Somaclonal Variation: Basic and Practical Aspects

This book is fundamental for plant biotechnologists at this moment, due to the extensive use of in vitro culture. Although some books about somaclonal variation were published some years ago, the circumstances in this field have undergone a great change in the last years. Much progress has been achieved in plant in vitro culture: new technologies have been developed, previously used protocols have been modified with regard to optimization, and in vitro techniques have been applied to new species. Besides, tools for somaclonal variation analysis have also changed in the last years. The techniques and instruments have substantially improved, with the development of new molecular markers and the increased precision and sensitivity of some instruments. Furthermore, novel knowledge about the basic mechanisms underlying somaclonal variation has been obtained recently, which can be very useful for explaining the variability found in different experimental systems.
Therefore, it is evident that information about basic and practical aspects of somaclonal variation requires updating and the proposed book is a very good means for this purpose.

This book provides updated information about mechanisms underlying somaclonal variation Different procedures used for somaclonal variation analysis The occurrence of somaclonal variation in relevant species

Auteur
Carolina Sánchez Romero is professor in the Department of Botany and Plant Physiology at the University of Malaga (Spain). After receiving her PhD in plant biochemistry, her investigations have been focused on in vitro culture and plant physiology. She has supervised the work of bachelor students, master and doctoral scientists and published numerous book chapters and scientific papers in peer reviewed journals.

Contenu
Introduction.- Part I Basic Aspects.- Genetic basis of SV.- Epigenetic basis of SV.- Molecular basis of SV.- Factors affecting SV occurrence.- Procedures for SV analysis.- SV in micropropagated plants.- SV in somatic embryogenesis regenerated plants.- SV in adventitious organogenesis regenerated plants.- Part II Practical Aspects.- Crop improvement.- Conservation.- Part III Relevant cases.- Conifers.- Sugarcane.- Oil Palm.- Banana.- Olive.- Date palm.- Coffea arabica.- Pineapple.- Solanum tuberosum.- Bread wheat.- Cacao.- Rice.- Solanum melongena.- Yacon.- Phalaenopsis.- Pinus pinea.- Sweet potato.- Capsicum annuum.- Cumin.- Picea abies and P-omorik.- 'Red Flash' caladium.- Chrysanthemum x morifolium.- Siberian larch (Larix sibirica Ledeb).