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Current Advances in Coconut Biotechnology

(Number (ISBN

9401592837

(Number (ISBN

9789401592833

Number

b551101

Title Proper

Current Advances in Coconut Biotechnology

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by C. Oropeza, J.L. Verdeil, G.R. Ashburner, R. Cardeña, J.M. Santamaría.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Dordrecht

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Netherlands

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1999

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(xi, 439 pages)

Series Title

Current plant science and biotechnology in agriculture, 35.

Text of Note

1. Biotechnology and the Coconut Industry --;Current status of the coconut industry --;The role of international cooperation in the development of biotechnology in coconut --;2. Molecular Markers, Coconut Diversity and Genetic Improvement --;The application of molecular markers to coconut genetic improvement --;Genetic improvement of coconut palms --;Use of molecular markers and morpho-agronomical characters in the management of plant germplasm --;Use of RFLP markers to study the diversity of the coconut palm --;RAPD markers in the genetic diversity study of coconut --;Analysis of coconut germplasm biodiversity by DNA marker technologies and construction of a genetic linkage map --;The use of polymorphic microsatellites for assessing genetic diversity in coconut --;Lethal yellowing resistance in coconut germplasm from México --;Prospects for marker assisted breeding of lethal yellowing-resistant coconuts --;3. Molecular Detection and Diagnosis of Coconut Diseases --;Conventional and molecular approaches for detection and diagnosis of plant diseases: application to coconut --;Detection and diagnosis of lethal yellowing --;Detection and diagnosis of African lethal yellowing-like diseases --;Detection and diagnosis of coconut cadang-cadang --;Detection of coconut cadang-cadang viroid-like sequences --;Detection and diagnosis of coconut foliar decay disease --;The use of biotechnology for the safe movement of coconut germplasm --;4. In Vitro Propagation of Coconut --;Application of in vitro techniques to the conservation and propagation of coconut palms --;Coconut embryo culture --;Cryopreservation of coconut germplasm --;Somatic embryogenesis in coconut from immature inflorescence expiants --;Somatic embryogenesis and regeneration in coconut from plumular expiants --;Control of environmental conditions and the use of polyamines can optimise the conditions for the initiation and proliferation of coconut somatic embryos --;The use of osmotically active agents and abscisic acid can optimise the maturation of coconut somatic embryos --;The zygotic embryo: a model for physiological studies in coconut --;Effect of medium sucrose on the photosynthetic capacity of coconut vitroplants formed from zygotic embryos --;The application of markers for embryogenesis and organogenesis in coconut propagation --;Recent progress on coconut micropropagation through a joined effort involving different countries --;Scaling-up micropropagation of palms: the example of oil palm --;Potential use of clonal propagation in coconut improvement programs --;Does clonal coconut material have a potential use in any agricultural system? --;Concluding Remarks.

Text of Note

Standard plant breeding techniques used with coconut have produced improved planting material, but progress is inevitably very slow. The papers presented in this section suggest that such techniques will open up exciting new prospects, but only after basic information has been gathered on the genetic status of existing coconut stocks.

Botany.

Life sciences.

Plant diseases.

edited by C. Oropeza, J.L. Verdeil, G.R. Ashburner, R. Cardeña, J.M. Santamaría.

C Oropeza

G R Ashburner

J L Verdeil

J M Santamaría

R Cardeña

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[Book]

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