Preliminaries; Contents; 1. General introduction; 2. Application of bioreactor design principles to plant micropropagation; 3. Bioreactor design for propagation of somatic embryos; 4. Practical aspects of bioreactor application in mass propagation of plants; 5. Simple bioreactors for mass propagation of plants; 6. Application of bioreactor systems for large scale production of horticultural and medicinal plants; 7. Membranes to reduce adherence of somatic embryos to the cell lift impeller of a bioreactor
Summary
High-efficiency micropropagation, with relatively low labour costs, has been demonstrated in this unique book detailing liquid media systems for plant tissue culture. World authorities (e.g. von Arnold, Curtis, Takayama, Ziv) contribute seminal papers together with papers from researchers across Europe that are members of the EU COST Action 843 "Advanced micropropagation systems". First-hand practical applications are detailed for crops - including ornamentals and trees - using a wide range of techniques, from thin-film temporary immersion systems to more traditional aerated bioreactors with m
Notes
Papers from the 1st International Symposium on 'Liquid Systems for In Vitro Mass Propagation of Plants', held in Ås, Norway, May/June 2001