US EPA

7432280 

Journal Article 

Plant Tissue Culture: Applications in Plant Improvement and Conservation 

Shahzad, A; Parveen, S; Sharma, S; Shaheen, A; Saeed, T; Yadav, V; Akhtar, R; Ahmad, Z; Upadhyay, A; , 

2017 

Springer Singapore 

Singapore 

Plant Biotechnology: Principles and Applications 

37-72 

10.1007/978-981-10-2961-5_2 

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-10-2961-5_2
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Plant tissue culture is a significant contribution in micropropagation of ornamental and forest trees, production of pharmaceutically interesting compounds and plant breeding for improved nutritional value of staple crop plants as well as in the improvement of tree species. Plant tissue culture can provide high-quality planting material for the fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants and forest tree species throughout the year, irrespective of season and weather, thus opening new opportunities to producers, farmers and nursery owners. The biotechnological approaches like haploid induction, somaclonal variation, etc. to improve traits are also its important applications. Plant tissue culture is a noble approach to be used in bioproduction, bioconversion or biotransformation of the valuable secondary products for large-scale production and biosynthetic studies.