1. Edition - February 2007
159.- Euro
2007. XXIV, 455 Pages, Hardcover
93 Fig. (25 Colored Fig.), 26 Tab. 
- Handbook/Reference Book -
ISBN-10: 3-527-31487-3
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-31487-4 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim







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Short description
Targeted at beginners as well as experienced users, this handy reference explains the benefits and uses of flow cytometry in the study of plants and their genomes. It contains much valuable practical advice for the growing community of plant scientists.

From the contents
Cytometry and Cytometers: Development and Growth (H. Shapiro)
Principles of Flow Cytometry (J. Robinson, G. Gregori)
Flow Cytometry with Plants: an Overview (J. Dolezel, J. Greilhuber, J. Suda)
Nuclear DNA Content Measurement (J. Greilhuber, E. Temsch, J. Loureiro)
Flow Cytometry and Ploidy: Applications in Plant Systematics, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (J. Suda, P. Kron, B. Husband, P. Travnicek)
Reproduction Mode Screening (F. Matzk)
Genome Size and its Uses: the Impact of Flow Cytometry (I. Leitch, M. Bennett)
DNA Base Composition of Plant Genomes (A. Meister, M. Barow)
Detection and Viability Assessment of Plant Pathogenic Microorganisms using Flow Cytometry (J. Bergervoet, J. van der Wolf, J. Peters)
Protoplast Analysis using Flow Cytometry and Sorting (D. Galbraith)
Flow Cytometry of Chloroplasts (E. Pfundel, A. Meister)
DNA Flow Cytometry in Non-vascular Plants (H. Voglmayr)
Phytoplankton and their Analysis by Flow Cytometry (G. Dubelaar, R. Casotti, G. Tarran, I. Biegala)
Cell Cycle Analysis in Plants (M. Pfosser, Z. Magyar, L. Bogre)
Endopolyploidy in Plants and its Analysis by Flow Cytometry (M. Barow, G. Jovtchev)
Chromosome Analysis and Sorting (J. Dolezel, M. Kubalakova, P. Suchankova, P. Kovarova, J. Bartos, H. Simkova)
Analysis of Plant Gene Expression Using Flow Cytometry and Sorting (D. Galbraith)
Flower: A Plant DNA Flow Cytometry Database (J. Loureiro, J. Suda, J. Dolezel, C. Santos)