Description: This volume surveys the most recent and exciting advances in the practical utilisation of biotechnology to produce useful medicinal, colouring and flavour compounds from plant cell cultures. The volume shows how plant cells can be induced to form these so-called 'secondary' products in defined biotechnological conditions and describes the way this is activated in several species. It also covers recent developments in this field towards the selection of cells with improved characteristics for making these products, in particular the new approach of using transformation to provide organised cultures. The volume provides an important account of the practicalities and techniques involved in the exploitation of commercially important secondary plant products. The volume will be particularly useful for biotechnologists, plant biochemists and research staff developing new chemicals and drugs.
Description: The fourth volume in this annual series reviews current techniques and surveys important new research in all aspects of plant molecular and cell biology, including molecular genetics, biochemical and cell genetics, and plant micro-organism interactions. This is a timely update of work in the field for molecular and cell biologists, plant biochemists, and plant physiologists.
Description: Here is an authoritative review of current progress in plant molecular and cell biology. Volume 6 contains valuable new information on such areas as molecular genetics, biochemical and cell genetics, plant micro-organism interactions, and cell biology. Fully up-to-date, the series concentrates on areas of rapid development where modern techniques are facilitating many important new insights.
Description: Plant tissue culture is fundamental to our understanding of the genetic control of plant function and its modification to meet the needs of modern agriculture, horticulture and forestry. In order to develop the techniques of plant tissue culture to their full potential, certain 'ground rules' need to be adopted to initiate each type of culture. Plant Cell Culture provides and overview of all the basic culture techniques. Although it is intended as an introductio, it offers a wide scope of information and is sufficient in detail so that researchers can apply a technique without recourse to a specialist text. The inclusion of both theoretical and practical information provides a balanced and thorough discussion of the subject. Suggestions for further reading are provided for those who wish to pursue the subject in greater detail.
