Plant tissue culture : applications and limitations /

During the past decade, Plant Tissue Culture (PTC) has attracted considerable attention because of its vital role in plant biotechnology. PTC offers novel approaches to plant production, propagation, and preservation. Some in vitro techniques are being applied on a commercial scale while many others...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Bhojwani, S. S. (Sant Saran)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : New York, NY, U.S.A. : Elsevier ; Elsevier Science Pub., 1990.
Series:Developments in crop science ; 19.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:During the past decade, Plant Tissue Culture (PTC) has attracted considerable attention because of its vital role in plant biotechnology. PTC offers novel approaches to plant production, propagation, and preservation. Some in vitro techniques are being applied on a commercial scale while many others hold great potential. Consequently, the literature in this area has grown rapidly. This book deals with recent developments in plant tissue culture, and presents a critical assessment of the proven and potential applications of the various in vitro techniques, it also highlights current problems limiting the application of tissue culture, and projects the future lines of research in this field.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 461 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0444888837
9780444888839
1299544088
9781299544086
9780444598479
0444598472