Practical Book of Biotechnology & Plant Tissue Culture

The book starts with an introduction to basic knowledge of instruments which deals with principle, working, uses, limitations and precautions of about ten instruments.Basic Knowledge of precaution of;Culture Media for Bacterial Growth, Plant Tissue Culture and Standard Solutions has been given in simple and easy-to-follow language.The biotechnology exercises such as Plasmid and DNA isolation, DNA size determination, Restriction digestion, PCR, Gus gene assay, RFLP, RAPD, Isolation of bacteria by streak and Pour plate method, Growth characteristics of E.Coli by Plating and Turbidimetric method and the plant tissues culture exercises such as Cell suspension culture, Androgenesis, Somatic embryogenesis, Preparation of plantlet to greenhouse field, have been given in a student friendly manner.
Matter for Viva-voce has also been included.

• Plants from Test Tubes: An Introduction to Micropropogation
• Introduction to Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture
• Plant Tissue Culture
• Teaming with Fungi: The Organic Grower's Guide to Mycorrhizae (Science for Gardeners)
• Teaming with Nutrients: The Organic Gardener's Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition
• Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, Revised Edition
• Plant Tissue Culture: How new varieties of crop plants are produced
• Botany for Gardeners
• The Urban Farmer: Growing Food for Profit on Leased and Borrowed Land
• Marijuana Grower's Handbook: Your Complete Guide for Medical and Personal Marijuana Cultivation