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List of tables. List of colour plates. List of figures. Preface. 1.General introduction. 2. Mutagenic treatments. Introduction. Chemicalmutagens. Physical mutagens. References. 3. Other sources of geneticvariation. Introduction. Ploidy mutations. Somaclonal variations.References. 4. Shoot apices: Organization and post-irradiationbehaviour. Introduction. Structure and functioning of shoot apices.Behaviour of axillary and adventitious buds. The position of a mutatedcell within a plant; chimerism. Rearrangements of cell layers. Shootapices after irradiation. Patterns of radiation-inducedmorphological/histological damage and recovery. The fate of a mutatedapical cell; diplontic selection. References. 5. Adventitious budtechniques and other in vivo or in vitro methods of asexual propagationof relevance to mutation breeding. Introduction. In vivo techniques. Invitro techniques. 6. Root and tuber crops. General. Cassava. Garlic andshallots. Jerusalem artichoke. Potato. Sweet potato. Yams and variousother (tropical) root and tuber crops. 7. Ornamental crops. General.Tuber and bulb crops. Flowering pot plants. Foliage pot plants. Cutflowers. Garden plants. Woody plants. 8. Woody perennials and foresttrees. General. Broad-leaved trees. Coniferous trees. Trees used insericulture (Morus). 9. Fruit crops. Temperate fruit crops. Treefruits. Small fruits. Grapevine. Tropical fruit crops. 10. Other crops.Essential oil crops. Fiber crops. Rubber. Hops. Sugarcane. Tea.Grasses. Index of references. Index of plant names.