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2nd printing. Includes "an informative essay by Nobel Prize-winner Melvin Calvin on the potential use of plants as a direct source of oil and other hydrocarbons and introductory chapters that concisely summarize major food and energy crops and general methods for their improvement. The definitive reference work on applying specific cell culture techniques to major crops." Pp.12/644, figure illustrations, diagrams and formulations to endpapers, initials to fep. Maroon cloth, d/w. VG/VG.

Paperback. Condition: As New. New. Contents Vol. I Techniques for propagation and Breeding Preface. 1. Reflections on aseptic/F.C. Steward. Part A. Basic techniques of plant cell culture 2. Organogenesis/C.E. Flick D.A. Evans and W.R. Sharp. 3. Embryogenesis/P.V. Ammirato. 4. Protoplast isolation and culture/D.A. Evans and J.E. Bravo. 5. Meristem shoot tip and bud culture/C.Y. Hu and P.J. Wang. 6. In vitro production of haploids/Y.P.S. Bajaj. Part B. Specialized cell culture techniques I. Genetic technique 7. Protoplast fusion/D.A. Evans. 8. Genetic analysis of somatic hybrid plants/Yu. Yu. Gleba and D.A. Evans. 9. Cytoplasmic hybridization genetic and breeding applications/E. Galun and D. Aviv. 10. Isolation of mutants from cell culture/C.E. Flick. 11. Selection for herbicide resistance/K. Hughes. 12. Selection for stress tolerance/M. Tal. 13. Selection for photoautotrophic cells/Y. Yamada and F. Sato. 14. Genetic transformation in plants/K. Ohyama. 15. Liposome mediated delivery of DNA to plant protoplasts/B. Matthews. 16. Chromosome number variation and karyotype stability in cultures and culture derived plants/A.D. Krikorian S.A. O. Connor and M.S. Fitter. II. Molecular techniques 17. Fraction I protein and chloroplast DNA as genetic markers/S.D. Kung. 18. Isoenzyme analysis of cultured cells and somatic hybrids/L. Wetter and J. Dyck. 19. DNA replication in cultured plant cells/D. Cress. 20. Biochemistry of somatic embryogenesis/V. Raghavan. 21. Biochemical mechanisms of plant hormone activity/H.J. Jacobsen. 22. Transport of ions and organic molecules/C. McDaniel. Part C. Modifications and applications 23. Production of useful compounds in culture/Y. Yamada and Y. Fujita. 24. Flavor production in culture/H.A. Collin and M. Watts. 25. Genetic variability in regenerated plants/B. Reisch. 26. Herbicide tolerance in regenerated plants/O.J. Crocomo and N. Ochoa Alejo. 27. Germplasm preservation/W. Nitzsche. 28. Protocols of cryopreservation/B. Finkle and J. Ulrich. 29. Protocols of low pressure storage/M.P. Bridgen and G.L. Staby. 30. Nitrogen Fixation/A.P. Ruschel and P.B. Vose. 31. Evaluation of disease resistance/S.A. Miller and D.P. Maxwell. 32. Establishment of nematode Germplasm Banks/R.M. Riedel M. Alves de Lima and M. Martin. 33. Breeding for nematode resistance/H. Medina Filho and S.D. Tanksley. 34. Mycorrhizae/L.H. Rhodes. 35. Evaluation of Coffee Rust/M. Alves de Lima and P.O. Larsen. Species Index. Subject Index. Vol. II Crop species Preface. 1. Special essay Oil from plants/M. Calvin. I. Overview 1. Major food and energy crops trends and prospects/R.L. Meyer and N. Rask. 2. Cell culture methods for crop improvement/D. A. Evans W.R. Sharp and J.E. Bravo. II. Cereals 3. Maize/P. King and K. Shimamoto. 4. Oats/R. Kaur Sawhney and A.W. Galston. 5. Wheat/G.W. Schaeffer M.D. Lazar and P.S. Baenziger. III. Legumes 6. Beans (Phaseolus)/A. Allavena. 7. Red Clover and other forage legumes/G.C. Phillips and G.B. Collins. IV. Vegetables 8. Asparagus/G. Reuther. 9. Celery/T.J. Orton. V. Root and tuber crops 10. Cassava/W.M. Roca. 11. Sweet potato/J.H.M. Henderson B.R. Phills and B.T. Whatley. VI. Tropical and subtropical fruits 12. Banana/A.D. Krikorian and S.S. Cronauer. 13. Papaya/R.E. Litz. VII. Temperate fruits 14. Apple/R.H. Zimmerman. 15. Grapes/W.R. Krul and G.H. Mowbray. III. Fiber and wood 16. Conifers/T.A. Thorpe and S. Biondi. 17. Special problems adult vs. Juvenile explants/D.J. Durzan. IX. Extractable products 18. Date palm/B. Tisserat. 19. Rubber/Chen Zhenghua. 20. Sugarcane/M.C. Liu. 21. Tobacco/C.E. Flick and D.A. Evans. Species Index. Subject Index. Vol. 3 Crop species Preface. 1. Special essay hybridizations past and present/E.C. Cocking. I. Overview 1. Plant germplasm resources/C.M. Rick. 2. Underexploited crops/G.L. Laiding E.G. Knox and R.A. Buchanan. 3. Development of new varieties via Anther culture/H. Hu and J.Z. Zeng. II. Cereals 4. Forage grasses/B.S. Ahloowalia. 5. Millets/T.S. Rangan and I.K. Vasil. 6. Rice/Y. Yamada and W.H. Loh. III.

697 pp. Cartoné tela con sobrecubierta Volumen 4. En inglés. Edición ilustrada. Técnicas y aplicaciones.