Applications of plant tissue culture [[electronic resource] /] / P. Ponmurugan, K. Suresh Kumar

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461934503321
• Autore: Ponmurugan P
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Delhi, : New Age International, 2012
• ISBN: 81-224-3499-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (222 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): KumarK. Suresh
• Soggetti: Plant tissue culture; Plant physiology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover ""; ""Preface ""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""Contents ""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction ""; ""1.1 Definition to Tissue Culture ""; ""1.2 Shoot-Tip and Meristem-Tip Culture ""; ""1.3 Important Contributors to Plant Tissue Culture ""; ""Chapter 2 Laboratory Organization ""; ""2.1 Tissue Culture Laboratory Setup ""; ""2.2 Essential Equipments ""; ""2.3 Control of Growing Conditions ""; ""2.4 Green House Facility ""; ""Chapter 3 Methods of Sterilization ""; ""3.1 Contaminants ""; ""3.2 Laminar Air Flow (LAF) ""; ""3.3 Sterilization of Glass Ware ""; ""3.4 Wet Heat Sterilization: Autoclave ""; ""3.5 Sterilization of Media and Plant Tissues """"3.6 Preparation of Stock Plant and Stock Solution ""; ""Chapter 4 Methods of Media Preparation ""; ""4.1 Medium Stock Solutions ""; ""4.2 Preparation of Molar Solution ""; ""Chapter 5 Ingredients of Culture Media and Their Functions ""; ""5.1 Media Components ""; ""5.2 Media Formulations ""; ""5.3 Plant Growth Regulators ""; ""5.4 Light and the Growth Response ""; ""Chapter 6 Plant Hormones ""; ""6.1 Plant Hormones ""; ""6.2 Auxins ""; ""6.3 Cytokinins ""; ""6.4 Gibberellins ""; ""6.5 Abscisic Acid ""; ""6.6 Ethylene ""; ""6.7 Other Potential PGRS """"Chapter 7 Micro Propagation ""; ""7.1 Shoot Meristems ""; ""7.2 Advantages of Shoot Culture ""; ""7.3 Disadvantages of Shoot Culture ""; ""Chapter 8 Somatic Embryogenesis ""; ""8.1 Totipotency of the Plant Cell ""; ""8.2 Uses of Somatic ; Embryogenesis ""; ""Chapter 9 Synthetic Seeds ""; ""9.1 Introduction ""; ""9.2 General Method and Uses ""; ""9.3 Preparation of Synthetic Seeds ""; ""Chapter 10 Bioreactors as a Low Cost Option for Tissue Culture ""; ""10.1 Bioreactor Vessels ""; ""10.2 Types of Bioreactors ""; ""10.3 Advantages and Disadvantages ""; ""10.4 Construction of a Simple Bioreactor """"Chapter 11 Disease Detection and Elimination, Quality Assurance ""; ""11.1 Various Contaminations and Infections ""; ""11.2 Elisa Test ""; ""11.3 Polymerase Chain Reaction ""; ""11.4 Nucleic Acid Hybridization Test ""; ""11.5 Elimination of Viruses ""; ""11.6 Quality Assurance ""; ""11.7 DNA Based Molecular Markers ""; ""Chapter 12 Applications of Biotechnology in Horticulture ""; ""12.1 Tissue Culture ""; ""12.2 Genetic Engineering of Plants ""; ""12.3 Engineering Pathogen Resistance ""; ""12.4 Fruit Quality ""; ""12.5 Male Sterility and Fertility Restoration """"12.6 Molecular Diagnostics ""; ""12.7 Molecular Markers ""; ""12.8 Development of Beneficial Microbes ""; ""Chapter 13 Genetic Transformation of Plants By Agrobacterium Tumefaciens ""; ""13.1 The Mechanism of T-DNA Transfer From Agrobacterium to the Plant Cell ""; ""13.2 Agrobacterium As A Biotechnological Tool ""; ""13.3 Monocots Transformation ""; ""13.4 Culture Media ""; ""Chapter 14 Polythylene Glycol (PEG) Mediated Direct Gene Transfer to Plants ""; ""14.1 Procedure and Solutions ""; ""14.2 Isolation of Mesophyll Protoplasts From Tobacco Shoots Cultures ""