Biotechnology : Fundamentals and Applications/S.S. Purohit and S.K. Mathur. 1996, 548 p., figs., $43.
Contents: 1. Biotechnology : an introduction. 2. Genetic and protein engineering. 3. Genetic engineering and plant breeding. 4. Genetic engineering cloning vehicle or vectors. 5. Genetic engineering: gene and biological development. 6. Plant tissue culture : principles and methodology. 7. Protoplast culture. 8. Micropropagation in plants. 9. Somaclonal and gametoclonal variant selection. 10. Synthetic seeds. 11. Biotechnology: methods of crop improvement. 12. Biotechnology: crop improvement in India. 13. Biotechnology : forestry. 14. Biotechnology : nitrogen fixation and plant productivity. 15. Enzymes : bioaccelerators. 16. Biotechnology : agro-industrial development. 17. Biotechnology : production of secondary plant metabolites. 18. Biotechnology : biomass energy. 19. Biotechnology : human and animal health. 20. Biotechnology : artificial animal breeding. 21. Biotechnology : microbial biopesticides, biofungicied herbicides and agricultural antibiotics. 22. Biotechnology : environmental protection. 23. Biosensors, biochips, biofilms and biosurfactents. 24. Reagents and stains. 25. How to make your own gene bank. 26. Plant tissue culture : related aspects. 27. Biotechnology : laboratory exercises. 28. Suppliers of biotechnological equipments and chemicals. Glossary. Literature cited. Subject index.