Plant Cell Culture

The ability to culture cells is fundamental for mass propagationand as a baseline for the genetic manipulation of plant nuclei andorganelles. The introduction to Plant Cell Culture: EssentialMethods provides a general background to plant cellculture, including basic principles, technologies and laboratorypractices that underpin the more detailed techniques described insubsequent chapters. Whilst each chapter provides a background tothe topic area and methodology, a crucial aspect is the provisionof detailed protocols with emphasis on trouble shooting, describingcommon problems and detailed advice for their avoidance.Plant Cell Culture: Essential Methods provides thereader with a concise overview of these techniques, includingmicropropagation, mutagenesis, cryopreservation, genetic andplastid transformation and somatic cell technologies. This bookwill be an essential addition to any plant science laboratory'sbookshelf.

• Highlights the best and most up-to-date techniques for workingon plant cell culture
• Explains clearly and precisely how to carry out selectedtechniques in addition to background information on the variousapproaches
• Chapters are written by leading international authorities inthe field and cover both well-known and new, tried and tested, methods for working in plant cell culture

An essential laboratory manual for students and early-careerresearchers.