Azamal Husen

Environmental, Physiological and Chemical Controls of Adventitious Rooting in Cuttings - Plant Biology, sustainability and climate change Azamal Husen

Vegetative propagation by cuttings is widely used to multiply elite trees obtained from the natural population to exploit the genetic variability, while seedlings raised from seeds collected at random tend to show fairly wide variability (unselected genotypes) in growth, which leads to poor stand establishment. Moreover, clonal propagation using cuttings ensures the production of uniform planting materials of desired elite clones. Currently, it has been recognized that this type of uniform production has emerged as an important tool for clonal propagation and tree improvement programmes. Thus, understanding the role of external and internal factors in adventitious root formation (ARF), especially in stem cuttings is very vital.

Environmental, Physiological and Chemical Controls of Adventitious Rooting in Cuttings provides an in-depth review of the latest advances in ARF, including molecular, physiological and environmental factors. Chapters cover topics such as gene expression profiling, homeostasis and signaling during ARF, in vitro micrografting to induce juvenility and improve rooting, and micropropagation in mature trees.

Providing the latest advances in ARF as well as practical guides for specific molecular techniques, this will be an essential read for any researcher interested in plant and tree propagation.