Legume Bioengineering

Praveen Guleria is presently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at DAV University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. She has worked in the areas of Plant Biotechnology, Plant Metabolic Engineering and Plant Stress Biology at CSIR- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, H.P. India.Her research interests include plant stress biology, plant small RNA Biology, plant epigenomics and nanotoxicity. She has published several research articles in various peer-reviewed journals. She is also serving as the editorial board member and reviewer for certain international peer reviewed journals. She has been awarded the SERB- Start Up Grant by DST, GOI. She has also been awarded the prestigious “Bharat Gaurav Award” by the India International Friendship Society, New Delhi. She has also received various awards like CSIR/ ICMR- Junior research Fellowship, CSIR- Senior research fellowship, State level merit scholarship awards. She has published 9 books with International Publishers.Vineet Kumar is currently working as Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. He has worked in different area of biotechnology and nanotechnology in various institutes and universities in India namely, Panjab University Chandigarh, CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology and Himachal Pradesh University. He has published many articles in these areas featuring in peer-reviewed journals. He is also serving as editorial board member and reviewer for international peer reviewed journals. He has published more than 12 books with various International Publishers.Beixin Mo is a “Distinguished Professor of Guangdong Province Talent Special Support Plan”. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Plant Developmental and Molecular Biology from Peking University, China, and received her Ph.D. degree from Guelph University, Canada. Her research area includes elucidation of molecular mechanisms involved in the biogenesis, degradation and movement of plant small RNAs. She has received extensive research funding and published over 50 papers in distinguished journals, such as Nature Communications, Nature Plants, the Plant Cell and Genome Biology, 4 books, and 3 Book Chapters.

• Section A: Importance of Legumes 1. Legume: Introduction and Utilization 2. Legume: Need to Address Nutritional Security and Worldwide Hunger 3. Legume Production and Utilization in West Africa: Challenges and Opportunities 4. Chickpea: Genetic and Genomic Resources and Their Utilization 5. Heightening Legume Production in the Wake of Changing Climate and Increasing Environmental Stress Section B: Climate Change and its Impact on Legume Plants 6. Building Resilience in Legumes: Strategies to Mitigate Environmental Stresses for Sustainable Agriculture 7. Physiological Responses Induced by Altered Secondary Metabolism of Legumes in Response to Climate Variability 8. Application of Genome Editing Technology for the Development of Climate Resilient Soybeans (Glycine Max L. Merrill) 9. Epigenetic Modifications in Legumes in Response to Climate Change 10. Legume Microbiome and Mitigation of Global Climate Change 11. Role of Legume miRNAs in Stress Adaptations: Small Size But Big Player Section C: Future Scope 12. The Nodule Nexus: Present Status, Strategies, and Applications of Legume Engineering 13. From Fields to Pharmacies: Legume Engineering Impact on Food Security and Hunger Relief in the Pharmaceutical Realm 14. Biotechnological Innovations in Legumes: Progress, Challenges, and Sustainable Solutions for Agriculture 15. Enhancing Sustainability: Genetic Engineering of Legumes, Consumer Acceptance, and Environmental Impact Analysis