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When the first edition of this book appeared in 1978, it was warmly received. Most readers and reviewers especially valued the extensive coverage of the literature in the chapters dealing with the different crops. ``... a valuable and timely addition to plant breeders and of outstanding value to breeders of ornamental plants. The book's special strength resides in the extensive review of literature ...'' (International Journal for Breeding Research). This is also reflected by the many times that the work has been referred to in other publications.This new edition provides plant breeders a

Vegetative propagation --- Induced mutation --- Mutagens --- Mutants --- Crops --- Plant mutation breeding. --- Plant propagation. --- Plant mutation breeding --- Plant propagation --- Propagation of plants --- Horticulture --- Plants --- Mutation breeding --- Plant breeding --- Reproduction

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Fruit-culture --- Gardening --- Bee culture --- Herb gardening --- Plant propagation --- Women in agriculture

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It is now more than twenty years since the first edition of this work appeared and nearly fifteen since the second. Whilst much of the information in those editions has stood the test of time, inevitably, because of the pace of research, a new edition is clearly timely. This is true, not only because many more species have been the subject of propagation studies, but because the background to the field – with which this volume deals – has changed almost out of all recognition. In particular, our knowledge of plant development, genetics physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology has expanded exponentially – often through work on mutants of Arabidopsis – and opened up many new avenues for the plant propagator to explore. Equally, the commercial significance of plant propagation has increased significantly. As an example, in the second edition there was a single chapter on plant growth regulators – in this there are three, reflecting the fact that not only is there more information on those PGRs we recognised in 1993, but that several new ones are now known. Equally, fifteen years ago we knew little of the molecular basis of plant development e. g. flower and shoot development, in this edition it has merited a whole chapter, much of which relates to discoveries in the last decade. Because of these factors, it was felt that a different approach was required for this edition.

Plant propagation. --- Plant tissue culture. --- Plant breeding. --- Crops --- Agriculture --- Breeding --- Tissue culture --- Propagation of plants --- Horticulture --- Plants --- Reproduction

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This book provides two basic concepts on plant propagation and value-added transplant production in a closed structure with artificial lighting: 1) photoautotrophic (sugar-free medium, photosynthetic or inorganic nutrition) micropropagation systems, and 2) closed transplant production systems with minimum resource consumption and environmental pollution. This book also describes the methodology, technology and practical techniques employed in both systems, which have been commercialized recently in some Asian countries such as China and Japan. We often use a closed structure such as a tissue culture vessel, a culture room, a growth chamber, a plant factory with lamps, and a greenhouse to propagate plants and produce transplants. Main reasons why we use such a closed structure is: 1) higher controllability of the environment for desired plant growth, 2) easier protection of plants from damage by harsh physical environment, pathogens, insects, animals, etc, 3) easier reduction in resource consumption for environmental control and protection, and 4) higher quality and productivity of plants at a lower cost, compared with the plant propagation and transplant production under rain, wind and sunlight shelters and in the open fields. Thus, there should be some knowledge, discipline, methodology, technology and problems to be solved on plant propagation and transplant production common to those closed structures, regardless of the types and sizes of the closed structure.

Plant micropropagation. --- Plant tissue culture. --- Tissue culture --- In vitro plant propagation --- Micropropagation, Plant --- Plant propagation --- Plants --- Plant cell culture --- Plant tissue culture --- Vegetative propagation --- In vitro --- Micropropagation --- Botany. --- Developmental biology. --- Plant Sciences. --- Developmental Biology. --- Development (Biology) --- Biology --- Growth --- Ontogeny --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Natural history --- Plant science. --- Floristic botany

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A comprehensive and practical guide on all of the grafting techniques the professional and home gardener is likely to need.

Grafting. --- Budding (Plant propagation) --- Fruit trees. --- Nut trees. --- Plants, Ornamental. --- Decorative plants --- Garden plants --- Ornamental plants --- Ornamentals (Plants) --- Horticultural crops --- Plants, Cultivated --- Ornamental plant industry --- Nuts --- Trees --- Orchards --- Bud-grafting --- Budding --- Grafting --- Buds --- Budwood --- Graftage --- Vegetative propagation