048133351

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As climate change continues to dominate the international environmental agenda, phenology – the study of the timing of recurring biological events – has received increasing research attention, leading to an emerging consensus that phenology can be viewed as an ‘early warning system’ for climate change impact. A multidisciplinary science involving many branches of ecology, geography and remote sensing, phenology to date has lacked a coherent methodological text. This new synthesis, including contributions from many of the world’s leading phenologists, therefore fills a critical gap in the current biological literature. Providing critiques of current methods, as well as detailing novel and emerging methodologies, the book, with its extensive suite of references, provides readers with an understanding of both the theoretical basis and the potential applications required to adopt and adapt new analytical and design methods. An invaluable source book for researchers and students in ecology and climate change science, the book also provides a useful reference for practitioners in a range of sectors, including human health, fisheries, forestry, agriculture and natural resource management.


The Manual of Plant Grafting

The Manual of Plant Grafting

Author: Peter T. MacDonald

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1604694637

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Grafting, uniting part of one plant with another to create a single plant, has been used as a method of propagation for thousands of years. But new techniques have been introduced in the last twenty years, and the grafting of edible plants, like tomatoes, has recently become widely used. The Manual of Plant Grafting is an up-to-date, authoritative, and practical guide to the latest grafting techniques. It features information on the reason to graft, along with clear instructions on the formation of the graft union, the production of rootstocks, bench grafting techniques, field grafting, vegetable grafting, and cactus grafting. An A-to-Z appendix of plants features detailed information on what type of graft should be used, when it should be done, what type of root stock needs to be used, and what environment it needs to be kept in. The Manual of Plant Grafting is a must-have guide for nursery and horticulture professionals, horticulture students, and orchard owners.