Plant biotechnology has created unprecedented opportunities for the manipulation of biological systems of plants. To understand biotechnology, it is essential to know the basic aspects of genes and their organization in the genome of plant cells. This text on the subject is aimed at students.
This book has been written to meet the needs of students for biotechnology courses at various levels of undergraduate and graduate studies.
Introduction To Plant Biotechnology 2e
Introduction to Plant Biotechnology
This book begins by laying the foundations for plant biotechnology by outlining the biological aspects including gene structure and expression, and the basic procedures in plant biotechnology of genomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics and ...
The book describes the techniques underpinning genetic manipulation and makes extensive use of case studies to illustrate how this influential tool is used in practice.
Introduction and techniques; Introductory history; Laboratory organisation; Media; Aseptic manipulation; Basic aspects; Cell culture; Cellular totipotency; Somatic embryogenesis; Applications to plant breeding; Haploid prodution; Triploid ...
Besides students, the book will also prove to be useful for researchers, scholars and teachers.
In Addition, The Book Provides A Glossary Of Terms And Select Bibliography Which Facilitate Easy Understanding And Further Reference.It Is Hoped That The Book Would Be Highly Useful For Both Undergraduates And Graduates, Teachers Of The ...
This book elucidates the concepts and innovative models around prospective developments with respect to agricultural biotechnology. It elucidates new techniques and their applications in a multidisciplinary approach.
Basics; Laboratory organization; Sterilization techniques; Nutrition medium; Choice of the explant; Plant tissue culture; Seed culture; Micropropagation- meristem culture; Micropropagation- axillary bud proliferation; Micropropagation- adventitious regeneration; Micropropagation- organogenesis; Micropropagation- embryogenesis;...