Authors:S.Mohan Jain, S.Mohan Jain, H. Häggman,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: fruits, trees, woody, micropropagation, protocols
Number of Pages: 562
Published: 2007-10-23
List price: $289.00
ISBN-10: 1402063512
ISBN-13: 9781402063510

Micropropagation has become a reliable and routine approach for large-scale rapid plant multiplication, which is based on plant cell, tissue and organ culture on well defined tissue culture media under aseptic conditions. A lot of research efforts are being made to develop and refine micropropagation methods and culture media for large-scale plant multiplication of several number of plant species. However, many forest and fruit tree species still remain recalcitrant to in vitro culture and require highly specific culture conditions for plant growth and development. The recent challenges on pla

Authors:S. Mohan Jain, D.S. Brar,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: improvement, crop, techniques, molecular
Number of Pages: 772
Published: 2010-03-18
List price: $229.00
ISBN-10: 9048129664
ISBN-13: 9789048129669

The first edition of this book, "Molecular techniques in crop improvement" published in 2002 provided comprehensive information on the latest tools and techniques of molecular genetics and applications in crop improvement, and highlighted molecular genetics from the perspective of plant breeders. Since then, major advances have been made in molecular tagging of genes/QTLs governing complex agronomic traits, identification of candidate genes and in applying marker assisted breeding for tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses and quality traits. Recent advances in transgenic technologies, genom

Authors:S. Mohan Jain, P.M. Priyadarshan,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: tropical, species, crops, tree, plantation, breeding
Number of Pages: 654
Published: 2008-10-23
List price: $249.00
ISBN-10: 0387711996
ISBN-13: 9780387711997

Tree species are indispensable to human needs. Due to their long life cycle and environmental sensitivity, breeding trees for sustainable production is a formidable challenge on order to meet the demands of growing human population and industries. Fruit crops such as apple, cocoa, mango, citrus, litchi, pear, dates, and coconut or industrial crops including rubber and tea, improving yield under the optimal, sub-optimal and marginal areas call for a unified worldwide efforts. While the uniqueness of coconut as ‘kalpavriksha’ (Sanskrit-meaning tree of life) makes its presence in every contin

Authors:S. Mohan Jain, D.S. Brar,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: improvement, crop, techniques, molecular
Number of Pages: 628
Published: 2002-04-30
List price: $349.00
ISBN-10: 1402005288
ISBN-13: 9781402005282

This book provides comprehensive information on the latest tools and techniques of molecular genetics and their applications in crop improvement. Advanced techniques used in molecular markers, QTL mapping, marker-assisted breeding and molecular cytogenetics have been thoroughly discussed. The volume highlights molecular genetics from the perspective of plant breeders. Special emphasis has been given on the application of molecular techniques to enhancing efficiency of plant breeding, particularly for developing tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses, improved quality, highly heterotic germpl

Authors:S. Mohan Jain, Pramod K. Gupta,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: forestry, sciences, plants, woody, somatic, embryogenesis, protocol
Number of Pages: 590
Published: 2005-07-01
List price: $239.00
ISBN-10: 1402029845
ISBN-13: 9781402029844

Earlier, we edited a well received series on "Somatic embryogenesis in woody trees", volumes 1 to 6. These volumes provided readers detailed extensive reviews on somatic embryogenesis of important angiosperm and gymnosperm tree species; an excellent source of information for newcomers or those already engaged in research. However, these book volumes did not cover stepwise "detailed protocols" for inducing somatic embryogenesis. This book contains 46 chapters, divided into 4 sections : A) 12 chapters on conifers, B) 14 chapters on fruits, C) 14 chapters on angiosperms, and D) 6 chapters on hist

Authors:Ramdane Dris, S. Mohan Jain,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: volume, preharvest, practice, crops, food, practices, quality, assessment, production
Number of Pages: 295
Published: 2004-01-31
List price: $249.00
ISBN-10: 1402016980
ISBN-13: 9781402016981

Worldwide climatic changes have been raising concerns about potential changes to crop yields and production systems. Such concerns include the ability to accommodate these uncertain effects in order to ensure an adequate food supply for an ever increasing human population. To increase food security and alleviate poverty there is a need to introduce improved crop-production technologies to farmers or growers and by promoting appropriate policies that help them to adopt new technologies. Responsible agriculture must be viable yet sustainable - economically, environmentally and socially.

Authors:S. Mohan Jain, Ronald J. Newton, Pramod K. Gupta,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: volume, forestry, sciences, plants, embryogenesis, woody, somatic
Number of Pages: 756
Published: 2000-07-01
List price: $399.00
ISBN-10: 0792364198
ISBN-13: 9780792364191

The rapid progress on somatic embryogenesis and its prospects for potential application to improving woody plants prompted us to edit this book initially in three volumes, and now an additional three more volumes. We were all convinced that such a treatise was needed and would be extremely useful to researchers and students. This volume 6 is dedicated to Prof. Harry Waris, Helsinki, Finland, who did pioneer work on somatic embryogenesis during the time when Prof. Steward and others were actively engaged in this area. His former student Prof. Liisa Simols, University of Helsinki, Finland, has w