1. An Introduction to Plant Cell Culture
Victor M. Loyola-Vargas and Neftalí Ochoa-Alejo
2. History of Plant Tissue Culture
Trevor Thorpe
3. Callus, Suspension Culture and Hairy Roots. Induction, Maintenance, and Characterization
Rosa M. Galáz-Ávalos, Sagrario Aguilar-Díaz, Pedro A. Xool-González, Silvia M. Huchín-May and Víctor M. Loyola-Vargas
4. Growth Measurements. Estimation of Cell Division and Cell Expansion
Gregorio Godoy-Hernández and Felipe A. Vázquez Flota
5. Measurement of Cell Viability
Lizbeth A. Castro-Concha, Rosa María Escobedo, and María de Lourdes Miranda-Ham
6. Pathogen and Biological Contamination Management in Plant Tissue Culture: Phyto-Pathogens, Vitro-Pathogens, and Vitro-Pests
Alan C. Cassells
7. Cryopreservation of Embryogenic Cell Suspensions by Encapsulation-Vitrification and Encapsulation-Dehydration
Zhenfang Yin, Long Chen, Bing Zhao, Yongxing Zhu, and Qiaochun Wang
8. The Study of in vitro Development in Plants: General Approaches and Photography
Edward C. Yeung
9. Use of Statistics in Plant Biotechnology
Michael E. Compton
10. Tissue Culture Methods for the Clonal Propagation and Genetic Improvement of Spanish Red Cedar (Cedrela Odorata)
Yuri Peña-Rodríguez, Juan Juárez Gómez, José Antonio González, and Manuel L. Robert
11. Micropropagation of Banana
Yıldız Aka Kaçar and Ben Faber
12. Liquid in vitro Culture for the Propagation of Arundo donax
Miguel Ángel Herrera-Alamillo and Manuel L. Robert
13. Production of Haploids and Doubled Haploids in Maize
Vanessa Prigge and Albrecht E. Melchinger
14. Maize Somatic Embryogenesis: Recent Features to Improve Plant Regeneration
Verónica Garrocho-Villegas, Maria Teresa de Jesús-Olivera, and Estela Sánchez Quintanar
15. Improved Shoot Regeneration from Root Explants Using an Abscisic Acid Containing Medium
Subramanian Paulraj and Edward C. Yeung
16. Cryopreservation of Shoot Tips and Meristems: An Overview of Contemporary Methodologies
Erica E. Benson and Keith Harding
17. Anther Culture of Chili Pepper (Capsicum spp.)
Neftalí Ochoa-Alejo
18. Production of Inter-Specific Hybrids in Ornamental Plants
Juntaro Kato and Masahiro Mii
19. Plant Tissue Culture of Fast-Growing Trees for Phytoremediation Research
José Luis Couselo, Elena Corredoira, Ana M. Vieitez, and Antonio Ballester
20. Removing Heavy Metals by in vitro Cultures
María del Socorro Santos-Díaz and María del Carmen Barrón-Cruz
21. Establishment of a Sanguinarine Producing Cell Suspension Culture of Argemone Mexicana L. (Papaveraceae). Induction of Alkaloid Accumulation
Felipe A. Vázquez-Flota, Miriam Monforte-González, Cecilia Guízar-González, Jorge Rubio-Piña, and Karen Trujillo-Villanueva
22. Epigenetics, the Role of DNA Methylation on Tree Development
Marcos Viejo Somoano, María E. Santamaría, José L. Rodríguez, Luis Valledor, Mónica Meijón, Marta Pérez, Jesús Pascual, Rodrigo Hasbún, Mario Fernández Fraga, María Berdasco, Peter E. Toorop, María J. Cañal, and Roberto Rodríguez Fernández
23. The Potential Roles of microRNAs in Molecular Breeding
Qing Liu and Yue-Qin Chen
24. Determination of Histone Methylation in M