The second edition of Experiments in Plant Tissue Culture makes
available new information that has resulted from recent advances in the
applications of plant tissue culture techniques to agriculture and
industry. This comprehensive laboratory text takes the reader through a
graded series of experimental protocols and also provides an
introductory review of each topic. Topics include: a plant tissue
culture laboratory, aseptic techniques, nutritional components of media,
callus induction, organ formation, xylem cell differentiation, root
cultures, cell suspensions, micropropagation, embryogenesis, isolation
and fusion of protoplasts, haploid cultures, storage of plant genetic
resources, secondary metabolite production, and quantification of
procedures. This volume offers all of the basic experimental methods for
the major research areas of plant tissue culture, and it will be
invaluable to undergraduates and research investigators in the plant
sciences.