Biotechnologies of Crop Improvement, Volume 2: Transgenic Approaches

Book Overview

1. Plant Genetic Transformation and Transgenic Crops: Methods and Applications2. 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 Improvement4. RNAi for Resistance against Biotic Stresses in Crop Plants5. RNAi approach: a powerful technique for gene function studies and enhancing abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants6. Antifungal Plant Defensins: Insights into Modes of Action and Prospects for Engineering Disease Resistant Plants7. Transgenic Plants for Improved Salinity and Drought Tolerance8. Engineering Disease Resistance in Rice9. Genetic Transformation of Sugarcane and Field Performance of Transgenic Sugarcane10. Insect Smart Pulses for Sustainable Agriculture11. Genetic Transformation of Millets: The Way Ahead12. Transgenic Research on Tomato: Problems, Strategies and Achievements13. Genetic Transformation in Eucalyptus14. Transgenic Manipulation of Glutamine Synthetase: A Target with Untapped Potential in Various Aspects of Crop Improvement15. Understanding the Phytohormones Biosynthetic Pathways for Developing Engineered Environmental Stress-Tolerant Crops16. Transgenic Crops: Status, Potential and Challenges

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303008065X
• ISBN13: 9783030080655
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 485 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"