Cell and tissue plant cultures are used either to save vulnerable species from extinction or to
multiply valuable genotypes, or both, and are widely applied for economically important …

The advancements made in tissue culture techniques has made it possible to regenerate
various horticultural species in vitro as micropropagation protocols for commercial scale …

During plant tissue culture, the genetic stability of in vitro plantlets is often compromised and
the underlying factors include the plant species or varieties involved, mode of regeneration …

Plant tissue culture has become one of the fundamental tools of plant science research. It is
extensively employed in the production, conservation and improvement of plant resources …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the genetic implications of somaclonal variation
in plants. The chapter investigates the topic of somaclonal variation from two perspectives …

The formerly unexpected occurrence of somaclonal variation has become commonplace. It
has been either heralded as a source of new variation in plants or dreaded by …

< jats: title> Abstract</jats: title>< jats: p> Over the past decade considerable advances have
been made in the genetic engineering of crop plants through the coupling of recombinant …

The commercial multiplication of a large number of diverse plant species represents one of
the major success stories of urilizing tissue culture technology profitably. Micropropagation …

While recombinant DNA techniques offer promise for modification of crops, the relative
paucity of knowledge of plant genetics and biochemistry has delayed development of …

Epigenetic mechanisms are highly dynamic events that modulate gene expression. As more
accurate and powerful tools for epigenetic analysis become available for application in a …