I.1 The Cell's Commitment to Somatic Embryogenesis --;I.2 Early Events in Embryogenesis --;I.3 Molecular Basis of Somatic Embryogenesis --;I.4 Gene Expression in Somatic Embryos --;I.5 Role of Polyamines in Somatic Embryogenesis --;I.6 Anatomy of Somatic Embryogenesis --;I.7 Machine Vision Analysis of Plant Cells and Somatic Embryos --;II. 1 Somatic Embryogenesis and Its Applications for Crop Improvement --;II. 2 Somatic Embryogenesis and the Technology of Synthetic Seed --;II. 3 Role of Maturation and Desiccation of Somatic Embryos in the Production of Dry Artificial Seed --;II. 4 Artificial Seed Production Through Encapsulation of Hairy Root and Shoot Tips --;II. 5 Fluid Drilling as a Delivery System for Somatic Embryo-Derived Plantlets --;II. 6 Micropropagation Through Somatic Embryos --;II. 7 Genetic Transformation of Somatic Embryos --;II. 8 Cryopreservation of Somatic Embryos --;III. 1 Somatic Embryogenesis in Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) --;III. 2 Somatic Embryogenesis in Birches (Betula spp.) --;III. 3 Somatic Embryogenesis in Papaya (Carica papaya L.) --;III. 4 Somatic Embryogenesis in Citrus Species --;III. 5 Somatic Embryogenesis in Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) --;III. 6 Somatic Embryogenesis in Hazelnut (Corylus Species) --;III. 7 Somatic Embryogenesis in Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) --;III. 8 Somatic Embryogenesis in Rubber Tree (Hevea brasiliensis Müll. Arg.) --;III. 9 Somatic Embryogenesis in Walnut (Juglans Species) --;III. 10 Somatic Embryogenesis in Western Larch (Larix occidentalis) --;III. 11 Somatic Embryogenesis in Magnoliaceae (Liriodendron and Magnolia) --;III. 12 Somatic Embryogenesis in Olive (Olea europaea L.) --;III. 13 Somatic Embryogenesis in Norway Spruce (Picea abies) --;III. 14 Somatic Embryogenesis in Black Spruce [Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.] and Red Spruce (P. rubens Sarg.) --;III. 15 Somatic Embryogenesis in Poplars (Populus nigra L. × P. maximowiczii Henry) --;III. 16 Somatic Embryogenesis in Cacao (Theobroma cacao).
While working in the laboratory of Professor Dr. Jacob Reinert at the Freie Universitat Berlin (1974-1976), I had the opportunity to become deeply involved in studying the intricacies of the fascinating phenomenon of somatic embryogenesis in plant cells and protoplasts.