Plant Conservation Biotechnology

Plant conservation is an international issue and one of the major aims of this book has been to explore the importance of biotechnology as evidenced by its use in major international plant genetic resource centers located in different parts of the globe. Most agronomically important plant gropus have been considered and particular emphasis has been given to those species which have a significant conservation problem such as the vegetatively propagated tuber crops.
About Author :
M.Sudhir is a biochemist by profession and has been associated with a leading pharmaceutical company for the past fifteen years. He has a doctorate in biochemistry and has also specialised in plant protection and soil engineering. He has written well over two dozen papers in the area of biochemical applications and research.
Contents :
1. EARLIEST PLANTS 2. EVOLUTION OF CROPS 3. OVERVIEW OF PLANT CONSERVATION 4. AIMS OF PLANT CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE 5. MOLECULAR DIVERSITY 6. MOLECULAR STABILITY 7. BIOTECHNOLOGY THROUGH GERMPLASM 8. GENETIC CONSERVATION 9. CONSERVATION IN VITRO 10. SUPER COOLING PRESERVATION 11. IMPORTANCE OF SUPER COOLING 12. ALGAL CONSERVATION 13. CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED PLANTS 14. RAIN FOREST CONSERVATION 15. CONSERVATION OF THE RARE PLANTS 16. CONSERVATION OF ENDEMIC PLANT SPECIES 17. CONSERVATION AND EXPLOITATION OF RAIN FORESTS 18. CONSERVATION OF FRUIT AND NUT 19. CONSERVING GERMPLASM OF SMALL FRUIT 20. CONSERVATION OF CASSAVA AND YAMS 21. CONSERVATION OF ROOT AND TUBER INDEX