Plant Tissue Culture Procedure - Background -- Micropropagation: Uses and Methods -- The Components of Plant Tissue Culture Media I: Macro- and Micro-Nutrients -- The Components of Plant Tissue Culture Media II: Organic Additions, Osmotic and pH Effects, and Support Systems -- Plant Growth Regulators I: Introduction; Auxins, their Analogues and Inhibitors -- Plant Growth Regulators II: Cytokinins, their Analogues and Antagonists -- Plant Growth Regulators III : Gibberellins, Ethylene, Abscisic Acid, their Analogues and Inhibitors; Miscellaneous Compounds. -- Developmental Biology -- Somatic Embryogenesis -- Adventitious Regeneration -- Stock Plant Physiological Factors Affecting Growth and Morphogenesis -- Effects of the Physical Environment -- The Anatomy and Morphology of Tissue Cultured Plants.

The first edition of "Plant Propagation by Tissue Culture" by Edwin F. George appeared in 1986. A second edition consisting of two volumes appeared in 1993 and 1996. For researchers and students, George's books have become the standard works on in vitro plant propagation. The volumes also contain a wealth of information for researchers and companies working in related areas; particularly plant breeding, genetic engineering, phytopathology, production of secondary metabolites and conservation. Scientific knowledge has expanded rapidly since the second edition and it would now be a daunting task for a single author to cover all aspects adequately. Therefore, in this third edition, topics are being covered by a number of specialists. However, this edition still maintains the integration that was characteristic of the previous editions. The first volume of the new edition highlights the scientific background of in vitro propagation. The second volume, which is in preparation, will cover the practice of micropropagation and describe its various applications.