Plant Biotechnology: Volume 18, Plant Biotechnology

by S.H. Mantell (Editor), H. Smith (Editor)

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly developing field of plant biotechnology for the advanced undergraduate and research worker. Five main areas of activity are the production of commercially useful compounds by plant cell cultures, the in vitro propagation of plants by tissue culture, the maintenance and storage of plant germplasm, and the genetic manipulation and genetic engineering of higher plants.

348 pages, Hardcover

First published September 8, 1983