Plant Biotechnology: Volume 18, Plant Biotechnology (Society for Experimental Biology Seminar Series, Series Number 18) - Hardcover

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 covered: 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.