Ebook: Micropropagation of Woody Trees and Fruits

Global warming, environmental changes, water shortage, and sustainable development are the most up-to-date issues, which have challenged mankind. Researchers worldwide are engaged in addressing some of these problems, including reduction in carbon dioxide accumulation, and enrichment of perennial woody species on the terrestrial ecosystem. About 12 million hectares of the world's forests disappear every year. By 2025, the world population will reach 7. 5 billion, and the forest area will be reduced to well below 50 % of the current area. Reforestation is an important to prevent the loss of forest resources including timber, biodiversity and water resources. Therefore, subsequent volume of reforestation over the deforested land should be followed to safeguard the forests and maintain its size, which will require a continuous supply of planting material. Similarly fruit trees, including tropical and subtropical fruit trees, are consumed both as fresh and in the processed form including juices, beverages, and dried fruits. They are an important source of nutrition e. g. rich in vitamins, sugars, aromas and flavour compounds, and raw material for food processing industries. The production, cultivation and maintenance of tree species provide highly sustainable production systems that conserve soils, microenvironment and biodiversity. Fruit trees have longjuvenile periods and large tree size. In many fruit trees e. g. avocado and others controlled crosses are difficult to make due to massive fruit drop.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Effects of Light Quality on Micropropagation of Woody Species....Pages 3-35
Propagation and DNA Markers Characterization of Populus Tremula L. and Populus Alba L.....Pages 37-74
Molecular Dna Marker Analysis to Assess the Genetic Fidelity of Micropropagated Woody Plants....Pages 75-101
Micropropagation of Woody Trees and Fruits: Pathogen Elimination and Contamination Management....Pages 103-128
Beneficial Influences of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Fungi on the Micropropagation of Woody and Fruit Trees....Pages 129-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Micropropagation of Tropical Woody Species....Pages 153-179
MICROPROPAGATION OF Fagus spp.....Pages 181-215
MICROPROPAGATION OF Acacia SPECIES....Pages 217-244
Front Matter....Pages 245-268
MICROPROPAGATION OF THE GRAPEVINE(Vitis spp.)....Pages 269-315
Micropropagation of Bananas....Pages 317-317
Micropropagation of Arid Zone Fruit Trees of India....Pages 319-352
Micropropagation of Small Fruits....Pages 353-380
Micropropagation of Prunus sargentii REHDER and P. verecunda (KOIDZ) Koehe....Pages 381-432
MICROPROPAGATION OF AVOCADO (Persea americana Mill.)....Pages 433-463
Micropropagation of Carica Papaya and Related Species....Pages 465-506
Micropropagation of Pistachio....Pages 507-518
Front Matter....Pages 519-542
MICROPROPAGATION OF OLIVE (Olea europaea L.)....Pages 543-564
Micropropagation of Kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.)....Pages 565-588
Micropropagation of tea (Camellia sinensis L.)....Pages 589-619
MICROPROPAGATION OF LITCHI (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)....Pages 317-317
Front Matter....Pages 621-646
Micropropagation of Woody Plants Using Bioreactor....Pages 647-669
Photoautotrophic Micropropagation of Woody and Tropical Plants....Pages 671-719
Thin Cell Layer (TCL) Morphogenesis as a Powerful Tool in Woody Plant and Fruit Crop Micropropagation and Biotechnology, Floral Genetics and Genetic Transformation....Pages 721-731
Application of Tissue Culture to the Germplasm Conservation of Temperate Broad-Leaf Trees....Pages 733-733
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