Crocus sativus L. (family-Iridaceae) or Saffron is often called “Red Gold or Gold Condiment” due it''s appealing flavour, aroma and its high value. This volume provides a comprehensive overview on saffron cultivation and ecology, genetics and cytogenetics, role of saffron bioactive compounds in nutrition and medicine, economic importance, health benefits, applications in pharma and food industry, safety evaluation and its limitations. Further, transcriptomics, post transcriptomics, metabolomics, computational biology, molecular markers, genome editing, microbiome and endophytic interactions, micropropagation and phytochemistry and uses of saffron as a medicinal and aromatic plant are discussed.

Saffron biology is a vital research area, and this volume offers a comprehensive, up-to-date overview. It will serve saffron farmers, the food and pharmaceutical industries, researchers, and anyone interested in saffron science.

Crocus sativus L. (family-Iridaceae) or Saffron is often called “Red Gold or Gold Condiment” due it''s appealing flavour, aroma and its high value. This volume provides a comprehensive overview on saffron cultivation and ecology, genetics and cytogenetics, role of saffron bioactive compounds in nutrition and medicine, economic importance, health benefits, applications in pharma and food industry, safety evaluation and its limitations. Further, transcriptomics, post transcriptomics, metabolomics, computational biology, molecular markers, genome editing, microbiome and endophytic interactions, micropropagation and phytochemistry and uses of saffron as a medicinal and aromatic plant are discussed.

Saffron biology is a vital research area, and this volume offers a comprehensive, up-to-date overview. It will serve saffron farmers, the food and pharmaceutical industries, researchers, and anyone interested in saffron science.

This edited book highlights the gravity and efficacy of next-generation breeding tools for the enhancement of stress-resilience in cereals, especially in the context of climate change, pests, diseases, and abiotic stresses. The content of the book helps in understanding the application of emerging genetic concepts and neoteric genomic approaches in cereal breeding. It collates all the latest information about enhancing the stress resilience in cereal crops for overcoming food security issues. 

Cereals have predominantly been used as a staple food since time immemorial and contribute more than 50% of the caloric requirement of the global population. However, in cereals, the yield losses due to various stresses are very high, considering the crop growth stage and stress sensitivity. Therefore, to feed and nourish the generations in the era of climate change, it is imperative to develop stress-resilient cereal cultivars. This book explores newly developed next-generation breeding tools, viz., genome-wide association studies, genomic prediction, genome editing, and accelerated generation advancement methodologies, which revealed promising outcomes by enhancing the stress resilience in cereals with yield potential. 

Crocus sativus L. (family-Iridaceae) or Saffron is often called “Red Gold or Gold Condiment” due it''s appealing flavour, aroma and its high value. This volume provides a comprehensive overview on saffron cultivation and ecology, genetics and cytogenetics, role of saffron bioactive compounds in nutrition and medicine, economic importance, health benefits, applications in pharma and food industry, safety evaluation and its limitations. Further, transcriptomics, post transcriptomics, metabolomics, computational biology, molecular markers, genome editing, microbiome and endophytic interactions, micropropagation and phytochemistry and uses of saffron as a medicinal and aromatic plant are discussed.

Saffron biology is a vital research area, and this volume offers a comprehensive, up-to-date overview. It will serve saffron farmers, the food and pharmaceutical industries, researchers, and anyone interested in saffron science.

Crocus sativus L. (family-Iridaceae) or Saffron is often called “Red Gold or Gold Condiment” due it''s appealing flavour, aroma and its high value. This volume provides a comprehensive overview on saffron cultivation and ecology, genetics and cytogenetics, role of saffron bioactive compounds in nutrition and medicine, economic importance, health benefits, applications in pharma and food industry, safety evaluation and its limitations. Further, transcriptomics, post transcriptomics, metabolomics, computational biology, molecular markers, genome editing, microbiome and endophytic interactions, micropropagation and phytochemistry and uses of saffron as a medicinal and aromatic plant are discussed.

Saffron biology is a vital research area, and this volume offers a comprehensive, up-to-date overview. It will serve saffron farmers, the food and pharmaceutical industries, researchers, and anyone interested in saffron science.

This edited book highlights the gravity and efficacy of next-generation breeding tools for the enhancement of stress-resilience in cereals, especially in the context of climate change, pests, diseases, and abiotic stresses. The content of the book helps in understanding the application of emerging genetic concepts and neoteric genomic approaches in cereal breeding. It collates all the latest information about enhancing the stress resilience in cereal crops for overcoming food security issues. 

Cereals have predominantly been used as a staple food since time immemorial and contribute more than 50% of the caloric requirement of the global population. However, in cereals, the yield losses due to various stresses are very high, considering the crop growth stage and stress sensitivity. Therefore, to feed and nourish the generations in the era of climate change, it is imperative to develop stress-resilient cereal cultivars. This book explores newly developed next-generation breeding tools, viz., genome-wide association studies, genomic prediction, genome editing, and accelerated generation advancement methodologies, which revealed promising outcomes by enhancing the stress resilience in cereals with yield potential.