Bidhan Roy - Böcker

The artificial seed technology is a rousing and fast growing area of research in plant tissue culture. This technology is currently considered as an efficient alternative technique for plant propagation of commercially important plant materials. This technology also facilitates the way of handling cells and tissues, protecting them from external gradients, short-term and long-term storage under low temperature and ultra-low temperature, respectively and as an efficient system of delivery.The information in the areas of synthetic seed preparation technology, its implications, achievements and limitations are lying unorganized in different articles of journals and edited books. Those information is presented in this book in organized way with up-to-date citations, which will provide comprehensive literature of recent advances.Note: T& F does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This title is co-published with New India Publishing Agency.

The development of artificial seed technology is a rapidly expanding field of research in the realm of plant tissue culture. Currently, it is regarded as a highly effective alternative method for the propagation of commercially significant plant materials.This innovative technology not only streamlines the handling and storage of cells and tissues, but also shields them from external gradients, short-term and long-term storage at low and ultra-low temperatures, and serves as an efficient delivery system.The information regarding synthetic seed preparation technology, its implications, achievements, and limitations, is currently scattered throughout various journal articles and edited books. However, this book presents this information in an organized manner, complete with up-to-date citations, providing readers with a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in the field.

In contemporary times, crop improvement has emerged as a multidisciplinary domain of agriculture. This book, entitled Breeding, Biotechnology, and Seed Production of Field Crops, places emphasis on the principles, methods, and practices of plant breeding, biotechnology in crop improvement, and seed production of field crops.This book has been written for a diverse audience, including learners, educators, and staff members of the seed industry. It holds particular significance for postgraduate students specializing in plant breeding and seed science. The content has been designed according to the syllabus recommended by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research for postgraduate students at various agricultural universities across the country.The book is divided into two main sections: i) Principles of crop breeding, and ii) Methods and practices of crop improvement and seed production for individual field crops. It contains a total of 18 chapters, with the first three chapters focusing on basic principles, and the remaining chapters detailing the methods and practices for individual crops.We hope that this book will be a valuable resource for advanced undergraduate students pursuing plant breeding as an elective, postgraduate students who have chosen plant breeding as their area of specialization, teachers, researchers, and staff members of private seed companies in this field.

Abiotic stressors have come to play a vital role in crop production, with some persisting in soil, water, or the atmosphere. The information on mechanisms of injury and tolerance, variability of tolerance, and breeding and biotechnology for improving crop plants resistance to abiotic stress is currently scattered throughout various journal articles and edited books.This book aims to present this information in an organized manner, complete with up-to-date citations, providing a comprehensive overview of recent advances in the field. Emphasis has been placed on explaining injury and tolerance mechanisms and developing improved genotypes for stress environments. The book also addresses the symptoms of specific abiotic stress, soil reclamation, and crop/cropping patterns to mitigate the effects of adverse conditions. Systematic approaches for developing abiotic stress-tolerant genotypes using biotechnological tools are detailed, as are the use of molecular markers in stress tolerance and the development of transgenic plants.The final three chapters of the book focus on the effects of air pollution and climate change on crop plants. Under abiotic stress, plants produce a large number of free radicals (oxidants), which are explained in a dedicated section on Oxidative Stress.The book is divided into seven major sections: physical stress (salt), water stress (drought and waterlogging), temperature stress (heat and cold), metal toxicities (aluminum, iron, cadmium, lead, nickel, chromium, copper, zinc, etc.), and non-metal toxicities (boron and arsenic), oxidative stress, and finally atmospheric stress (air pollution, radiation, and climate change).This book will be of great benefit to students, researchers, particularly plant breeders and biotechnologists, as well as botanists, who seek to understand the mechanisms of injury and tolerance and improve crop genotypes for abiotic stress.

