Plant Tissue Culture: A General Textbook for Higher Vocational Education in the 21st Century

Author: Wu Dianxing
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Based on the needs of China's economic development and industrial restructuring, this book focuses on enhancing technological application capabilities, aiming to cultivate students' comprehensive job skills and innovative spirit, and improve their skills in scientific experiments, production management, technology promotion, and organizational management. The book elaborates on the fundamental theories, knowledge, and skills of plant tissue culture, as well as advanced and practical technologies. It primarily includes:
An overview of plant tissue culture and basic techniques,
Plant tissue and organ culture,
Cultivation of shoot apical meristems,
Haploid culture,
Cell culture,
Protoplast culture and cell fusion,
Genetic resource preservation,
Plant genetic transformation,
Factory production of tissue-cultured seedlings,
Tissue culture and factory production of medicinal plants,
Tissue culture of fruit trees,
Tissue culture of vegetables,
Tissue culture of ornamental plants,
Skill training, etc.
The book incorporates the latest theoretical achievements from both domestic and international sources while highlighting practical new technologies. Notably, it includes specific operational techniques directly applicable to tissue-cultured seedling production and the management of factory production, bringing it closer to real-world practices. The entire book is written in an accessible and engaging manner, with abundant illustrations, emphasizing the application of theoretical knowledge and the cultivation of practical abilities. It is targeted, practical, advanced, and highly operational.
This book can serve as a teaching material for higher vocational colleges, adult education institutions, higher agricultural and forestry colleges, agricultural and forestry secondary vocational schools, and higher vocational classes in horticulture, landscape architecture, agriculture, applied biotechnology, and plant protection, as well as for relevant levels of training. It can also be referenced by technical workers, researchers, and managers engaged in plant tissue culture.