Protocols for Micropropagation of Selected Economically-Important Horticultural Plants

<p>SECTION A     PROTOCOLS FOR MICROPROPAGATION OF FRUIT AND NUT SPECIES</p><p>1- Micropropagation of Pear (Pyrus sp.)<br/>Barbara M. Reed, Jeanine DeNoma, Sugae Wada and Joseph Postman<br/>2- In Vitro Propagation of Jojoba<br/>Berta E. Llorente and Nancy M. Apóstolo<br/>3- In Vitro Propagation of Olive (Olea europaea L.) by Nodal <br/>Segmentation of Elongated Shoots<br/>Maurizio Lambardi, Elif Aylin Ozudogru and Romano Roncasaglia<br/>4- Micropropagation Systems of Feijoa (Acca sellowiana <br/>(O. Berg) Burret)<br/>Miguel Pedro Guerra, Gabriela Claudia Cangahuala-Inocente, Lirio Luiz Dal Vesco, Rosete Pescador and Clarissa Alves Caprestano<br/>5- Micropropagation of Vaccinium sp. by In Vitro Axillary Shoot Proliferation<br/>Wojciech Litwińczuk <br/>6- In Vitro Propagation of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) by Shoot Tip Culture<br/>Elif Aylin Ozudogru and Ergun Kaya<br/>7- In Vitro Propagation of Persimmon (Diospyrus kaki Thunb.)<br/>Edgardo Giordani, Mar Naval and Carla Benelli<br/>8- Micropropagation of Citrus spp. by Organogenesis and Somatic Embryogenesis<br/>Benedetta Chiancone and Maria Antonietta Germanà<br/>9- Micropropagation of Prunus Species Relevant to Cherry Fruit Production<br/>Philippe Druart <br/>10- Micropropagation of Peach Rootstocks and Cultivars<br/>Ildikó Balla and Lucienne Mansvelt<br/>11- Micropropagation of Rubus and Ribes spp.<br/>Ewa Dziedzic and Joanna Jagła<br/>12- Somatic Embryogenesis for Efficient Micropropagation of Guava (Psidium gnajava L.)<br/>Nasim Akhtar <br/>13- Micropropagation of Chokeberry by In Vitro Axillary Shoot Proliferation<br/>Wojciech Litwińczuk </p><p>SECTION B     PROTOCOLS FOR MICROPROPAGATION OF ORNAMENTALS AND CUT FLOWERS </p><p>14- Micropropagation of Lavandula spp<br/>Sandra Gonçalves and Anabela Romano<br/>15- In Vitro Propagation of Acacia mangium and A. mangium x A. auriculiformis<br/>Olivier Monteuuis, Antoine Galiana and Doreen Goh16- In Vitro Propagation of Ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) by Somatic Embryogenesis<br/>Maurizio Capuana<br/>17- Micropropagation of Paradise Tree (Melia azedarach) by In Vitro Culture of Axillary Buds<br/>Luis A. Mroginski and Hebe Y. Rey<br/>18- In Vitro Propagation of Hydrangea spp. <br/>Barbara Ruffoni, Ermanno Sacco and Marco Savona<br/>19-  In Vitro Propagation of Fraser Photinia Using Azospirillum-Mediated Root Development<br/>Berta E. Llorente and Ezequiel E. Larraburu<br/>20-  Micropropagation of Helleborus Through Axillary Budding<br/>Margherita Beruto, Serena Viglione and  Alessandro Bisignano <br/>21-  Micropropagation of Cordyline terminalis <br/>Tui Ray, Prasenjit Saha and Satyesh C. Roy<br/>22-  Micropropagation of African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha Wendl.)<br/>Mukund Shukla, J. Alan Sullivan, S. Mohan Jain, Susan J. Murch and Praveen K. Saxena<br/>23-  Micropropagation of Iris sp.<br/>Slađana Jevremović, Zoran Jeknić and Angelina Subotić<br/>24-  Micropropagation of Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii Bolus)<br/>Ghani Minerva and Surinder Kumar</p><p>SECTION C     PROTOCOLS FOR MICROPROPAGATION OF VEGETABLES</p><p>25-  Micropropagation of Onion (Allium cepa L.) from Immature Inflorescences<br/>Pablo Marinangeli<br/>26-  In Vitro Propagation of Cauliflower Using Curd Microexplants<br/>Martin Kieffer and Michael P. Fuller<br/>27-  Micropropagation of Asparagus by In Vitro Shoot Culture<br/>Nataša Štajner<br/>28-  Micropropagation and Cryopreservation of Garlic <br/>E. R. Joachim Keller and Angelika Senula<br/>29-  Micropropagation of Globe Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L. var. scolymus)<br/>Giovanni Iapichino  </p><p>SECTION D    APLLICATIONS OF IN VITRO PROPAGATION</p><p>30-  In Vitro Rejuvenation of Woody Species<br/>Paul E. Read and Christina M. Bavougian<br/>31-  Encapsulation of In Vitro-Derived Explants: An Innovative Tool for Nurseries<br/>Alvaro Standardi and Maurizio Micheli <br/>32-  Thermotherapy, Chemotherapy and Meristem Culture in Banana<br/>Ludivine Lassois, Philippe Lepoivre, Rony Swennen, Ines Van den Houwe and Bart Panis<br/>33-  Agrobacterium-Mediated Genetic Transformation of Pineapple (Ananas comosus L., Merr.)<br/>Minal Mhatre<br/>34-  Protocol for Inducing Flower Color Somaclonal Variation in Torenia (Torenia fournieri Lind.)<br/>Duong Tan Nhut, Nguyen Thanh Hai, Pham Thi Minh Thu, Nguyen Ngoc Thi, Truong Thi Dieu Hien, Tran Trong Tuan, Nguyen Ba Nam, Nguyen Phuc Huy, Hoang Xuan Chien and S. Mohan Jain<br/>35-  Production of Pathogen-Free Horticultural Crops by Cryotherapy of In Vitro-Grown Shoot Tips<br/>Chaohong Feng, Biao Wang, Yanli Ma, Zhibo Zhang, Zhenfang Yin, Long Chen, Mingfu Li and Qiaochun Wang<br/></p>