Plants from Test Tubes: An Introduction to Micropropagation - Hardcover

Kyte, Lydiane; Kleyn, John G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0881923613 ISBN 13: 9780881923612

Publisher: Timber Press, 1996

Synopsis

Acclaimed since its first appearance as the most practical guide to plant tissue culture and widely adopted as a textbook, this standard work is now even better. This expanded edition introduces new developments in biotechnology, such as genetic engineering and cell culture. It provides detailed recipes for propagating plants from more than 30 families. It explains clearly how to set up a propagating laboratory, from a hobbyist's kitchen to an elaborate commercial enterprise.

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Review

Your best hands-on, how-to-do-it text ... You'll need to learn the new vocabulary but this is an easy place to do it. Whole Earth 19990822 This new edition of an essential reference, updated to include the explosion of scientific information in the related field of biotechnology, remains the most accessible and practical book on the subject. -- Lydiane Kyte Wisconsin Bookwatch 20000822 This is an altogether wonderful book for budding plant scientists or gardeners who seek to expand their gardening knowledge. -- Charles Hardman Herbertia 20000822 Plants from Test Tubes is the best hands-on how-to-do-it text, including recipes for propagating fifty-four varieties of ferns, flowering plants, and conifers. Whole Earth 20010507

From the Publisher

The only layperson's guide to plant tissue culture
This essential reference remains the most accessible and practical book on micropropagation, or cloning, of plants. The basic procedure is simple: a piece of a plant--stem, root, leaf, or bud--is placed in the smallest greenhouse--a test tube--and allowed to grow in a sterile medium. Yet this is the only book that tells readers exactly how to grow plants in this way, providing step-by-step recipes for many different plants.

The book is divided into two sections. The first, "The Basics of Tissue Culture," explores the background of micropropagation: a brief overview, history of botany, and laboratory practices. A short course in chemistry lays the foundation for concocting the nutrient solutions, and advice is offered regarding possible problems with cultures. This section also reflects advances in biotechnology and discusses biological contaminants. Section II, "Culture Guide to Selected Plants," provides recipes for propagating 54 varieties of ferns, conifers, and flowering plants--an increase of 15 percent from the previous edition. An extensive bibliography and a large appendix of suppliers of chemicals and equipment complete this comprehensive edition.

Edition details

• Publisher: Timber Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0881923613
• ISBN 13: 9780881923612
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 240