Industrial crops offer farmers new market opportunities to increase their revenue by producing high-value products, focusing on fiber, forest, and energy crops, industrial oilseeds, rubber and resins, pharmaceuticals, and more. Technological innovations in agriculture have facilitated higher yields, but conserving crop genetic resources and diversity remains crucial for sustainable agricultural production. This poses a challenge that can be addressed through modern tools of biotechnology and genomics, utilizing the wealth of sequenced plant genomes. This book addresses the need for knowledge in managing the risks and conservation of genetic diversity associated with advanced technology. It provides comprehensive coverage of plant genomics and biotechnology, catering to post-graduate students, researchers, employees of seed and biotechnology companies, as well as instructors in plant genetics, breeding, and biotechnology fields.
Chapter
1. Conventional and Biotechnological Approaches for the
Improvement of Industrial Crops.
Chapter
2. In vitro Culture: Means for
Production of Biological Active Compounds from Industrial Crops.
Chapter
3.
Mutagenesis: Exploring Genetic Diversity of Industrial Crop Plants.
Chapter
4. Molecular Marker: Genetic Improvement and Conservation of Industrial
Crops.
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5. CRISPER-based Industrial Crop Improvements.
Chapter
6.
Genetic Improvement of Industrial Crops through Genetic Engineering.
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7. Molecular Tailoring and Boosting of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites in
Medicinal Plants.
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8. Application of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Genome
Editing for Traits Improvement in Oil Palm.
Chapter
9. Biotechnology towards
Energy Crops.
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10. Biotechnology towards Medicinal Plants (MPs).-
Chapter
11. Harnessing Plant Genetic Diversity in Research on Industrial Crop
Plants for Environmental Conservation Concerns.
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12. Diversity and
Conservation of Exudates-producing Plant Species in Southeast Asia.
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13. Biotechnological Advancements toward Sugarcane Crop Improvement.
Chapter
14. Lesson from Ethnobotany for Conservation of Cassava (Manihot esculenta
Crantz.): A Case Study in Indonesia.
Chapter
15. Role of CRISPR/Cas9 in
Improvement of Horticultural Crops.
Dr. Nitish Kumar is Senior Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, Bihar, India, since last 12 years. Dr. Kumar completed his doctoral research at the CSIR-Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchCentral Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. He has a wide area of research experience in the field of crop improvement using plant biotechnology and mutation breeding techniques. He has published more than 70 research articles in leading international and national journals, more than 20 book chapters, and 7 books. Dr. Kumar is a recipient of the Young Scientist Award from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) in 2014. He has received many awards/fellowships/projects from various prestigious Indian government organizations like CSIR, DBT, ICAR and SERB-DST, BRNS-BARC, among others. He is a reviewer for various International Journals and serves as an associate editor.
