Overview

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:   Prof Pritam Kalia ,  Donata Arena ,  Suresh H. Antre ,  Rehna Augustine
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
ISBN:  

9781800627109

ISBN 10:   1800627106
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   30 November 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

1.: Recent Advances in Tomato Genetic Engineering for Virus Resistance: Achievements and Limitations 2.: Transgenic Eggplant 3.: Pepper Genetic Engineering 4.: Amaranth Genetic Engineering 5.: Genetic Engineering of Cauliflower via Traditional and Innovative Techniques 6.: Carrot Genetic Engineering 7.: Genetic engineering of cucurbits: Abiotic and biotic stress resistance 8.: Potato Genetic Engineering: Status and Future Perspectives 9.: Status of Tropical Tuber Crops Improvement through Genetic Engineering 10.: Genetic Engineering of Melons 11.: Transgenic Resistance to Vegetable Viral Diseases 12.: Embryogenic Cell Suspension Culture: A Potential Tool for Crop Improvement 13.: The Rise of Genome Editing: A Promise for Vegetable Crop Improvement 14.: Biotechnology as a Tool to Maintain Biodiversity of Vegetable Crops 15.: Genomics and Molecular Breeding of Major Vegetable Crops 16.: Genetic Engineering in Vegetable Crops: Present Scenario and Future Challenges 17.: Biotechnological Interventions for Vegetable Crop Improvement 18.: Molecular Techniques for Biofortification in Vegetable Crops 19.: RNA Interference Strategies for Vegetable Crop Improvement 20.: Designing Futuristic Vegetable Varieties for Multiple Purposes

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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.

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