Editors : S.M. Paul Khurana, Ramesh Chandra and Mahesh D. Upadhya

Potato is a crop grown worldwide which is being increasingly studied particularly from the aspects of biotechnology covered here. The enormous research data in the field of potato biotechnology for crop improvement, etc., have been generated in the recent past. Such data, however, have been scattered widely and are not available in a consolidated form. Research workers/students of biotechnology, faculty members teaching them and also research workers with diverse backgrounds find it difficult and look for comprehensive reviews. Occasionally, edited reviews have appeared but with a specific purpose hence do not fulfil the needs of users from different disciplines.

It is hoped that the information compiled here will serve as a ready reference not only to the potato biotechnologists but equally for the scientists in related disciplines involved in research, teaching and/or industry.

Contents

Anther Culture in Potato Improvement -

Strategies for the Evaluation of Somaclonal Variations as a Source of Resistance to Early and Late Blights of Potato

Somatic Embryogenesis and Somaclonal Variations

Long Term Storage of Old Potato Cultivars in Liquid Nitrogen

Potato Embryo Culture

Commercialization of Potato Micropropagation

Monoclonal Antibodies : Production and Application for Detection of Potato Viruses and Pests

Production of Disease-free Plants

Molecular Probes for Detection of Viruses and Viroids in Potato

Molecular Aspects of Self Incompatibility in Tuber-bearing Solanum spp.

Application of DNA Technology to Potato Improvement

DNA Finger Printing (RFLPs and RAPDs) in Potatoes

Genetic Engineering for Resistance to Potato Viruses

Environment and Regulatory Aspects of using Genetically Transformed Potato Plants (including Risks)

ISBN : 81-85048-39-8

372pp, Colour & B/W photographs; Hardbound