Plant Tissue Culture and Its Agricultural Applications : Proceedings of Previous Easter Schools in Agricultural Science, Published by Butterworths, London

Plant Tissue Culture and Its Agricultural Applications presents the proceedings of the 41st University of Nottingham Easter School in Agricultural Science held in England. The sessions covered in this volume reflect the revolution of tissue culture and its role in the propagation of elite plant material and the development of improved genotypes. This book is organized into four main sections. The first section chronicles the revolution of the plant tissue culture. This includes papers on clonal propagation, morphogenesis, germplasm storage, plant health, and genetic improvement. The core of this volume is covered by the introductory and the final chapters which interrelate the different subjects areas covered by the proceedings and provide a realistic assessment of future research required for the plant tissue culture revolution to come to fruition. This book will be useful to readers interested in understanding the history, evolution, and future of plant tissue culture and its applications in the agricultural sector. Content: Proceedings of Previous Easter Schools in Agricultural Science, published by Butterworths, London , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE , Pages v-vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS , Page vii EDITORS' NOTE , Page xv 1 - THE TISSUE CULTURE REVOLUTION , Pages 3-20 2 - CONTROL AND EXPRESSION OF MORPHOGENESIS IN CULTURE , Pages 23-45 3 - PUTATIVE AUXIN RECEPTORS IN TOBACCO CALLUS , Pages 47-54 4 - A ROLE FOR ETHYLENE BIOSYNTHESIS IN ADVENTITIOUS BUD FORMATION ON BULB-SCALE TISSUE OF LILIUM SPECIOSUM , Pages 55-61 5 - VERNALIZATION STUDIES IN LOLIUM , Pages 63-68 6 - PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS IN THE IN VITRO PROPAGATION OF HERBACEOUS PLANTS , Pages 69-84 7 - PLANT REGENERATION FROM ROOT CALLUS IN THE FORAGE GRASS LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM , Pages 85-89 8 - PROPAGATION OF BULBS FROM FLORAL STEM TISSUES , Pages 91-97 9 - PLANT REGENERATION IN THE FORAGE LEGUMES , Pages 99-104 10 - HABIT DIFFERENCES IN AFRICAN VIOLETS PRODUCED FROM LEAF CUTTINGS, AND IN VITRO FROM LEAF DISCS AND RECYCLED AXENIC LEAVES , Pages 105-111 11 - POTATO TUBER FORMATION IN VITRO , Pages 113-122 12 - AN OVERVIEW OF THE IN VITRO PROPAGATION OF WOODY PLANTS AND PLANTATION CROPS , Pages 123-138 13 - MERISTEM TIP CULTURE OF MUSA : HISTOMORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES OF SHOOT BUD PROLIFERATION , Pages 139-147 14 - ADVENTITIOUS REGENERATION IN CASSAVA , Pages 149-157 15 - PROGRESS TOWARDS THE IN VITRO CLONAL PROPAGATION OF EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS , Pages 159-165 16 - VITRIFICATION IN SITKA SPRUCE CULTURES , Pages 167-174 17 - MICROPROPAGATION IN THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT , Pages 175-186 18 - IN VITRO HARDENING AND ACCLIMATIZATION OF TISSUE CULTURE PLANTS , Pages 187-196 19 - THE APPLICATION OF MICROPROPAGATION TO SEED POTATO PRODUCTION IN NORTHERN SCOTLAND , Pages 197-203 20 - CONSTRAINTS UPON THE USE OF MICROPROPAGATION FOR THE SCOTTISH STRAWBERRY CERTIFICATION SCHEME , Pages 205-210 21 - ECONOMICS OF MASS PROPAGATION OF PAPAYA THROUGH TISSUE CULTURE , Pages 211-215 22 - PRODUCTION AND INDEXING OF DISEASE-FREE PLANTS , Pages 219-238 23 - ELIMINATION OF VIRUSES FROM TISSUE CULTURES IN THE PRESENCE OF ANTIVIRAL CHEMICALS , Pages 239-248 24 - RAPID IN VITRO PROPAGATION OF VIRUS-INDEXED POTATOES FOR SEED PRODUCTION , Pages 249-255 25 - MICROPROPAGATION AS AN AID IN QUARANTINE PROCEDURES FOR POTATO MATERIAL , Pages 257-260 26 - IN VITRO APPROACHES TO THE CONSERVATION OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES , Pages 261-276 27 - IN VITRO CONSERVATION OF AROID GERMPLASM AT REDUCED TEMPERATURES AND UNDER OSMOTIC STRESS , Pages 277-283 28 - GROWTH LIMITATION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF PEAR GENOTYPES , Pages 285-290 29 - IN VITRO PROPAGATION AND GERMPLASM STORAGE OF CINCHONA , Pages 291-301 30 - EMBRYO CULTURE AND CRYOPRESERVATION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF GENETIC RESOURCES OF SPECIES WITH RECALCITRANT SEED , Pages 303-309 31 - IN VITRO CULTURE IN PLANT BREEDING , Pages 313-336 32 - THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOPLAST SYSTEMS SUITABLE FOR GENE TRANSFER IN FORAGE LEGUMES , Pages 337-348 33 - PROTOPLAST CULTURE AND THE USE OF APOMIXIS IN VITRO FOR THE REGENERATION OF FRUIT PLANTS , Pages 349-357 34 - CELL AND PROTOPLAST CULTURE OF RICE , Pages 359-365 35 - THE USE OF ESCHERICHIA COLI SPHEROPLASTS: A POSSIBLE APPROACH FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF FOREIGN GENES INTO CROP PLANTS , Pages 367-374 36 - POLLEN, OVULE AND EMBRYO CULTURE AS TOOLS IN PLANT BREEDING , Pages 375-404 37 - EMBRYOID AND PLANT PRODUCTION FROM CULTURED BARLEY ANTHERS , Pages 405-411 38 - INDUCTION OF HAPLOID PLANTS OF POPULUS SPECIES , Pages 413-418 39 - CONVERSION IN VITRO OF CUCUMIS METULIFERUS AND C. METULIFERUS X C. ANGURIA EMBRYOS , Pages 419-426 40 - CULTURE OF OVULES AND EMBRYOS FROM AN INCOMPATIBLE CROSS IN THE GENUS ARACHIS , Pages 427-430 41 - MUTATION AND TISSUE CULTURE , Pages 431-449 42 - DEVELOPMENT OF AN IN VITRO SELECTION SYSTEM FOR NOVEL SOURCES OF RESISTANCE TO VERTICILLIUM WILT IN HOPS , Pages 451-459 43 - SPONTANEOUS AND INDUCED VARIATION IN TISSUE CULTURES AND REGENERATED PLANTS OF BREADWHEAT , Pages 461-467 44 - SALT STRESS: RESISTANCE MECHANISMS AND IN VITRO SELECTION PROCEDURES , Pages 469-478 45 - SELECTION FOR HERBICIDE RESISTANCE IN TISSUE CULTURES OF FRAGARIA and NICOTIANA , Pages 479-486 46 - THE PRESENT DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE OF PLANT CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE IN AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND HORTICULTURE , Pages 489-500 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS , Pages 501-513 SPECIES INDEX , Pages 515-520 SUBJECT INDEX , Pages 521-526