Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture

Emerging Approaches and Strategies

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture: Emerging Approaches and Strategies is an outstanding collection of current research that integrates basic and advanced concepts of agricultural biotechnology with future development prospects. Using biotechnology with sustainable agriculture effectively contributes to gains in agricultural productivity, enhanced food security, reduced poverty and malnutrition, and more ecologically sustainable means of food production. Written by a panel of experts, this book is unique in its coverage of the broad area of biotechnology for sustainable agriculture. It includes intriguing topics and discussions of areas such as recombinant DNA technology and genetic engineering.

Identifies and explores biotechnological tools to enhance sustainability
Encompasses plant and microbial biotechnology, nanotechnology and genetic engineering
Focuses on plant biotechnology and crop improvement to increase yield and resilience
Summarizes the impact of climate change on agriculture, fisheries and livestock

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-09-13
Mått:152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt:730 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:446
Förlag:Elsevier Science
ISBN:9780128121603

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Professor Ram Lakhan Singh is Vice-Chancellor of Nilamber-Pitamber University, Medininagar, India. He held position of Professor and Chair of Biochemistry at Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, India prior to joining this assignment. He has 31 years of experience as teacher and 39 years as researcher in the area of Environmental and Nutraceutical Biochemistry. Professor Singh published more than 87 research papers, written 17 book chapters and edited 6 books published by Springer, CRC and Elsevier. He guided 25 PhD students and has been invited as editorial board member of International journals. He has been awarded IUTOX Senior Fellowship in 2007 and admitted to the Fellowships of the Society of Toxicology in 2011 and Academy of Environmental Biology in 2015. Sukanta Mondal is currently working as Principal Scientist, Physiology Division, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology. His major research interests involve CRISPR/Cas 9 guided targeted genome editing, gene silencing, molecular cloning, characterization and expression of genes regulating early embryonic loss, molecular characterization and expression of hormone receptors, regulation of prostaglandin production, and impact of stress on maternal recognition of pregnancy. Dr. Mondal has published more than 130 research publications in various journals and presented more than 30 papers at various national and international conferences.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction2. Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture: an overview3. Biotechnological tools to enhance sustainable production4. Sustainable agriculture and food security5. Plant biotechnology and crop improvement6. Transgenic Animals production7. Microbial biotechnology and sustainable agriculture8. Impact of climate change on agriculture and food security9. Impact of climate change on livestock production10. Impact of Climate change on fisheries11. Nanotechnology and its implication in Agricultural Biotechnology12. Genetic Engineering and public perception13. The way ahead