Somatic Embryogenesis in Ornamentals and Its Applications
Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is a unique process by means of which a vegetative/somatic plant cell transforms into an embryo. This in vitro embryogeny has immense fundamental and practical applications. The SE process is complex and is controlled by a varie
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Somatic Embryogenesis in Ornamentals and Its Applications
Somatic Embryogenesis in Ornamentals and Its Applications
A. Mujib Editor
Somatic Embryogenesis in Ornamentals and Its Applications
Editor A. Mujib Cellular Differentiation and Molecular Genetics Section, Department of Botany Hamdard University New Delhi, India
ISBN 978-81-322-2681-9 ISBN 978-81-322-2683-3 DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-2683-3
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Preface
The incidence of somatic embryogenesis (SE) was described over fifty years back, and since then the knowledge on in vitro embryogenesis has been accumulated in a wide range of plants including monocot, dicot, and other groups of plants. This is a unique process by which vegetative or somatic plant cell transforms into an embryo, reconfirming cells’ totipotency in culture. This in vitro embryogeny has immense fundamental and practical potential such as in understanding cellular differentiation of plants and in producing transgenic en masse. The entire process of SE has been, however, complex and is seemingly controlled by a variety of external and internal triggers. In this book, an attempt will be made to collect and compile the current development of embryogenic research particularly in ornamentals. Ornamentals are important groups of plants and constitute a good component in floriculture industry. These include bulbous, tuberous, and foliage plants, used mostly as indoor decorative, landscape, and potted plants. The plants are often propagated vegetatively, which is a slow process. Besides propagating raw materials at fast pace, SE may offer advantages in generating new traits/cultivars in ornamentals more quickly. The embryo precursor/mother cells in embryogenic cells are
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