Micropropagation of Woody Plants - Forestry Sciences 1993 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: 1. Micropropagation a la carte.- 2. Cellular control of morphogenesis.- 3. Light regimes used in conifer tissue culture.- 4. Haploid embryogenesis in trees.- 5. Advances in the protoplast culture of woody plants.- 6. Maturation and rejuvenation in woody species.- 7. Synthetic seeds in forest trees.- 8. Genetics of micropropagated woody plants.- 9. Acclimatization strategies for micropropagated plants.- 10. Propagation of apple in vitro.- 11. Regeneration and germplasm preservation in aspen-Populus.- 12. In vitro culture of pure species non-aspen poplars.- 13. Clonal propagation in non-aspen poplar hybrids.- 14. Micropropagation of birch.- 15. Micropropagation of teak.- 16. Micropropagation of Eucalyptus.- 17. In vitro culture of Liriodendron tulipifera.- 18. Micropropagation of nitrogen-fixing trees.- 19. Micropropagation of sandalwood (Santalum album L.) and mulberry (Morus indica L.).- 20. Micropropagation of Pinus sylvestris.- 21. Improved aseptic germination and controlled growth for micropropagation of Douglas fir.- 22. Micropropagation of Larix species and hybrids.- 23. Commercial micropropagation of radiata pine.- 24. Micropropagation of palms.- 25. Micropropagation and clonal options in forestry.- 26. In vitro genetic selection for woody plantimprovement.- 27. Conifer micropropagation: its function in tree improvement programs.- 28. Use of biotechnology fortree improvement in Populus model systems.- 29. Strategic planning for applying biotechnology to woody plant genetics and breeding."Publisher Marketing: References 343 20. J. Zel: Micropropagation of Pinus sylvestris 347 1. Introduction 347 2. Micropropagation from embryos 347 3. Micropropagation from seedling explants 350 4. Conclusions 362 5. Summary 362 References 362 21. M. J. Hutzell and D. J. Durzan: Improved aseptic germination and controlled growth for micropropagation of Douglas fir 367 l. Introduction 367 2. Material and methods 367 3. Results and observations 369 4. Discussion 370 5. Summary 372 References 372 22. D. F. Karnosky, Y Huang and D. I. Shin: Micropropagation of Larix species and hybrids 373 1. Introduction 373 2. Micropropagation from juvenile tissues 373 3. Micropropagation from mature trees 376 4. Potential uses of and research needs for micropropagation 377 5. Summary 380 References 380 23. B. J. Nairn: Commercial micropropagation of radiata pine 383 1. Introduction 383 2. Protocols 386 3. Costs 392 4. Future aspects 393 5. Summary 393 References 394 24. P. S. Rao and T. R. Ganapathi: Micropropagation of palms 395 1. Coconut (Cocos nucifera L. ) 395 2. Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L. ) 400 3. Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq. ) 405 4. Summary 414 References 415 XI Section III. Tree improvement 423 25. W. J. Libby and M. R. Ahuja: Micropropagation and clonal options in forestry 425 1. Introduction 425 2. Definitions of micropropagation and clonal options 425 3. The selection of genotypes for micropropagation 426 4. The testing of micropropagated clones 427 5. The genetics of clones 429 6. Uses 433 7.