Plant Tissue Culture and Plant Improvement: Some Recent Findings from Experiments with Schlumbergera, Hatiora (Rhipsalidopsis), and Campanula

摘要

Plant tissue culture techniques have applications to a wide range of species and such usage has increased dramatically over the past twenty or so years. Techniques used include regeneration of cells, tissues, protoplasts, organs, embryos, ovules, microspores, anthers, etc. More recently, applications of these techniques have been extended to improve existing cultivars. Tissue culture techniques applied to plant improvement gives the opportunity to introduce genes across species. In addition, selection of somaclones through variation created by the tissue culture techniques themselves or those induced by mutagenic agents could also be used for creating new varieties.