Plant Propagation Concepts and Laboratory Exercises develops a working knowledge of the principles of plant propagation, as they apply in temperate and tropical environments.

Plant Propagation Concepts and Laboratory Exercises:

• Integrates state-of-the-art approaches to asexual and sexual propagation of plants
• Provides laboratory exercises that facilitate theoretical understanding
• Covers myths of plant propagation
• Discusses intellectual property protection for plants
• Includes a CD-ROM with full-color illustrations and PowerPoint presentations

Plant Propagation Concepts and Laboratory Exercises contains enough practical and up-to-date information and detailed protocols to serve the reference needs of those who continue to be active in plant science research.

Contents

Structures for Plant Propagation

1. Propagation Structures—Types and Management
2. Holistic Thought Process for the Design of Propagation Facilities
3. Intermittent Mist Control for Plant Propagation

Plant Propagation Media and Containers

4. Media and Containers for Seed and Cutting Propagation and Transplanting
5. Physical Properties and Other Factors When Selecting Propagation Media
6. Media for Cutting Propagation

Plant Propagation Diseases and the Importance of Sanitation

7. Disease Management
8. Disinfestation of Soil and Planting Media
9. Botrytis and Other Propagation Pathogens
10. Crop Certification Programs and the Production of Specific Pathogen-Free Plants
11. Integrated Pest Management for Plant Propagation Systems

Evaluation of Propagated Plants

12. Evaluation of Data from Propagation Experiments

General Concepts for Successful Vegetative Propagation

13. Plant Growth Regulators Used in Propagation
14. Juvenility and Its Affect on Macro- and Micropropagation
15. Chimeras

Propagation by Stem Cuttings

16. Cloning Plants by Rooting Stem Cuttings
17. Anatomical and Physiological Changes That Occur During Rooting of Cuttings
18. Use of Auxins in Root Cuttings
19. Adventitious Rooting of Woody and Herbaceous Plants
20. Rooting Cuttings of Tropical Plants
21. Care and Management of Stock Plants

Propagation by Leaf and Root Cuttings

22. Adventitious Shoot and Root Formation on Leaf and Root Cuttings
23. Propagation by Leaf Cuttings
24. Propagation of Sumac by Rooting Cuttings

Layering

25. Layering

Grafting and Budding

26. Grafting: Theory and Practice
27. Grafting and Budding Exercises with Woody and Herbaceous Species

Bulbs and Plants with Special Structures

28. Storage Organs
29. Propagating Selected Flowerbulb Species

Micropropagation

30. Micropropagation
31. Getting Started With Tissue Culture—Media Preparation, Sterile Technique, and Laboratory
32. Equipment
33. Micropropagation of Mint
34. Micropropagation of Tropical Root and Tuber Crops
35. Micropropagation of Woody Plants

Seed Production and Propagation

36. Sexual Reproduction in Angiosperms
37. Breeding Horticultural Plants
38. Seed Production, Processing, and Analysis
39. Environmental Factors Affecting Seed Germination
40. Producing Seedlings and Bedding Plants
41. Practices to Promote Seed Germination: Scarification, Stratification, and Priming

In Conclusion: Special Topics

42. Myths of Plant Propagation
43. Intellectual Property Protection for Plants

Index

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