Our knowledge of pollen, the gold dust that carries the male germ line of flowering plants and is vital for sexual reproduction and seed formation, has ?come of age? with the publication of this book. Here, for the first time in a single volume, are all the ideas and techniques developed in the last two decades concerning the manipulation of pollen and pollen tubes in plant breeding and biotechnology. Pollen has never been an easy topic to come to grips with, with its variable and often inexplicable terminology that has made it a more difficult field in which to work. This book will remedy...
Our knowledge of pollen, the gold dust that carries the male germ line of flowering plants and is vital for sexual reproduction and seed formation, ha...
Instructions are given for the collection and storage of pollen, pollen culture, germination, tests for viability, incompatibility and isolation of protoplasts. Principles are explained and step-by-step protocols are complemented by personal notes and precautions.
Instructions are given for the collection and storage of pollen, pollen culture, germination, tests for viability, incompatibility and isolation of pr...
Kishan Gopal Ramawat Jean-Michel Merillon K. R. Shivanna
Reproductive biology is the basis of species improvement and a thorough understanding of this is needed for plant improvement, whether by conventional or biotechnological methods. This book presents an up to date and comprehensive description of reproduction in lower plants, gymnosperms and higher plants. It covers general plant biology, pollination, pollen-pistil interaction, post-fertilization changes, and seed dormancy.
Reproductive biology is the basis of species improvement and a thorough understanding of this is needed for plant improvement, whether by conventio...
