Plant Tissue Culture: New Techniques and Application in Horticultural Species of Tropical Region (eBook)

This book presents latest work in the field of plant biotechnology regarding high-efficiency micropropagation for commercial exploitation at low labor and equipment costs. The book consists of 18 chapters on establishing advanced culture systems, techniques as well as latest modification protocols on a variety of crops. It also discusses new methods such as nylon film culture system, light-emitting diode and wireless light-emitting diode system, stem elongation, wounding manipulation and shoot tip removal, in vitro hydroponic and microponic culture system, thin cell layer culture system etc. Plant cell tissue has been developed more than fifty years ago. Since then applications of in vitro plant propagation expanded rapidly all around the world and played as an important role in agricultural and horticultural systems.

This book will be of interest to teachers, researchers, scientists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences.

Prof. Dr. Duong Tan Nhut

Dr. Duong Tan Nhut graduated from Kagawa University (Japan). He is the vice director and president of the Scientific Advisory Council of Tay Nguyen Institute for Scientific Research (VAST, Vietnam). He has more than four hundred peer-reviewed articles in international and national publications, and is the editor of the book Thin cell layer culture system: Regeneration and transformation application for Kluwer Academic Publishers; contributes approximately twenty book chapters for Springer, Kluwer Academic Publishers, as well as others; and has delivered numerous oral and poster presentations in numerous international meetings. Dr. Nhut was president of Biology - Agriculture - Life Sciences Council (NAFOSTED, Vietnam) in the years 2015-2017; is vice president of Vietnam Plant Physiology Association from 2003 to date; and is a member of editorial boards of certain journals in Vietnam. 

Dr. Hoang Thanh Tung

Dr. Hoang Thanh Tung graduated from Hue University of Sciences (Vietnam). He is a researcher at Tay Nguyen Institute for Scientific Research (VAST, Vietnam). Dr. Tung trained in histomorphology and histochemistry at Calgary University (Canada) and in the field of bio-industrial science at Tsukuba University (Japan). He has more than eighty-five peer-reviewed articles in international and national publications, has written two book chapters for Springer, and has delivered numerous oral and poster presentations in numerous national and international meetings. He was one of three nominees for the 'Ta Quang Buu' Young Award presented by the Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development in 2020 and 2021.

Prof. Dr. Edward C Yeung

Dr. Edward C Yeung graduated from Yale University (USA). He is a professor at the Calgary University (Canada). He has more than two hundred fifty peer-reviewed international publications and has delivered numerous oral presentations at numerous international meetings. He is editorial board member of several international journals in plant physiology, biotechnology, and histology. He was awarded the University of Calgary Teaching Award in 2002 and is recipient of the Visiting Sr Scientist Award by the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science in 2007.

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This book presents latest work in the field of plant biotechnology regarding high-efficiency micropropagation for commercial exploitation at low labor and equipment costs. The book consists of 18 chapters on establishing advanced culture systems, techniques as well as latest modification protocols on a variety of crops. It also discusses new methods such as nylon film culture system, light-emitting diode and wireless light-emitting diode system, stem elongation, wounding manipulation and shoot tip removal, in vitro hydroponic and microponic culture system, thin cell layer culture system etc. Plant cell tissue has been developed more than fifty years ago. Since then applications of in vitro plant propagation expanded rapidly all around the world and played as an important role in agricultural and horticultural systems.This book will be of interest to teachers, researchers, scientists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also the book servesas additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences.