Working with Ferns

1. Introduction
H. Fernández

2. Cellular, Molecular, and Genetic Changes During the Development of Ceratopteris richardii Gametophytes
Mari L. Salmi, Thomas Bushart, Stanley J. Roux

3. Laboratory-Induced Apogamy and Apospory in Ceratopteris richardii

Angela R. Cordle, Linh Thuy Bui, Erin E. Irish, Chi-Lien Cheng

4. Sexual Reproduction in Ferns
V. Menéndez, E. Peredo, M. Méndez, A. Revilla, H. Fernández

5. Gibberellic Acid and Ethylene Control Male Sex Determination and Development of Anemia phyllitidis Gametophytes
Andrzej Kaźmierczak

6. The Sporophytes of Seed-Free Vascular Plants – Major Vegetative Developmental Features and Molecular Genetic Pathways
Alexandru M. F. Tomescu

7. From Spore to Sporophyte: How to Proceed In Vitro

V. Menéndez, R. Arbesú, M. Somer, A. Revilla, H. Fernández

8. In Vitro Regeneration Systems of Platycerium

Marjana Camloh, Jana Ambrožič-Dolinšek

9. Stipule Propagation in Five Marattioid Species Native to Taiwan (Marattiaceae; Pteridophyte)
Yao-Moan Huang, Mei-Hsueh Huang, Chun-Ming Chen, Wen-Liang Chiou

10. Tree Ferns Biotechnology: From Spores to Sporophytes
Jan J. Rybczyński, Anna Mikuła

11. In Vitro Propagation of Rare and Endangered Serpentine Fern Species
Jowita Marszał-Jagacka, Krystyna Kromer

12. Conservation of Fern Spores
Daniel Ballesteros

13. Exploration of Cryo-methods to Preserve Tree and Herbaceous Fern Gametophytes
Anna Mikuła, Damian Makowski, Christina Walters, Jan J. Rybczyński

14. Pteridophyte spores viability
Jose María Gabriel y Galán, Carmen Prada

15. Microsatellites: A Powerful Genetic Marker for Fern Research
Ares Jiménez

16. Diversity in Natural Fern Populations: Dominant Markers as Genetic Tools
E. L. Peredo, A. Revilla, M. Méndez, V. Menéndez, H. Fernández

17. Mitochondrial Activity of Fern Spores for the Evaluation of Acute Toxicity in Higher Plant Development
Myriam Catalá, Marta Esteban, Luis García Quintanilla

18. Chronic Phytotoxicity in Gametophytes: DNA as Biomarker of Growth and Chlorophyll Autofluorescence as Biomarker of Cell Function
Myriam Catalá, José Luis Rodríguez-Gil

19. Arsenic Hyperaccumulator Fern Pteris vittata: Utilities for Arsenic Phytoremediation and Plant Biotechnology
Bala Rathinasabapathi

20. Aerobiology of Pteridophyta Spores: Preliminary Results and Applications
David Rodríguez Cruz, Estefanía Sánchez-Reyes, José Sánchez-Sánchez

21. Studies on Folk Medicinal Fern: An Example of “Gu-Sui-Bu”
Hung-Chi Chang, Sushim Kumar Gupta, Hsin-Sheng Tsay

22. Ecdysteroids in Ferns: Distribution, Diversity, Biosynthesis, and Functions
René Lafont, Raimana Ho, Phila Raharivelomanana, Laurie Dinan

23. Ferns: From Traditional Uses to Pharmaceutical Development, Chemical Identification of Active Principles
Raimana Ho, Taivini Teai, Jean-Pierre Bianchini, René Lafont, Phila Raharivelomanana

24. Functional Activities of Ferns for Human Health
Cheol Hee Lee, So Lim Shin

25. Toxicological and Medicinal Aspects of the Most Frequent Fern Species, Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
János Vetter

Keywords: Life Sciences, Plant Sciences