Description
Conventional plant breeding alone can no longer sustain the rising global demand for food. Genetic engineering technology makes it possible to develop new crop varieties with improved yield performance, specific quality attributes (external and internal in vegetable crops), resistance to diseases and insect pests, and environmental stresses. Genetic engineering technology for developing GM crops is complementary to genome editing and other breeding technologies. In addition to food requirements, transgenic crops have the possibility to carry edible vaccines and therapeutic proteins, to help combat human disease and malnutrition.
This book reviews the importance and safety of transgenic vegetable crops and covers a wide variety of crops and different technologies. It includes:
Genetic engineering in tomato, eggplant, peppers, amaranth, cauliflower, carrot, cucurbits, potato, tropical tubers and melons.
Transgenic resistance to viral diseases.
Embryogenic cell suspension culture.
Genome editing and CRISPR/Cas9.
Molecular techniques for biofortification.
RNAi strategies for vegetable crop improvement.
Designing futuristic vegetable crop varieties.
This book is suitable for researchers in horticulture, plant science, and agricultural biotechnology as well as practitioners in vegetable breeding and seed production.
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Author Biography
Pritam Kalia is Former Head, Professor and Emeritus Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. He has 37 years of experience in teaching, research and extension serving in various capacities. He has published over 110 research publications in national and international journals, and been involved with 11 books.; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
CABI (CAB International)
CABI (CAB International) is an international, non-profit body improving lives by providing information & scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture & the environment.
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- Publisher/Imprint CABI / CAB International
- Publication Date November 2024
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781800627109 / 1800627106
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 170 GBP
- Pages448
- ReadershipCollege/higher education; Professional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions244 X 172 mm
- SeriesCABI Biotechnology Series
- Reference Code6306
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