1st Edition
Bulbous Plants Biotechnology
Bulbous plants are those with organs for nutrient storage and these include tubers, corms, and bulbs. They can be ornamental or edible, herbaceous or perennial. Important examples of such plants are potato, sweet potato, yam, arrowroot, and dahlias. This book focuses mainly on economically important food crops, their propagation strategies, plant growth and development, tuber quality, and crop protection.
Preface
Edible Crops
Hormonal Regulation of Tuber Formation in Potato Nina P. Aksenova, Lidiya I. Sergeeva, Oksana O. Kolachevskaya and Georgy A. Romanov
Bioreactor Technologies for Mass Propagation of Potato:Future Prospects Rokka Veli-Matti, Kämäräinen-Karppinen Terttu, Virtanen Elina and Pirttilä Anna Maria
Genetic Diversity and Population Structure in Five Cultivated Dioscorea spp. (Dioscoreaceae) using Molecular Markers Elizabeth Ann Veasey, Eduardo de Andrade Bressan, Marcos Vinícius Bohrer Monteiro Siqueira, Aline Borges, Wellington Ferreira do Nascimento, Thiago Fonseca Mezette, Lidinalva de Resende Gomes da Silva, Danielle Muniz da Silva and Gabriel Dequigiovanni
Improvement Strategies for Cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott): Conventional Breeding to Tissue Culture Technology Tsafack Takadong Julie Judith and Charles Gilbert
Status and Prospects of Biotechnology Applications to Conservation, Propagation and Genetic Improvement of Yam Morufat Balogun and Badara Gueye
In vitro Regeneration of Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Songul Gurel and Ekrem Gurel
Biology and Biotechnology of Crocus Mahdi Ahouran
Environmental and Life Cycle Cost Assessment of Cassava Ethanol Shabbir H. Gheewala, Sébastien Bonnet and Thapat Silalertruksa
Flowering Plants
Genetic Transformation and Metabolic Engineering of Lilium Pejman Azadi, Valentine Otang Ntui, Dong Poh Chin and Masahiro Mii
Molecular Markers in Caladium: Development,Characterization and Applications Zhanao Deng
Genetic Control of Anthocyanin Synthesis in Dahlia (Dahlia variabilis) Sho Ohno, Ayumi Deguchi and Munetaka Hosokawa
Flowering in South African Iridaceae Luise Ehrich
In vitro Regeneration of Alstroemeria: A Review Amir Ghaffar Shahriari, Abdolreza Bagheri and Zolfaghar Shahriari
Medicinal Plants
The Current Impact and Potential of Biotechnology to Improve the Capacity of Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) to Prevent Vitamin A Deficiency Betty J. Burri
Tuberous Medicinal Plants of India: Biology and Biotechnology Varsha Sharma and Kishan Gopal Ramawat
Medicinal Bulbous Plants: Biology, Phytochemistry and Biotechnology Sayantani Nath, Partha Sarathi Saha and Sumita Jha
Conservation of Tuberous Medicinal Plants of Western Ghats through Biotechnological Approach P.N. Krishnan, Dhanya B. Pillai and K. Satheeshkumar
Index
Color Plate Section
Biography
K.G. Ramawat, Formerly, Professor and Head, Botany Department, M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India. J.M. Mérillon, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Bordeaux 2, Institute of Wine and Vine, Villenave d’Ornon, France.
