CottonAuthor: Professor Dr. Y. P. S. Bajaj Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg ISBN: 978-3-642-80375-8 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-80373-4Table of Contents:Biotechnology for the Improvement of Cotton Establishment of Callus Culture, Somatic Embryogenesis, and the Regeneration of Cotton Plants Regeneration of Plants from Cotton Protoplasts Micropropagation and the Conservation of Germplasm of Cotton Interspecific Hybridization in Cotton Through Embryo Rescue and Culture In Vitro Fertilization in Cotton In Vitro Culture of Cotton Ovules Use of Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Markers to Assist Wide Hybridization in Cotton Heterosis in Cotton Anther Culture Studies and Pollen Embryogenesis in Cotton In Vitro Culture of Isolated Pollen in Cotton Parthenogenesis and Haploid Breeding in Gossypium hirsutum Somaclonal Variation in Cotton Salt and Water Stress-Tolerant Cotton In Vitro Regeneration of High Temperature-Resistant Cotton Plants Nematode Resistance in Cotton Genetic Transformation of Cotton Through Particle Bombardment Insect-Resistant Transgenic Cotton Transgenic Cotton Resistant to the Herbicide 2,4-D Effect of Transgenic Cotton Expressing the Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki Endotoxin on Soil Microorganisms — Risk Assessment Studies, I Biotechnology for the Improvement of Cotton; Establishment of Callus Culture and Somatic Embryogenesis; Protoplast Culture, Micropropagation, and the Conservation of Germplasm -- II Interspecific Hybridization, Embryo/Ovule Culture; In Vitro Fertilization; RAPD, Heterosis -- III Anther/Pollen Culture; Parthenogenesis and Haploid Breeding -- IV Somaclonal Variation; Genetic Variability for Plants Tolerant to Salt, High Temperature, Nematodes -- V Genetic Transformation; Transgenic Cotton Plants Resistant to Insects, Herbicides; Field Trials; Risk Assessment Studies; Engineering of Fiber -- VI Secondary Metabolites -- Gossypol and Tannins, Cotton is a multipurpose crop and produces lint, the most important source of fiber used in the textile industry, oil, seed meal, and hulls. Twenty-three chapters on various aspects of in vitro manipulation and other biotechnological approaches to the improvement of cotton are arranged in six sections: I Biotechnology for the Improvement of Cotton; Establishment of Callus Culture and Somatic Embryogenesis; Protoplast Culture, Micropropagation, and the Conservation of Germplasm II Interspecific Hybridization, Embryo/Ovule Culture; In Vitro Fertilization; RAPD, Heterosis III Anther/Pollen Culture; Parthenogenesis and Haploid Breeding IV Somaclonal Variation; Genetic Variability for Plants Tolerant to Salt, High Temperature, Nematodes V Genetic Transformation; Transgenic Cotton Plants Resistant to Insects, Herbicides; Field Trials; Risk Assessment Studies; Engineering of Fiber VI Secondary Metabolites - Gossypol and Tannins Special emphasis is placed on interspecific hybridization, somaclonal variation, transgenic cotton resistant to insects and herbicides, and re-engineering of fiber. This book is of special interest to advanced students, teachers, and research workers in the field of cotton breeding, genetics, tissue culture, molecular biology, and plant biotechnology in general, Includes bibliographical references and index, Electronic reproduction, Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002, digitized