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Biotechnologies of Crop Improvement, Volume 2, 1st ed. 2018 Transgenic Approaches

Langue : Anglais

Coordonnateurs : Gosal Satbir Singh, Wani Shabir Hussain

Couverture de l’ouvrage Biotechnologies of Crop Improvement, Volume 2
During the past 15 years, cellular and molecular approaches have emerged as valuable adjuncts to supplement and complement conventional breeding methods for a wide variety of crop plants. Biotechnology increasingly plays a role in the creation, conservation, characterization and utilization of genetic variability for germplasm enhancement. For instance, anther/microspore culture, somaclonal variation, embryo culture and somatic hybridization are being exploited for obtaining incremental improvement in the existing cultivars. In addition, genes that confer insect- and disease-resistance, abiotic stress tolerance, herbicide tolerance and quality traits have been isolated and re-introduced into otherwise sensitive or susceptible species by a variety of transgenic techniques.  Together these transformative methodologies grant access to a greater repertoire of genetic diversity as the gene(s) may come from viruses, bacteria, fungi, insects, animals, human beings, unrelated plants or even be artificially derived.  Remarkable achievements have been made in the production, characterization, field evaluation and commercialization of transgenic crop varieties worldwide. Likewise, significant advances have been made towards increasing crop yields, improving nutritional quality, enabling crops to be raised under adverse conditions and developing resistance to pests and diseases for sustaining global food and nutritional security.  The overarching purpose of this 3-volume work is to summarize the history of crop improvement from a technological perspective but to do so with a forward outlook on further advancement and adaptability to a changing world.  Our carefully chosen ?case studies of important plant crops? intend to serve a diverse spectrum of audience looking for the right tools to tackle complicated local and global issues.
1. Plant Genetic Transformation and Transgenic Crops: Methods and Applications.- 2. Virus Induced Gene Silencing Approach: A Potential Functional Genomics Tool for Rapid Validation of Function of Genes Associated with Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants.- 3. RNA interference: A Promising Approach for Crop Improvement.- 4. RNAi for Resistance against Biotic Stresses in Crop Plants.- 5. RNAi approach: a powerful technique for gene function studies and enhancing abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants.- 6. Antifungal Plant Defensins: Insights into Modes of Action and Prospects for Engineering Disease Resistant Plants.- 7. Transgenic Plants for Improved Salinity and Drought Tolerance.- 8. Engineering Disease Resistance in Rice.- 9. Genetic Transformation of Sugarcane and Field Performance of Transgenic Sugarcane.- 10. Insect Smart Pulses for Sustainable Agriculture.- 11. Genetic Transformation of Millets: The Way Ahead.- 12. Transgenic Research on Tomato: Problems, Strategies and Achievements.- 13. Genetic Transformation in Eucalyptus.- 14. Transgenic Manipulation of Glutamine Synthetase: A Target with Untapped Potential in Various Aspects of Crop Improvement.- 15. Understanding the Phytohormones Biosynthetic Pathways for Developing Engineered Environmental Stress-Tolerant Crops.- 16. Transgenic Crops: Status, Potential and Challenges.

Dr. Satbir Singh Gosal possesses B.Sc. (Med.) from P U Chandigarh, India and M.Sc. & Ph. D. (Plant breeding) from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India. He was awarded Fellowships by The Royal Society London and The Rockefeller Foundation (USA) for his Post Doctoral Research at the University of Nottingham, England and John Innes Centre Norwich, England. Dr Gosal has served Punjab Agricultural University in various capacities such as Professor Biotechnology, Director School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Additional Director Research and Director of Research. He has also served FAO/IAEA, Vienna, Austria and took tissue culture expert mission to Iraq during 1997. Dr Gosal has rigorous training on ‘Biosafety of GM crops' from Dan Forth Centre for Plant Science Research, St. Louis; APHIS, EPA (USDA), USTDA, Washington DC, USA. He has been an Honorary Member of the Board of Assessors, Australian Research Council, Canberra, President Punjab Academy of Sciences, elected member (Fellow) of Plant Tissue Culture Association (India), Fellow of Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding.  He is a recipient of Distinction Award by Society for the Promotion of Plant Science Research, Jaipur, India (2009), Fellow of Punjab Academy of Sciences, Advisory member of several universities/institutes in the area of biotechnology. He served as a member of Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM) for 3 years at Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, New Delhi, and is a member of panel of experts in area of Biotechnology for National Fund for Strategic Research of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.  He has participated in more than 125 national/international conferences/meetings held in India, England, Scotland, Yugoslavia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, The Netherlands, Malaysia, Singapore, Austria, Iraq, P R China, Australia, Mexico, Germany and USA. He has guided more than 75 (M.Sc. & Ph.D.) students for theses

Focuses on important field crops to highlight germplasm enhancement for developing resistance to newly emerging diseases, pests, nutrient- and water-use efficiency, root traits and improved tolerance to increasing temperature Introduces significant recent achievements in crop improvement using methods such as somaclonal variation, somatic embryogenesis, anther/pollen/embryo culture, and compressing the breeding cycle for accelerated breeding and early release of crop varieties Expert advice on the recent advances in developing saturated maps, DNA fingerprinting, marker based heterosis breeding, gene tagging, orthologous gene mapping and map based gene cloning, genome wide association studies, genomic selection and crop phenomics

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