In Vitro Embryogenesis in Plants

In vitro Embryogenesis in Plants is the first book devoted exclusively to this topic. As the ultimate demonstration of totipotency in plants, somatic and haploid embryogenesis is of vital importance to all those working on or interested in basic and applied aspects of plantlet information and regeneration. The text includes comprehensive reviews written by experts, on all facts of in vitro and in vivo embryogenesis. Some chapters deal with the morphogenic, structural and developmental, physiological and biochemical, and molecular biological aspects of the subject. Chapters are also devoted to haploid embryogenesis, asexual embryogenesis in nature, zygotic embryogenesis, and zygotic embryo culture. Detailed tables summarizing successful somatic embryogenesis in all vascular plants are also included. This book, therefore, brings together previously scattered information to provide an indispensable reference book for both active researchers, graduate students and anyone interested in this aspect of tissue culture technology and plant development.

1. In Vitro Embryogenesis: Some Historical Issues and Unresolved Problems. - 2. Asexual Embryogenesis in Vascular Plants in Nature. - 3. Zygotic Embryogenesis in Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. - 4. Culture of Zygotic Embryos. - 5. Morphogenic Aspects of Somatic Embryogenesis. - 6. Structural and Developmental Patterns in Somatic Embryogenesis. - 7. Physiological and Biochemical Aspects of Somatic Embryogenesis. - 8. Molecular Biology of Somatic Embryogenesis. - 9. Haploid Embryogenesis. - 10. Somatic Embryogenesis in Herbaceous Dicots. - 11. Somatic Embryogenesis in Herbaceous Monocots. - 12. Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. - List of Contributors.