Abiotic stresses have become a significant aspect of crop production, with their presence either in the soil, water, or atmosphere. The book aims to present the information regarding injury and tolerant mechanisms, variability for tolerance, breeding, and biotechnology for the improvement of crop plants against abiotic stresses in an organized manner, with up-to-date citations and a comprehensive literature of recent advances. The book emphasizes the elaboration of injury and tolerance mechanisms, as well as the development of improved genotypes against stress environments.The book also covers the plants symptoms of specific abiotic stress, reclamation of soil and crop/cropping patterns to overcome the effects of adverse conditions. Each topic is addressed with systematic approaches to develop abiotic stress-tolerant genotypes using biotechnological tools. The use of molecular markers in stress tolerance and the development of transgenic plants have also been detailed.Moreover, the book discusses the effects of air pollution and climate change on crop plants. It details the oxidative stress caused by abiotic stress, where plants produce a large quantity of free radicals (oxidants). The book is divided into seven major parts: physical stress (salt), water stresses (drought and waterlogging), temperature stresses (heat and cold), metal toxicities (aluminum, iron, cadmium, lead, nickel, chromium, copper, zinc, etc.), and non-metal toxicities (boron and arsenic), oxidative stress, and finally atmospheric stresses (air pollution, radiation, and climate change).This book will be beneficial for students and researchers, particularly Plant Breeders and Biotechnologists, as well as Botanists, to understand the injury and tolerance mechanisms and subsequently improve crop genotypes for abiotic stresses.

In contemporary times, crop improvement has emerged as a multidisciplinary domain of agriculture. This book, entitled Breeding, Biotechnology, and Seed Production of Field Crops, places emphasis on the principles, methods, and practices of plant breeding, biotechnology in crop improvement, and seed production of field crops.This book has been written for a diverse audience, including learners, educators, and staff members of the seed industry. It holds particular significance for postgraduate students specializing in plant breeding and seed science. The content has been designed according to the syllabus recommended by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research for postgraduate students at various agricultural universities across the country.The book is divided into two main sections: i) Principles of crop breeding, and ii) Methods and practices of crop improvement and seed production for individual field crops. It contains a total of 18 chapters, with the first three chapters focusing on basic principles, and the remaining chapters detailing the methods and practices for individual crops.We hope that this book will be a valuable resource for advanced undergraduate students pursuing plant breeding as an elective, postgraduate students who have chosen plant breeding as their area of specialization, teachers, researchers, and staff members of private seed companies in this field.

The advancement of artificial seed technology in the field of plant tissue culture has been met with great enthusiasm and rapid growth. At present, this method is recognized as an effective substitute for plant propagation of commercially significant plant materials.Furthermore, this technology has proven to be a valuable means of handling cells and tissues, safeguarding them from external gradients, and facilitating short-term and long-term storage under low and ultra-low temperature conditions, respectively. Moreover, it serves as an efficient delivery system.The information regarding synthetic seed preparation technology, including its implications, achievements, and limitations, is currently scattered across various journal articles and edited books. However, this book presents a comprehensive overview of the subject, with up-to-date citations, providing a comprehensive review of the recent advancements in the field.

Medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) are invaluable natural resources of use to human race, without which the survival of human/ animal race is incredible. There is an enormous diversity of plants which are put into medicinal, beauty care and culinary purposes. Cultivation of commercially important medicinal plants is in high demand as the global community is growing towards a green and herbal oriented approach. India as a country has thousands of years old traditional medicinal systems which rely solely on medicinal plants. There is a gradual loss of medicinal plants with the increasing demand of plant derived drugs. Majority of medicinal plants are still collected from the wild. This doesnt meet the demand and thereby pave ways to adulterants. The over extraction and ignorant activities cause biodiversity loss. Farm production of MAPs in these days is extremely vulnerable to underlying climate risk. Sustainable management of these resources requires urgent attention for environmental stability and improvement of livelihood. New income generating opportunities are opening up for rural populations and in particular for small-scale farmers as well as marginal farmers through MAPs cultivation. New generation are not well aware of the various uses of many plants to which it was put before. Thus there is an urgent need to spread the knowledge and conserve the wild populations of medicinal plant diversity in various forest areas of India.Considering the importance of the MAPs, an attempt was taken in this edited book to understand and highlight the role of MAPs in livelihood improvement and income generation through cultivation, conservation and utilisation. Most of the chapters in this book dealt with individual medicinal plants in detail. Two chapters have also been included on pests and diseases management of MAPs. Nowadays, IPR issues are more important. One chapter has been included on IPR issues on medicinal plants. A chapter also devoted on value addition of the medicinal plant products.