Tree Improvement and Biotechnological Approaches

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Status of tree improvement. 3. Cryopreservation and in vitro storage. 4. Molecular markers. 5. In vitro selection. 6. Genetic engineering.  7. Somaclonal variation. 8. Protoplast fusion. 9. Micropropagation. 10. In vitro control of the maturation state. 11. Biotechnological approaches in tree improvement. 12. Recombinant DNA technology. 13. Transgenic plants. 14. Synthetic seed of forest trees. Bibliography. Index. 

There has been tremendous increase of interest recently in forest improvement and biotechnology. The objective of our book is to consolidate and summarize the concepts that are necessary for applied tree improvement and biotechnological approaches. The book is no longer confined to tree improvement but it also covers the forest biotechnological aspects. The present book “Tree improvement and biotechnological approaches” incorporates review, research and procedure of different techniques.

This book will be of special value to graduate and postgraduate students who wish to know how to develop a tree improvement programme and how to work with forest biotechnology. It will also be of particular interest to advanced students who have forgotten, or who never knew the basic biological concepts of tree improvement and forest biotechnology.