Description
Forty chapters deal with various aspects of tissue culture, in vitro manipulation, and other biotechnological approaches to the improvement of maize. They are arranged in eight sections: – In Vitro Technology, Callus Cultures and Regeneration of Plants, Somatic Embryogenesis. – Wide Hybridization, Embryo, Ovule, and Inflorescence Culture, in Vitro Fertilization. – Production of Haploids and Double Haploids, Anther and Pollen Culture. – Protoplast Culture, Genetic Transformation. – Somaclonal Variation and Mutations. – Molecular Biology and Physiological Studies. – Proteins and Nutritional Improvement. Pollen Storage, Cryopreservation of Germplasm.
