Somatic Embryogenesis: Methods and Protocols

1. Overview of Somatic Embryogenesis

Marco A. Ram甏ez-Mosqueda

Part I: Somatic embryogenesis: advances in recalcitrant species

2. Internal and External Regulatory Elements Controlling Somatic Embryogenesis in Catharanthus: A Model Medicinal Plant

A. Mujib, Yashika Bansal, Moien Qadir Malik, Rukaya Syeed, Jyoti Mamgain, and Bushra Ejaz

3. Advances in Somatic Embryogenesis in Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Jacks.)

Marco A. Ramirez-Mosqueda, Jeric?J. Jab璯 Bello-Bello, Arturo A. Armas S. Marco V. Rodr璲uez-Dem幯eghi, and Eduardo. Mart璯ez-Santos

4. Somatic Embryogenesis in Pines

Ander Castander-Olarieta, Paloma Moncale嫕, and Itziar A. Montalb嫕

Part II: Somatic embryogenesis in agroindustrial species: protocols

5. Use of thin cell layer technique for induction of somatic embryogenesis of Agave fourcroydes

Kelly M Monja-Mio, Antonio Rescalvo-Morales and Manuel L. Robert

6. Theobroma Cacao: Somatic Embryogenesis

Caroline Guillou and Doroth嶪 Verdier

7. Somatic Embryogenesis in Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.)

Felipe Astolpho Almeida, Claudete Santa-Catarina, and Vanildo Silveira

8. Somatic embryogenesis in banana (Musa spp.)

Jorge L鏕ez, Aym?Rayas, V獳tor Medero, Arletys Santos, Milagros Basail and Yoel Beovides

9. Citrus Protoplast Isolation and Plant Regeneration Through Somatic Embryogenesis

Leonardo Soriano, Ahmad A Omar, and Adriana P Martinelli

10. Somatic embryogenesis in citrus (Citrus spp.), var. Valencia

Joanne Moraes de Melo Souza, Carolina Rossi de Oliveira, Eveline Carla da Rocha Tavano, Leonardo Soriano, and Adriana Pinheiro Martinelli

11. Somatic Embryogenesis from Immature Olive zygotic embryos

El Bahri Trabelsi and Amna Jedidi

12. Somatic embryogenesis in papaya (Carica papaya L.)

Laisyn Posada-Perez, Rafael G鏔ez-Kosky, Yenny Padron1, Diosdada Galvez, and Dion Daniels

Part III. Somatic embryogenesis in ornamental species: protocols

13. Somatic Embryogenesis of Anthurium andraeanum Linden. - A Tropical Florists' Plant

T. K. Bandyopadhyay, C. Bhattacharya, S. Roy, P. Raha, I. Khatua, G. Saha and A. Chakraborty

Part IV: Strategies for obtaining somatic embryogenesis

14. Use of Thin Cell Layer (TCL) to obtain somatic embryogenesis

Ivonne N. Bravo-Ruiz, Ma. Teresa Gonz嫮ez-Arnao, Od鏮 Casta鎑da-Castro, Miriam C. Pastel璯-Solano, and Carlos A. Cruz-Cruz

15. Inorganic Compounds that Aid in Obtaining Somatic Embryos

Rodrigo Atanacio-L鏕ez, Mauricio Luna-Rodr璲uez, Anell Soto-Contreras, Luz I. Rojas-Avelizapa, Nadia G. S嫕chez-Coello, Norma Mora-Collado, and Rosal燰 Nez-Pastrana

16. In vitro Stress-Mediated Somatic Embryogenesis in Plants

Jos?Luis Spinoso-Castillo and Jeric?Jab璯 Bello-Bello

Part V: Biotechnological Strategies for the Study and Use Of Somatic Embryogenesis

17. Protocol of Histological Procedures During Coconut Somatic Embryogenesis

Luis S墈nz Carbonell, Carlos Oropeza Sal璯, Ben Hur Chuc Armendariz, Alfonso Azpeitia Morales

18. Somatic Embryogenesis of Brachiaria brizantha (Syn. Urochloa brizantha) analyzed by in situ hybridization

Sylvia Rodrigues da Silveira, Andr嶧 Dias Koehler, Ana Cristina M Mendes Gomes, Glaucia Barbosa Cabral, Vera Tavares de