Ebook: Plant Cell Biotechnology

A number of interdisciplinary fields related to Plant Cell Biotechnology are discussed. The two main directions are: Plant cell culture in agricultural applications for the improvement of crops and industrial applications in the production of secondary metabolites. A number of areas such as physiological and biochemical aspects of autotrophic cells, gene characterization in higher plants, transformation of plant cells, genetic stability in plant cell cultures, somatic hybridization and somatic embryogenesis are treated. Recent knowledge on somaclonal and gametoclonal variation as well as on the obtainment of protoplasts and their use for the isolation and culture of heterocaryons as tools for plant breeding are considered. Furthermore, the knowledge on biomass production in fermentor conditions and the role of immobilization for increased production and scale-up of plant cells are discussed.

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A number of interdisciplinary fields related to Plant Cell Biotechnology are discussed. The two main directions are: Plant cell culture in agricultural applications for the improvement of crops and industrial applications in the production of secondary metabolites. A number of areas such as physiological and biochemical aspects of autotrophic cells, gene characterization in higher plants, transformation of plant cells, genetic stability in plant cell cultures, somatic hybridization and somatic embryogenesis are treated. Recent knowledge on somaclonal and gametoclonal variation as well as on the obtainment of protoplasts and their use for the isolation and culture of heterocaryons as tools for plant breeding are considered. Furthermore, the knowledge on biomass production in fermentor conditions and the role of immobilization for increased production and scale-up of plant cells are discussed.

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A number of interdisciplinary fields related to Plant Cell Biotechnology are discussed. The two main directions are: Plant cell culture in agricultural applications for the improvement of crops and industrial applications in the production of secondary metabolites. A number of areas such as physiological and biochemical aspects of autotrophic cells, gene characterization in higher plants, transformation of plant cells, genetic stability in plant cell cultures, somatic hybridization and somatic embryogenesis are treated. Recent knowledge on somaclonal and gametoclonal variation as well as on the obtainment of protoplasts and their use for the isolation and culture of heterocaryons as tools for plant breeding are considered. Furthermore, the knowledge on biomass production in fermentor conditions and the role of immobilization for increased production and scale-up of plant cells are discussed.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Introduction to Plant Biotechnology....Pages 1-14
The Contributions and Prospects of Plant Biotechnology — an Assessment....Pages 15-19
Somatic Hybridization of Plants and its Use in Agriculture....Pages 21-41
Biotechnology for the Improvement of Cereal and Other Grass Crops....Pages 43-47
Cell Culture of the Poaceae (Gramineae)....Pages 49-61
Callus Induction in Endosperms from Maize Mutants with Different IAA Content....Pages 63-67
Somatic Embryogenesis in Conifers....Pages 69-73
Regeneration of Thalliclones from Laurencia sp. (Rhodophyta)....Pages 75-80
Genetic Instability in Plant Cell Cultures: Utilization in Plant Breeding and Genetic Studies....Pages 81-86
Gene Characterization in Higher Plants....Pages 87-95
Regulation of Genes Involved in T-DNA Processing: An Initial Step in the Genetic Modification of Plant Cells....Pages 97-113
Effect of N6-Benzyl Aminopurine on the Translation and Transcription Activity from Apple Cells....Pages 115-133
Characteristics of NaCl-Tolerant Calli and Somaclones of Tomato....Pages 135-142
Investigations on the Molecular Mechanisms of Resistance to Fungi in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)....Pages 143-148
The Structure and Function of Plant Coated Vesicles....Pages 149-152
Natural Products from Higher Plants and Plant Cell Culture....Pages 153-163
Physiological and Biochemical Characteristics of Photoautotrophic Plant Cell Cultures....Pages 165-177
Stress-Induced Secondary Metabolism in Plant Cell Cultures....Pages 179-193
Elicitation and Metabolism of Phytoalexins in Plant Cell Cultures....Pages 195-209
In Vivo Characterization of NADPH: 2?-Hydroxyisoflavone Oxidoreductase in Elicitor Treated Chickpea Cell Cultures and Stereochemical Aspects of the Phytoalexins Medicarpin and Maackiain....Pages 211-230
Nicotinate Conjugate Metabolism in Plant Cell Cultures....Pages 231-238
Alkaloids from Organized Atropa belladonna Cultures....Pages 239-244
Cultivated Plant Cells: An Enzyme Source for Alkaloid Formation....Pages 245-249
Long-Term Storage of Vinca Minor Cell Cultures....Pages 251-264
Biotransformation of Synthetic and Natural Compounds by Plant Cell Cultures....Pages 265-270
Growth and Substrate Utilization of Cell Suspension Cultures of Cucumus Sativus on Milk Whey Based Media....Pages 271-274
Changes in Anion and Sugar Content in Liquid Media During In Vitro Culture of Cells from Cereals, Sugarcane and Tobacco....Pages 275-283
Conditioning of Media: An Elaborate Method of Optimizing Initial Growth Hormone Concentration....Pages 285-289
Papain Inhibition by New ?-Methylene-?-Lactone Carbohydrate Derivatives....Pages 291-296
The Large-Scale Cultivation of Plant Cells....Pages 297-303
Bioreactors for Plant Cell Culture....Pages 305-311
Effect of Aeration on Cynara Cardunculus Plant Cell Cultures....Pages 313-328
Methods of Immobilization of Plant Cells....Pages 329-342
Characterization and Immobilization of Digitoxin 12?-Hydroxalase from Cell Cultures of Digitalis Lanata EHRH....Pages 343-351
The Effect of Oxygen Stress on Secondary Metabolite Production by Immobilised Plant Cells in Bioreactors....Pages 353-363
Engineering Aspects of Plant Cell Culture....Pages 365-371
Cloning and Cell Sorter....Pages 373-377
Secretion of Thiophenes by Differentiated Cell Cultures of Tagetes Species....Pages 379-387
The Use of Hairy Roots Transformed by Agrobacterium Rhizogenes for the Production of Plant Secondary Products in Vitro....Pages 389-401
The Application of Germplasm Storage in Biotechnology....Pages 403-419
Future Trends in Plant Cell Biotechnology....Pages 421-424
Aspects of Screening Plant Cell Cultures for New Pharmacologically Active Compounds....Pages 425-429
Economic Aspects of Plant Cell Biotechnology....Pages 431-443
Plant Biotechnology and Community Development....Pages 445-459
The IBPGR In Vitro Conservation Data Bases....Pages 461-474
Back Matter....Pages 475-482
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