General Introduction
The Rationale of Conservation
Plant Diversity - Distribution and Measurement
Collection of Plant Specimens in the Field
Propagation from Seeds to Seed Preservation
The Role of Fire in Enhancing Regeneration: The Situation in the Cape Floral Region
Vegetative Propagation from Stem Cuttings, Leaves and Roots
In Vitro Propagation from Non-sterile Explants
In Vitro Culture and Plant Conservation
In Vitro Collection in the Field
In Vitro Propagation
In Vitro Preservation
Applications of In Vitro Culture for Conservation of Forest Trees
Anatomical and Histo-Cytological Changes in Regenerating Plants
The Role of Mycorrhizae in Regeneration of Native Vegetation
Conservation of Natural Populations
Conservation and the Future
Biography
Bryan Bowes
This handsomely produced volume reviews a range of techniques applicable to Species Recovery Programmes and other conservation strategies...a convenient academic textbook both for conservation biologists and for graduate or advanced undergraduate students.
—Plant Talk
