Plant Tissue Culture
Techniques and Experiments
- 2nd Edition - February 4, 2000
- Author: Roberta H. Smith
- Language: English
Plant Tissue Culture, Second Edition provides laboratory exercises in plant tissue culture that demonstrate major educational concepts. The experiments can be conducted with a vari… Read more
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Plant Tissue Culture, Second Edition provides laboratory exercises in plant tissue culture that demonstrate major educational concepts. The experiments can be conducted with a variety of plant materials that are available year round from easily accessible sources. This course book will give students diverse learning experiences in a semester course. New and experienced plant scientists in agriculture, university, and industry settings will also find this concise manual to be of great value.
- Presents unique laboratory exercises using a variety of plant materials and step-by-step protocols
- Provides detailed line drawings that complement both introductions and experiments
- Includes supplementary sections
- Scheduling and interrelationships of exercises for teachers
- Tissue culture laboratory setup
- Supplies, media, and explant preparation
- Measurements
- Glossary of terms
- Exercises rigorously tested for practicality through years of course use
- Contains two new chapters
- History of Plant Cell Culture by Trevor Thorpe
- Woody Plants and Shrubs by Brent McCown
- Adaptable by teachers, students, researchers, and technicians
Faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates interested in plant cell and tissue culture.
- Edition: 2
- Published: February 4, 2000
- Language: English
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Roberta H. Smith
Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus Professor, Department of Horticulture, Vegetable Crops Improvement Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, U.S.A.