In vitro Haploid Production in Higher Plants

Section 1. The Discovery of Anther Culture Technique for Production of Haploids - A Personal Reflection; S. C. Maheshwari. Haploids in Plant Breeding; G. S. Khush, S. S. Virmani. Reflections on Doubled Haploids in Plant Breeding; P. S. Baenziger. Cytogenetics and Potentials of Haploidy in Forest Tree Genetics and Improvement; S. Baldursson, M. R. Ahuja. Haploidy and Mutation Techniques; M. Maluszynski et al. Cytological and Biochemical Aspects of in vitro Androgenesis in Higher Plants; R. S. Sangwan, B. S. Sangwan-Norreel. Molecular and Biochemical Events During the Induction of Microspore Embryogenesis; J. H. G. Cordewener et al. The Utility of Doubled Haploid Population for Studying the Genetic Control of Traits Determined by Recessive Alleles; K. P. Pauls. Section 2. Anther Culture; S. K. Sopory, M. Munshi. Influence of Ethylene in Microspore Embryogenesis; T. Tiainen. Effect of Gelling Agents on Anther Culture; E. K. Callenberg, L. B. Johnsson. Microspore Culture; J. M. Dunwell. Ovary and Ovule Culture for Haploid Production; E. R. J. Keller, L. Korzun. In Vitro Pollination and Fertilization; S. S. Bhojwani, A. Raste. Irradiated Pollen for Haploid Production; S. Sestila. Polyhaploid Production in the Triticeae by Sexual Hybridization; A. Kazi-Mujeeb, O. Riera-Lizarazu. Conditional Lethal Markers: Spontaneous Haploid Selection in Plants; C. Harlow et al. Methods to Double Haploid Chromosome Numbers; P. S. Rao, P. Suprasanna.

`It should be an invaluable reference for researchers interested in theoretical and practical aspects of haploidy in higher plants. Plant cytogeneticists, geneticists, plant brreeders, and biotechnologists will find this book very useful.' Journal of Heredity (March 1999)