Biotechnology in Forage and Turf Grass Improvement (Monographs on Theoretical and Applied Genetics (23))

This book shows the significant progress made in establishing the methodological basis for the genetic manipulation of forage and turf grasses, with particular emphasis on our most important temperate grasses, the fescues and ryegrasses. It provides detailed and beautifully illustrated descriptions of all relevant methodological aspects of molecular breeding of forage and turf grasses. The topics covered range from the establishment of plant regeneration systems from in vitro cultures, the recovery of haploids and somaclonal variants, the combination of whole or partial genomes by somatic hybridization, and the production of transgenic plants, to the development of molecular markers. Front Matter....Pages I-IX Introduction....Pages 1-5 Meristem Culture....Pages 7-17 Callus Cultures and Somaclonal Variation....Pages 19-45 Anther Culture and Production of Haploids....Pages 47-67 Plant Regeneration from Suspension Cells and Protoplasts....Pages 69-94 Somatic Hybridization....Pages 95-110 Transgenic Plants from Protoplasts....Pages 111-126 Protoplast-Independent Production of Transgenic Plants....Pages 127-146 Molecular Markers....Pages 147-168 Perspectives....Pages 169-192 Back Matter....Pages 193-201