Fiber Plants: Biology, Biotechnology and Applications

✍ Scribed by K.G. Ramawat, M. R. Ahuja (eds.)

Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2016
Tongue: English
Leaves: 263
Series: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity 13
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book assesses the potential effects of biotechnological approaches, particularly genetic modification, on the present state of fiber crop cultivation and sustainable production. Leading international researchers discuss and explain how biotechnology can affect and solve problems in connection with fiber crops. The topics covered include biology, biotechnology, genomics and applications of fiber crops like cotton, flax, jute and bamboo. Providing complete, comprehensive and broad subject-based reviews, the book offers a valuable resource for students, teachers, and researchers including agriculturists, biotechnologists and botanists, as well as industrialists and government agencies involved in the planning of fiber crop cultivation.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Fiber Plants: An Overview....Pages 3-15
The Global Importance of Transgenic Cotton....Pages 17-33
Natural Cellulose Fiber from Mendong Grass (Fimbristylis globulosa)....Pages 35-52
Sanseviera zeylanica (L.) Willd and Its Potential as a New Natural Source Fiber: A Case Study from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico....Pages 53-63
Linen and Its Wet Processing....Pages 65-84
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Cotton Regeneration In Vitro....Pages 87-110
Plant Cell, Tissue, and Organ Culture Approaches to Explore the Functional Cell Differentiation in Phyllostachys and Bambusa Bamboo Plants....Pages 111-126
Cotton Fiber Biotechnology : Potential Controls and Transgenic Improvement of Elongation and Cell Wall Thickening....Pages 127-153
Jute Genomics : Emerging Resources and Tools for Molecular Breeding ....Pages 155-200
Transgenic Cotton for Agronomical Useful Traits....Pages 201-216
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Modification of Cellulose Acetate Films....Pages 219-234
Physicochemical, Morphological, and Anatomical Properties of Plant Fibers Used for Pulp and Papermaking....Pages 235-248
Back Matter....Pages 249-258

✦ Subjects

Plant Breeding/Biotechnology;Plant Genetics & Genomics;Biodiversity;Conservation Biology/Ecology;Developmental Biology

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