Plant tissue culture - Concepts, techniques and applications

Plant cells, tissues and organs retain totipotency, which is the capacity of a single vegetative cell to reenter a proliferative state, dedifferentiate and regenerate a complete plant. Based on this concept, different micropropagation techniques such as somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis were established, and as a result great advances have been made in basic and applied research in the plant sciences. In the present book, an overview of the historical development of plant cell and tissue culture techniques is presented, the main in vitro culture techniques, the different factors affecting them and their major applications are described, and finally the problems that hamper the widespread use of this technology are highlighted.

About the author

Dr. Mazri Mouaad Amine is a researcher in the National Institute of Agronomic Research of Morocco. He holds an engineer and PhD degrees in plant biotechnology. His main research activities are focused on the use of biotechnological approaches to improve plants with high economic value.

Product details

• Authors: Mouaad Amine Mazri, Reda Meziani
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.12.2019
• EAN: 9786200483003
• ISBN: 978-620-0-48300-3
• No. of pages: 68
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 220 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 119 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food