Plant Biotechnology: Principles and Applications

✍ Scribed by Abdin, Malik Zainul; Ali, Athar; Kamaluddin.; Kiran, Usha

• Publisher: Imprint: Springer, Springer Singapore
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 405
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The book traces the roots of plant biotechnology from the basic sciences to current applications in the biological and agricultural sciences, industry, and medicine. Providing intriguing opportunities to manipulate plant genetic and metabolic systems, plant biotechnology has now become an exciting area of research. The book vividly describes the processes and methods used to genetically engineer plants for agricultural, environmental and industrial purposes, while also discussing related bioethical and biosafety issues. It also highlights important factors that are often overlooked by methodologies used to develop plants’ tolerance against biotic and abiotic stresses and in the development of special foods, bio-chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. The topics discussed will be of considerable interest to both graduate and postgraduate students. Further, the book offers an ideal reference guide for teachers and researcher alike, bridging the gap between fundamental and advanced approaches. Read more...

Abstract: The book traces the roots of plant biotechnology from the basic sciences to current applications in the biological and agricultural sciences, industry, and medicine. Providing intriguing opportunities to manipulate plant genetic and metabolic systems, plant biotechnology has now become an exciting area of research. The book vividly describes the processes and methods used to genetically engineer plants for agricultural, environmental and industrial purposes, while also discussing related bioethical and biosafety issues. It also highlights important factors that are often overlooked by methodologies used to develop plants’ tolerance against biotic and abiotic stresses and in the development of special foods, bio-chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. The topics discussed will be of considerable interest to both graduate and postgraduate students. Further, the book offers an ideal reference guide for teachers and researcher alike, bridging the gap between fundamental and advanced approaches

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii
Historical Perspective and Basic Principles of Plant Tissue Culture (Anwar Shahzad, Shiwali Sharma, Shahina Parveen, Taiba Saeed, Arjumend Shaheen, Rakhshanda Akhtar et al.)....Pages 1-36
Plant Tissue Culture: Applications in Plant Improvement and Conservation (Anwar Shahzad, Shahina Parveen, Shiwali Sharma, Arjumend Shaheen, Taiba Saeed, Vikas Yadav et al.)....Pages 37-72
Plant Genetic Resources: Their Conservation and Utility for Plant Improvement (Tapan Kumar Mondal, Krishna Kumar Gagopadhyay)....Pages 73-92
Methods in Transgenic Technology (Malik M. Ahmad, Athar Ali, Saba Siddiqui, Kamaluddin, Malik Zainul Abdin)....Pages 93-115
Plant Promoters: Characterization and Applications in Transgenic Technology (S. V. Amitha Mithra, K. Kulkarni, R. Srinivasan)....Pages 117-172
Metabolic Engineering of Secondary Plant Metabolism (Usha Kiran, Athar Ali, Kamaluddin, Malik Zainul Abdin)....Pages 173-190
Plastome Engineering: Basics Principles and Applications (Malik Zainul Abdin, Priyanka Soni, Shashi Kumar)....Pages 191-206
Genetic Engineering to Improve Biotic Stress Tolerance in Plants (Savithri Purayannur, Kamal Kumar, Praveen Kumar Verma)....Pages 207-232
Developing Stress-Tolerant Plants by Manipulating Components Involved in Oxidative Stress (Shweta Sharma, Usha Kiran, Sudhir Kumar Sopory)....Pages 233-248
Plant Adaptation in Mountain Ecosystem (Sanjay Kumar, Surender Kumar Vats)....Pages 249-271
Drought-Associated MicroRNAs in Plants: Characterization and Functions (Priyanka Soni, Malik Zainul Abdin)....Pages 273-294
Molecular Markers and Marker-Assisted Selection in Crop Plants ( Kamaluddin, M. A. Khan, Usha Kiran, Athar Ali, Malik Zainul Abdin, M. Y. Zargar et al.)....Pages 295-328
Plant-Based Edible Vaccines: Issues and Advantages (Mohan Babu Appaiahgari, Usha Kiran, Athar Ali, Sudhanshu Vrati, Malik Zainul Abdin)....Pages 329-366
Biosafety, Bioethics, and IPR Issues in Plant Biotechnology (Usha Kiran, Malik Zainul Abdin, Nalini Kant Pandey)....Pages 367-392

✦ Subjects

Life sciences;Nucleic acids;Plant genetics;Plant physiology;Plant breeding