Protoplast Fusion for the Generation of Unique Plants

Introduction Why Fuse Isolated Plant Protoplasts? Procedures for Protoplast Fusion Chemical Fusion of Protoplasts Electrical Fusion of Protoplasts Products of Protoplast Fusion and the Selection of Somatic Hybrid Tissues and Plants Somatic Hybrid Tissues and Plants Homokaryons and Heterokaryons Procedures for Selecting Hybrid Cells and Plants Characterization of Somatic Hybrid Plants Generation of Asymmetrical Hybrids and Cybrids by Protoplast Fusion Gametosomatic Hybridization Transfer of Unique Traits by Protoplast Fusion Concluding Remarks Bibliography