ISHS Acta Horticulturae 78: Symposium on Tissue Culture for Horticultural Purposes
PREFACE |
| Author: | P.D.I. Boesman |
| Abstract:
Tissue culture of plant material is surely not new. In the last few years more and more research workers have been interested in the techniques of in vitro culture. The exchange of ideas and the results of it can but happen in an optimal way by bringing together a group of interested people, who are working in this special biological field of research and who have the intention to place their acquired knowledge at the disposal of the practice of plant growing. Consequently, we ascertain that tissue culture not only belongs to the domain of the theoretical and fundamental research. The commercial and technical fields have also very much interest in the progress of knowledge of the techniques of tissue culture. In this spirit, this international symposium is fully justified and is undoubtedly on the right place in Ghent since this city is the centre of horticulture in Belgium, especially of ornamental plant growing. We hope that the results of this symposium can be the base of further and large applications. We hope also that they can lead to new insights concerning the use of the techniques of tissue culture. This international meeting could not take place without the cooperation of many willing people and organisms, for which we are very grateful. The "International Society of Horticultural Sciences" was readily agreed to take this symposium under its auspices. The Rector of our university Professor Dr. A. Devreker, and the Administrator of the University of Ghent Mr. W. Desot, and the Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Professor Dr. Ir. A. Gillard have given all facilities since the beginning of our activities. At the same time we received from them as well as from the people of their departments all support and cooperation we need. We are extremely grateful to them. All persons belonging to my department and the members of the other departments who have helped in one way or another by the preparation and the elaboration of this symposium are also included in my acknowledgements. I wish to mention particularly the name of Dr.
Debergh.
From the start of the preparations of this symposium he has been an excellent and dynamic collaborator, full of the enthousiasm which is needed to organize a scientific manifestation as this one.
He is, in addition to a good scientific collaborator, a splendid secretary.
When this symposium has been a success it is particularly due to his excellent insight and his indefatigable zest for work. | |
