Plant embryogenesis / edited by Maria F. Suarez, Peter V. Bozhkov. — Totowa, N.J. : Humana ; London : Springer [distributor], c2008. – (58.17/M592/v.427)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Preface v
    Contributors ix
    PART I: MODEL EMBRYONIC SYSTEMS
    1. Arabidopsis Embryogenesis
    2. Maize Embryogenesis
    3. Spruce Embryogenesis
    PART II: CELLULAR， GENETIC AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF PLANT FMBRYOGENESIS
    4. In Vitro Fertilization With Isolated Higher Plant Gametes
    5. In Vitro Culture of Arabidopsis Embryos
    6. Culture and Time-Lapse Tracking of Barley Microspore-Derived Embryos
    7. Isolation of Embryo-Specific Mutants in Arabidopsis: Plant Transformation
    8. Isolation of Embryo-Specific Mutants in Arabidopsis: Genetic and Phenotypic Analysis
    9. Laser-Capture Microdissection to Study Global Transcriptional Changes During Plant Embryogenesis
    10. Promoter Trapping System to Study Embryogenesis
    11. Visualization of Auxin Gradients in Embryogenesis
    12. Intercellular Trafficking of Macromolecules During Embryogenesis
    13. Immunolocalization of Proteins in Somatic Embryos: Applications for Studies on the Cytoskeleton
    14. Detection of Programmed Cell Death in Plant Embryos
    Subject Index 181