Genome Engineering for Crop Improvement

SANTOSH KUMAR UPADHYAY is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. His present research focuses in the area of functional genomics, particularly the characterization of defense and development related genes in bread wheat.

• List of Contributors xPreface xviiAbout the Editor xixAcknowledgments xxi1 An Overview of Genome-Engineering Methods 1Sushmita, Gurminder Kaur, Santosh Kumar Upadhyay, and Praveen Chandra Verma2 Distribution of Nutritional and Mineral Components in Important Crop Plants 22Katarina Vogel-Mikuš, Paula Pongrac, Ivan Kreft, Primož Pelicon, Primož Vavpetič, Boštjan Jenčič, Johannes Teun van Elteren, Peter Kump, Sudhir P. Singh, and Marjana Regvar3 Application of Genome Engineering Methods for Quality Improvement in Important Crops 43Sajid Fiaz, Sher Aslam Khan, Galal Bakr Anis, Habib Ali, Mohsin Ali, Kazim Ali, Mehmood Ali Noor, Sibtain Ahmad, and Bilal Ahmad Asad4 Genome Engineering for Enriching Fe and Zn in Rice Grain and Increasing Micronutrient Bioavailability 69Conrado Dueñas, Jr., Gela Myan B. Mota, Norman Oliva, and Inez H. Slamet-Loedin5 Development of Carotenoids Rich Grains by Genome Engineering 83Vikrant Gautam, Gurwinder Singh Rana, Pankaj Kumar, and Santosh Watpade6 CRISPR-Cas9 System for Agriculture Crop Improvement 97Ashish Sharma, Poorwa Kamal Badola, and Prabodh Kumar Trivedi7 Contribution of Crop Biofortification in Mitigating Vitamin Deficiency Globally 112Siddhant Chaturvedi, Roni Chaudhary, and Siddharth Tiwari8 Genome Editing Approaches for Trait Improvement in the Hairy Root Cultures of the Economically Important Plants 131Pravin Prakash, Rakesh Srivastava, Ajay Kumar, Gurminder Kaur, and Praveen Chandra Verma9 Phytic Acid Reduction in Cereal Grains by Genome Engineering: Potential Targets to Achieve Low Phytate Wheat 146Ajay K. Pandey, Sipla Aggarwal, Varsha Meena, and Anil Kumar10 Genome Engineering for Nutritional Improvement in Pulses 157Chirag Uppal, Ajinder Kaur, and Chhaya Sharma11 The Survey of Genetic Engineering Approaches for Oil/Fatty Acid Content Improvement in Oilseed Crops 181Kaushal Kumar Bhati, Riyazuddin Riyazuddin, Ashish Kumar Pathak, and Anuradha Singh12 Genome-Editing Mediated Improvement of Biotic Tolerance in Crop Plants 199Krishan Mohan Rai and Harpal Singh13 Genome Engineering and Essential Mineral Enrichment of Crops 210Erum Shoeb, Uzma Badar, Srividhya Venkataraman, Ghyda Murad Hashim, and Kathleen Hefferon14 Genome Editing to Develop Disease Resistance in Crops 224Kashaf Zafar, Azka Noureen, Muhammad Jawad Akbar Awan, Naveed Anjum, Muhammad Qasim Aslam, Muhammad Zuhaib Khan, Imran Amin, and Shahid Mansoor15 Biotechnological Approaches for Nutritional Improvement in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) 253Chandrama Prakash Upadhyaya and Deepak Singh Bagri16 Genome Engineering Strategies for Quality Improvement in Tomato 281Tian Wang, Hongyan Zhang, and Hongliang Zhu17 Genome Editing for Biofortification of Rice: Current Implications and Future Aspects 297Suchismita Roy and Praveen Soni18 Genome Editing for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Rice 314Shweta Roy, Nirbhay Kumar Kushwaha, Hasthi Ram, and Praveen Soni19 Role of Genome Engineering for the Development of Resistant Starch-Rich, Allergen-Free and Processing Quality Improved Cereal Crops 333Anuradha Singh, Amit Yadav, Joy K. Roy, and Kaushal Kumar Bhati20 Engineering of Plant Metabolic Pathway for Nutritional Improvement: Recent Advances and Challenges 351Sameer Dixit, Akanchha Shukla, Vinayak Singh, and Santosh Kumar Upadhyay21 Genome Engineering for Food Security 380Sajid Fiaz, Sher Aslam Khan, Mehmood Ali Noor, Afifa Younas, Habib Ali, Kazim Ali, Mahmoud Mohamed Gaballah, and Galal Bakr AnisIndex 391