Pathogen and Microbial Contamination Management in Micropropagation

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Pathogen and Microbial Contamination Management in Micropropagation — An Overview....Pages 1-13
Strategic Considerations for the Establishment of Micro-Organism-Free Tissue Cultures for Commercial Ornamental Micropropagation....Pages 15-22
Improved Virus Detection in Rosaceous Fruit Trees in vitro ....Pages 23-29
Trends in European Plant Tissue Culture Industry from 1990 to 1993....Pages 31-37
Commercial Micropropagation Laboratories in the United States....Pages 39-44
Walled and Wall-Less Eubacteria from Plants: Sieve-Tube-Restricted Plant Pathogens....Pages 45-60
Modern Methods for Identifying Bacteria....Pages 61-73
Developments in Serological Methods to Detect and Identify Plant Viruses....Pages 75-82
Molecular Diagnostics for Pathogen Detection in Seeds and Planting Material....Pages 83-95
Isolation and Analysis of Double-Stranded RNA in Plant Tissues to Detect Virus and Virus-Like Agents....Pages 97-105
A Review of the lux -Marker System: Potential for Application in Plant Tissue Culture....Pages 107-113
DNA Profiling and Strategies for in Planta Localisation of Bacteria intimately Associated with Billbergia Magnifica ssp. Acutisepalia ....Pages 115-122
Cost Analysis of Detection of Bacteria and Phytoplasmas in Plant Tissue Cultures by PCR....Pages 123-130
Microbes Intimately Associated with Tissue and Cell Cultures of Tropical Dioscorea Yams....Pages 131-138
Detection and Identification of Bacterial Contaminants of Strawberry Runner Explants....Pages 139-143
Evidence for the Occurrence of Endophytic Prokaryotic Contaminants in Micropropagated Plantlets of Prunus Cerasus cv. ‘Montmorency’....Pages 145-148
Occurrence and Influence of Endogenous Bacteria in Embryogenic Cultures of Norway Spruce....Pages 149-154
Antibiotics in Plant Tissue Culture and Micropropagation — What are We Aiming at?....Pages 155-160
Elimination of External and internal Contaminants in Rhizomes of Zantedeschia Aethiopica with Commercial Fungicides and Antibiotics....Pages 161-167
Internal Bacterial Contamination of Micropropagated Hazelnut: Identification and Antibiotic Treatment....Pages 169-174
Elimination of Several Bacterial Isolates from Meristem Tips of Hydrangea spp.....Pages 175-181
The Application of Antibiotics and Sulphonamide for Eliminating Bacillus Cereus During the Micropropagation of Infected Dieffenbachia Picta Schott....Pages 183-191
Identification and Antibiotic Sensitivity of Bacterial Contaminants Isolated from in vitro Cultures of Some Tropical Aquatic Plants....Pages 193-199
The Effect of Acetylsalicylic Acid on Development of Bacterial Contaminants and Gas Evolution in Apricot Shoot Cultures....Pages 201-206
Control of Bacillus Contaminating Date Palm Tissue in Micropropagation Using Antibiotics....Pages 207-211
Monitoring of Virus Diseases in Austrian Grapevine Varieties and Virus Elimination Using in vitro Thermotherapy....Pages 213-218
Hot-Water Treatment before Tissue Culture Reduces Initial Contamination in Lilium and Acer ....Pages 219-224
Elimination of Bean Seed-Borne Bacteria by Thermotherapy and Meristem Culture....Pages 225-231
Prevention and Elimination of Contamination for in vitro Culture of Several Woody Species....Pages 233-236
Laboratory Contamination Management; the Requirement for Microbiological Quality Assurance....Pages 237-244
Microbial Communities on Human Tissues; An Important Source of Contaminants in Plant Tissue Cultures....Pages 245-257
Contamination by Micro-Arthropods in Plant Tissue Cultures....Pages 259-266
Photoautotrophic Micropropagation — A Strategy for Contamination Control?....Pages 267-278
The use of Hortifoam Substrate in a Micropropagation System. Comparative Study of Sugar-Based and Sugar-Free Medium....Pages 279-285
Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory Establishment under Challenging Conditions....Pages 287-291
 In Vitro Callus Formation on Watermelon Cotyledon Explants is Influenced by the Presence of Endophytic Organisms....Pages 293-298
Epiphytic Bacteria: Activities, Risks and Benefits....Pages 299-308
Fungal Infections of Micropropagated Plants at Weaning: A Problem Exemplified by Downy Mildews in Rubus and Rosa ....Pages 309-320
From Laboratory to Applications: Challenges and Progress with in vitro Dual Cultures of Potato and Beneficial Bacteria....Pages 321-329
Bacillus Subtilis an Endophyte of Chestnut ( Castanea Sativa ) as Antagonist Against Chestnut Blight ( Cryphonectria Parasitica )....Pages 331-337
Biological Control of Botrytis, Phytophthora and Pythium by Bacillus Subtilis Cot1 and Cl27 of Micropropagated Plants in High-Humidity Fogging Glasshouses....Pages 339-344
Microbial Characterisation and Preparation of Inoculum for in vitro Mycorrhization of Strawberry in Autotrophic Culture....Pages 345-350
Acclimation Results of Micropropagated Black Locust ( Robinia Pseudoacacia L.) Improved by Symbiotic Micro-Organisms....Pages 351-354
A Review of Tissue Proliferation of Rhododendron ....Pages 355-362
Problems with Plant Health of in vitro Propagated Anthurium spp. and Phalaenopsis Hybrids....Pages 363-370
Back Matter....Pages 371-371