Biotechnologies of Crop Improvement, Volume 2 : Transgenic Approaches

Biotechnologies of Crop Improvement, Volume 2 Transgenic Approaches

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 genet...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Gosal, Satbir Singh, editor (editor), Wani, Shabir Hussain, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer 2018.
Colección:Springer eBooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38063980*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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