Biotechnology Of Neglected And Underutilized Crops

Author : Shri Mohan Jain,S. Dutta Gupta
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400755000

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Biotechnology of Neglected and Underutilized Crops by Shri Mohan Jain,S. Dutta Gupta Pdf

This important reference is the first comprehensive resource worldwide that reflects research achievements in neglected and underutilized crop biotechnology, documenting research events during the last three decades, current status, and future outlook. This book has 16 chapters divided into 4 sections. Section 1 has three chapters dealing with Chenopodium as a potential food source, thin cell layer technology in micropropagation of Jatropha, and Panax vietnamensis. Section 2 deals with molecular biology and physiology of Haberlea rhodopensis, cell trait prediction in vitro and in vivo of legumes, and application of TILLING in orphan crops. Section 3 has five chapters on biotechnology of neglected oil crops, Quinoa, Erucia sativa, Stylosanthes, and Miscanthus. And Section 4 contains five chapters mainly on genetic transformation of Safflower, Jatropha, Bael, and Taro. This section also includes a chapter on genetic engineering of Mangroves.

Author : Sajad Majeed Zargar,Antonio Masi,Romesh Kumar Salgotra
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811638763

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Neglected and Underutilized Crops - Towards Nutritional Security and Sustainability by Sajad Majeed Zargar,Antonio Masi,Romesh Kumar Salgotra Pdf

This book covers important topics on various neglected and underutilised crops (vegetables, cereals, fruit crops). It gives an overview of the potential, availability of genetic and genomic resources, and the future prospects of these food crops. The book presents different chapters on the importance of underutilised crops with respect to sustainable agriculture and describes the approaches that must be followed for improving the yield and production of these crops. It covers a wide range of food crops such as millet, buckwheat, underutilised spices, underutilised vegetables and underutilised fruit crops. It also provides insights on what smart foods are? And, whether these neglected crops qualify as smart foods? This up-to-date and informative book is meant for food scientists, geneticists, breeders and biotechnologists. It is of interest to students, researchers and course instructors in these fields.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Crops for the Future
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789551560003

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Underutilised Plant Species: The Role of Biotechnology. Position Paper No. 1 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Simon E. Bull,Jill Margaret Farrant,Rita Hogan Mumm,Zerihen Tadele
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832543115

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Orphan Crops: Breeding and Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutrition by Simon E. Bull,Jill Margaret Farrant,Rita Hogan Mumm,Zerihen Tadele Pdf

Orphan crops play an important role in food and nutrition security especially in growing economies where small-holder farmers produce the majority of food. Despite their importance in global agriculture and their often remarkable nutrient content and adaptation to challenging environmental conditions, orphan crops have received limited attention by the scientific community and industry. However, the diversity of neglected plant species provides a large genetic resource that could significantly contribute to broadening the biodiversity of trait-desired crops for novel value chains, sustainable development and food security. The uptake of new plant breeding techniques, notably genome editing, as well as ‘omic’ tools, are now accelerating translation of basic research and facilitating the exploration of orphan crops. These advancements also give rise to public and politic engagement discussions to maximize socio-economic impact. Given that the greatest need for food and nutritional security is in growing economies, issues of food sovereignty and sustainability of their food systems become front-and-centre. There is now an exceptional opportunity to tackle some of the major current challenges in agriculture, including climate change, sustainable cropping systems, food quality, and nutritional security through broadening research in wild relatives of crops and on orphan species. This Research Topic seeks to showcase research on neglected plants using advanced molecular technologies (e.g. genome sequencing, 'omics', etc) and new plant breeding approaches, methods, and tools. This Research Topic will also discuss the challenges and opportunities arising when modern breeding techniques are applied for translational research.

Author : Sergio Ochatt,S.M. Jain
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-06
Category : Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123370780

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Breeding of Neglected and Under-Utilized Crops, Spices, and Herbs by Sergio Ochatt,S.M. Jain Pdf

This book includes 20 different chapters, where the authors have addressed various aspects of the cultivation, taxonomy, socio-economic importance and breeding and development as applied to neglected and underutilized crops. The first chapter deals with the more general aspects of the cultivation and propagation of these crops, thirteen chapters concentrate on specific neglected crops, nine of which focus on seed propagated crops and the remaining four on vegetatively propagated ones, while the last five chapters describe the uses, importance, propagation and improvement of neglected and under-utilized crops from different regions of the world

Author : Henk Hobbelink
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0862328373

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Biotechnology and the Future of World Agriculture by Henk Hobbelink Pdf

This book deals with the technologies that make the commodification of the genetic ("fourth") resource possible and it discusses how these technologies affect agriculture, especially in developing countries

Author : Denis Murphy
Publisher : CABI
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1780641060

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Plants, Biotechnology and Agriculture by Denis Murphy Pdf

This book aims to provide readers with a modern perspective on plants both as biological organisms and useful resources for people to exploit. The early chapters cover plant evolution, genomics, metabolism, organization, development and responses to the environment. In each case, there is an emphasis on how biotechnology can be used to manipulate such processes for the benefit of humanity. The scope of the book ranges from the earliest evidence of pre-agricultural plant manipulation over 30,000 years ago to the latest recombinant DNA methods used in 21st-century agricultural systems. Unlike most textbooks where there is a focus on the technical aspects of genetic engineering, this book will take a wider view of what constitutes modern plant biotechnology. In addition, the broader social, economic, commercial, legal and ethical contexts of all forms of crop-related technology will also be examined. These include an analysis of the immense contributions of chemical and mechanical technologies. The role of plant biotechnology is considered in tackling enormous challenges to the welfare of human populations around the world. Such challenges include the predicted massive population increases over the next few decades, irreversible depletion of non-renewable resources of all types, and the spectre of climate change that might have unpredictable effects on crop growth, e.g. by reducing rainfall, altering temperatures, or leading to the emergence of new pests and diseases. These developments have the potential to seriously affect crop productivity in some of the most densely populated and vulnerable regions of the world.

