Somatic Embryogenesis and Synthetic Seed II (Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry)

This book covers various basic and applied aspects of somatic embryogenesis and the technology of synthetic seed. It contains thirty-one chapters and is divided into the following three sections: I: Cell's Commitment to Embryogenesis; Early Events and Anatomy; Molecular Basis and Gene Expression; Role of Polyamines; Machine Vision Analysis of Somatic Embryos. II: Applications of Somatic Embryos; Synthetic Seed; Fluid Drilling; Micropropagation; Genetic Transformation Through Somatic Embryos; Cryopreservation. III: Somatic Embryogenesis in Tree Species of Aesculus, Betula, Carica, Citrus, Cocos, Corylus, Elaeis, Hevea, Juglans, Larix, Liriodendron, Magnolia, Olea, Picea, Populus, and Theobroma.