Plant Tissue Culture

Provides laboratory exercises in plant tissue culture that demonstrate major educational concepts. This book covers tissue culture laboratory setup, supplies, media, and explant preparation, and measurements. It includes supplementary sections and scheduling and interrelationships of exercises suitable for teachers.

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"Plant Tissue Culture, Second Edition" provides laboratory exercises in plant tissue culture that demonstrate major educational concepts. The experiments can be conducted with a variety of plant materials that are available year round from easily accessible sources. This course book will give students diverse learning experiences in a semester course. New and experienced plant scientists in agriculture, university, and industry settings will also find this concise manual to be of great value. It presents unique laboratory exercises using a variety of plant materials and step-by-step protocols and provides detailed line drawings that complement both introductions and experiments. It includes supplementary sections and scheduling and interrelationships of exercises for teachers. It covers tissue culture laboratory setup, supplies, media, and explant preparation, and measurements. It includes a glossary of terms and exercises rigorously tested for practicality through years of course use . It contains two new chapters. "History of Plant Cell Culture" is written by Trevor Thorpe. "Woody Plants and Shrubs" is written by Brent McCown.
It is adaptable by teachers, students, researchers, and technicians.