Author : M. J. Chrispeels
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:709889460

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Plants, Genes and Crop Biotechnology by M. J. Chrispeels Pdf

Human Population Growth: Lessons from Demography; Agricultural R&D, Productivity and Global Food Prospects; Development, Productivity and Sustainability of Crop Production Food Security: Why Do Hunger and Malnutrition Persist in a World of Plenty?; Developing Food Production Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa; The Molecular Basis of Genetic Modification and Improvement of Crops; Plants in Human Nutrition and Animal Feed The Genetic Basis of Growth and Development; Seeds: Biology, Technology and Role in Agriculture; Converting Solar Energy into Crop Production; Plant Nutrition and Crop Improvement in Adverse Soil Conditions; Life Together in the Underground; Ten Thousand Years of Crop Evolution; From Classical Plant Breeding to Modern Crop Improvement; Crop Diseases and Strategies for Their Control; Strategies for Controlling Insect, Mite and Nematode Pests; Weeds and Weed Control Strategies; Toward a Greener Agriculture; Plants as Chemical and Pharmaceutical Factories; Urban Myths and Real Concerns about Genetically Modified (GM) Crops; Pioneer Hi-Bred International.

Author : Maarten J. Chrispeels,David E. Sadava
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0763715867

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Plants, Genes, and Crop Biotechnology by Maarten J. Chrispeels,David E. Sadava Pdf

This book integrates many fields to help students understand the complexity of the basic science that underlies crop and food production.

Author : T. Hohn,K.M. Leisinger
Publisher : Springer
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1999-11-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 3211832408

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Biotechnology of Food Crops in Developing Countries by T. Hohn,K.M. Leisinger Pdf

Recent advances in gene technology, plant transformation, and the growing knowledge of DNA sequences of plants as well as of their most important parasites and symbionts offer many interesting prospects for the breeding of new crop varieties. This was not only recognized by the major seed companies, but also by the governments of developing countries and by worldwide foundations supporting their agriculture. The know-how gained by the seed companies on crops important for the agricultural industry in developed countries could easily be provided for free to the international and national organizations dedicated to development of crops important in the third world. Results obtained worldwide become easily available to everybody through the scientific literature. Likewise, agricultural research in, e.g., the USA or Europe profits from the natural plant gene pool available in the third world. All this definitely provides for the possibility of fast change, new prosperity and security of food supply in the whole world, if properly applied. The fast development also asks for ethical and sociopolitical considerations, whereby not doing the right can be as much a mistake as doing the wrong.

Author : Y. P. S. Bajaj
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Biotechnology
ISBN : 0387158421

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Crops by Y. P. S. Bajaj Pdf

Author : Romesh Kumar Salgotra,Monika Sood,Surabhi Jasrotia
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1685074812

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Underutilized Crops and Their Value Addition by Romesh Kumar Salgotra,Monika Sood,Surabhi Jasrotia Pdf

"This book, Underutilized Crops and Their Value Addition, is designed to provide in depth information of underutilized crops, their production, value addition and therapeutic uses in a balanced and comprehensive fashion to researchers, professionals and students. The book is well illustrated to help students, researchers and professionals to better understand the principles and concepts about the underutilized crops. The style of presentation throughout the book is easy to follow and comprehend. Professionals, researchers and students are constantly reminded of previous topics of relevance to current topics being discussed. This book is not only an excellent teaching tool, but it is also a suitable reference source for students and professionals"--

Author : John Trevor Williams
Publisher : Bioversity International
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Crops
ISBN : 9789290435457

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Global research on underutilized crops: An assessment of current activities and proposals for enhanced cooperation by John Trevor Williams Pdf

Author : Robert L. Paarlberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Agricultural biotechnology
ISBN : OCLC:1426011670

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Starved for Science by Robert L. Paarlberg Pdf

Author : Menka Khoobchandani,Arpita Saxena
Publisher : Springer
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319923994

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Biotechnology Products in Everyday Life by Menka Khoobchandani,Arpita Saxena Pdf

This book explores a sampling of the most powerful and enterprising efforts to achieve biotechnological goals by means of various interdisciplinary approaches. From the fabrication of extremely small units to achieve specific objectives through nano-bio-technology, to devices with artificial intelligence, gene therapy for cerebrovascular anomalies, biodegradable plastics, the use of phyto-stem cells in cosmetology, CarT cell immune therapy, targeted therapies for cancer, 3D printed bones developed by the University of Wollongong in Australia, the sickle cell chip developed by IIT Bombay, and innovative sustainable energy solutions, the book includes a colorful spectrum of reviews on current and future biotech products. Gathering contributions by an international team of researchers, this book offers its audience, and particularly younger readers, revealing information on current and upcoming smart technologies.