This text aims to exclusively focus on the topic as the demonstration of totipotency in plants, somatic and haploid embryogenesis is of importance to all those working on or interested in basic and applied aspects of plantlet information and regeneration. The text includes comprehensive reviews written by experts, on all facets of in vitro and in vivo embryogenesis. Some chapters deal with the morphogenic, structural and developmental, physiological and biochemical, and molecular biological aspects of the subject. Chapters are also devoted to haploid embryogenesis, asexual embryogenesis in nature, zygotic embryogenesis, and zygotic embryo culture. Detailed tables summarizing successful somatic embryogenesis in all vascular plants are also included. This book, therefore, aims to bring together information to provide a useful reference book for both active researchers, graduate students and anyone interested in this aspect of tissue culture technology and plant development.
