Somaclonal Variation: Basic and Practical Aspects

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.

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).