Protocols for Micropropagation of Selected Economically-Important Horticultural Plants

This book details step-wise protocols for rapid plant multiplication of economically important horticultural species. It features lavishly illustrated photos and drawings.

Micropropagation is a reliable technology applied commercially worldwide for large-scale plant multiplication, germplasm conservation, pathogen elimination, genetic manipulations and supply of selected plants. In Protocols for Micropropagation of Selected Economically-Important Horticultural Plants , well recognised researchers in the field compile step-wise protocols for rapid plant multiplication of economically-important horticultural species. The book contains 35 chapters, divided into four major sections. The first three sections (Section A, B and C) contain 29 micropropagation protocols of selected fruit and nut species, indoor and outdoor ornamental plants, cut flowers, and vegetables. In addition to the detailed protocols of in vitro shoot initiation, proliferation, root induction and acclimatization, chapters also include detailed information on medium preparation, explant selection and preparation. The six chapters of Section D cover specific reviews on pivotal topics, such as in vitro rejuvenation, synthetic seed technology, thermotherapy and meristem culture in banana, genetic transformation of pineapple, flower color somaclonal variation in torenia, and cryotherapy of horticultural crops. Moreover, as a part of the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to the respective topic, lists of necessary materials, notes, and illustrative photos.

Comprehensive and well-written, Protocols for Micropropagation of Selected Economically-Important Horticultural Plants offers a useful resource for horticulturists, researchers, commercial companies, plant propagators, biotechnologists and students interested in micropropagation.

Concise and comprehensive guide on rapid in vitro plant propagation of economically-important horticultural species

Written by well recognized researchers in the field

Features lavishly illustrated photos and drawings

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Auteur

Maurizio Lambardi, PhD
IVALSA-Istituto per la Valorizzazione del Legno e delle Specie Arboree, National Research Council (CNR), Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy

Elif Aylin Ozudogru, PhD
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Gebze Institute of Technology, Gebze-Kocaeli, Turkey

Shri Mohan Jain, PhD
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Contenu

SECTION A PROTOCOLS FOR MICROPROPAGATION OF FRUIT AND NUT SPECIES

1- Micropropagation of Pear (Pyrus sp.)
Barbara M. Reed, Jeanine DeNoma, Sugae Wada and Joseph Postman
2- In Vitro Propagation of Jojoba
Berta E. Llorente and Nancy M. Apóstolo
3- In Vitro Propagation of Olive (Olea europaea L.) by Nodal
Segmentation of Elongated Shoots
Maurizio Lambardi, Elif Aylin Ozudogru and Romano Roncasaglia
4- Micropropagation Systems of Feijoa (Acca sellowiana
(O. Berg) Burret)
Miguel Pedro Guerra, Gabriela Claudia Cangahuala-Inocente, Lirio Luiz Dal Vesco, Rosete Pescador and Clarissa Alves Caprestano
5- Micropropagation of Vaccinium sp. by In Vitro Axillary Shoot Proliferation
Wojciech Litwiczuk
6- In Vitro Propagation of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) by Shoot Tip Culture
Elif Aylin Ozudogru and Ergun Kaya
7- In Vitro Propagation of Persimmon (Diospyrus kaki Thunb.)
Edgardo Giordani, Mar Naval and Carla Benelli
8- Micropropagation of Citrus spp. by Organogenesis and Somatic Embryogenesis
Benedetta Chiancone and Maria Antonietta Germanà
9- Micropropagation of Prunus Species Relevant to Cherry Fruit Production
Philippe Druart
10- Micropropagation of Peach Rootstocks and Cultivars
Ildikó Balla and Lucienne Mansvelt
11- Micropropagation of Rubus and Ribes spp.
Ewa Dziedzic and Joanna Jaga
12- Somatic Embryogenesis for Efficient Micropropagation of Guava (Psidium gnajava L.)
Nasim Akhtar
13- Micropropagation of Chokeberry by In Vitro Axillary Shoot Proliferation
Wojciech Litwiczuk

SECTION B PROTOCOLS FOR MICROPROPAGATION OF ORNAMENTALS AND CUT FLOWERS

14- Micropropagation of Lavandula spp
Sandra Gonçalves and Anabela Romano
15- In Vitro Propagation of Acacia mangium and A. mangium x A. auriculiformis
Olivier Monteuuis, Antoine Galiana and Doreen Goh16- In Vitro Propagation of Ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) by Somatic Embryogenesis
Maurizio Capuana
17- Micropropagation of Paradise Tree (Melia azedarach) by In Vitro Culture of Axillary Buds
Luis A. Mroginski and Hebe Y. Rey
18- In Vitro Propagation of Hydrangea spp.
Barbara Ruffoni, Ermanno Sacco and Marco Savona
19- In Vitro Propagation of Fraser Photinia Using Azospirillum-Mediated Root Development
Berta E. Llorente and Ezequiel E. Larraburu
20- Micropropagation of Helleborus Through Axillary Budding
Margherita Beruto, Serena Viglione and Alessandro Bisignano
21- Micropropagation of Cordyline terminalis
Tui Ray, Prasenjit Saha and Satyesh C. Roy
22- Micropropagation of African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha Wendl.)
Mukund Shukla, J. Alan Sullivan, S. Mohan Jain, Susan J. Murch and Praveen K. Saxena
23- Micropropagation of Iris sp.
Slaana Jevremovi, Zoran Jekni and Angelina Suboti
24- Micropropagation of Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii Bolus)
Ghani Minerva and Surinder Kumar

SECTION C PROTOCOLS FOR MICROPROPAGATION OF VEGETABLES

25- Micropropagation of Onion (Allium cepa L.) from Immature Inflorescences
Pablo Marinangeli
26- In Vitro Propagation of Cauliflower Using Curd Microexplants
Martin Kieffer and Michael P. Fuller
27- Micropropagation of Asparagus by In Vitro Shoot Culture
Nataa tajner
28- Micropropagation and Cryopreservation of Garlic
E. R. Joachim Keller and Angelika Senula
29- Micropropagation of Globe Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L. var. scolymus)
Giovanni Iapichino

SECTION D APLLICATIONS OF IN VITRO PROPAGATION

30- In Vitro Rejuvenation of Woody Species
Paul E. Read and Christina M. Bavougian
31- Encapsulation of In Vitro-Derived Explants: An Innovative Tool for Nurseries
Alvaro Standardi and Maurizio Micheli
32- Thermotherapy, Chemotherapy and Meristem Culture in Banana
Ludivine Lassois, Philippe Lepoivre, Rony Swennen, Ines Van den Houwe and Bart Panis
33- Agrobacterium-Mediated Genetic Transformation of Pineapple (Ananas comosus L., Merr.)
Minal Mhatre
34- Protocol for Inducing Flower Color Somaclonal Variation in Torenia (Torenia fournieri Lind.)
Duong Tan Nhut, Nguyen Thanh Hai, Pham Thi Minh Thu, Nguyen Ngoc Thi, Truong Thi Dieu Hien, Tran Trong Tuan, Nguyen Ba Nam, Nguyen Phuc Huy, Hoang Xuan Chien and S. Mohan Jain
35- Production of Pathogen-Free Horticultural Crops by Cryotherapy of In Vitro-Grown Shoot Tips
Chaohong Feng, Biao Wang, Yanli Ma, Zhibo Zhang, Zhenfang Yin, Long Chen, Mingfu Li and Qiaochun Wang