Plant Protoplasts and Genetic Engineering IV [Paperback]

Section I Regeneration of Plants from Protoplasts.- I.1 Regeneration of Plants from Protoplasts of Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Isolation and Culture of Protoplasts.- 3 Growth of Regenerated Plants.- 4 Variability in Regenerated Plants.- 5 Conclusions and Prospects.- References.- I.2 Regeneration of Plants from Protoplasts of Duboisia.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Isolation of Protoplasts.- 3 Culture of Protoplasts.- 4 Regeneration of Plants.- 5 Fusion of Protoplasts.- 6 Miscellaneous Study.- 7 Conclusion and Prospects.- 8 Protocol.- References.- I.3 Regeneration of Plants from Protoplasts of Cultivated Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) and Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Isolation of Protoplasts.- 3 Culture of Protoplasts.- 4 Regeneration of Plants.- 5 Characterization of Protoplast-Derived Plants.- 6 Genetic Transformation in Strawberry.- 7 Conclusions and Prospects.- 8 Protocol.- References.- I.4 Regeneration of Plants from Protoplasts of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam.).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Isolation of Protoplasts.- 3 Culture of Protoplasts.- 4 Plant Regeneration from Protoplast-Derived Callus.- 5 Characterization of Protoplast-Derived Plants.- 6 Fusion of Protoplasts.- 7 Summary and Conclusion.- 8 Protocol.- References.- I.5 Regeneration of Plants from Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Protoplasts by Direct Embryogenesis.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Procedures.- 3 Results.- 4 Discussion.- 5 Protocol.- References.- I.6 Regeneration of Plants from Protoplasts of Adsuki Bean (Phaseolus angularis Wight).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Material and Methods.- 3 Results and Discussion.- 4 Summary.- References.- I.7 Regeneration of Plants from Protoplasts of Some Stone Fruits (Prunus spp.).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Isolation of Protoplasts.- 3 Culture of Protoplasts.- 4 Plant Regeneration from Protoplast-Derived Callus.- 5 Protoplast Fusion and Somatic Hybridization Studies with Prunus Genotypes.- 6 Miscellaneous Studies with Prunus Protoplasts.- 7 ConclulS.