Description
Wiley India Introduction To Genetic Engineering Of Crop Plants, 2Ed by A Rashid
Transgene technology since its inception, about three decades ago, has progressed rapidly providing platform for discovery and design of novel plants which are improved source of food, feed, chemicals and drugs. This knowledge is changing rapidly by which plants develop their architecture to survive abiotic and biotic stress, and become resistant to herbicides, pests and pathogens. Hence, the scene is set for a change from traditional farming to molecular farming. Moreover, gene silencing from a bane has turned out to be a boon, opening new vistas in genetic engineering of crop plants.
About the Author
A. Rashid he has been a member of faculty, associated with teaching of plant physiology and biotechnology, till his superannuation in 2005. Dr Rashid was awarded British Council Post-doctoral Research Fellowship (1972-74) to work on cell physiology of higher plants in the laboratory of Professor H.E. Street at University of Leicester (UK). He has also been a recipient of Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (1980-82) to work on ab initio culture of pollen for the induction of haploids in the laboratory of Professor Dr J Reinert, at Freie Universitat Berlin. He has also worked as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (1990-91) in the laboratory of Professor Dr H. Mohr at University of Frieburg to study physiology of phytochrome. Professor Rashid has contributed over 80 research papers and a few reviews in international journals.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BOOK REVIEW
Genetic Engineering: Science and Technology
Agrobacterium tumefaciens Genetic Engineer in Nature (Genetic Engineering: A Copy Nature Approach)
Genetic Engineering by Agrobacterium rhizogenes (A Novel Approach in Genetic Engineering of Plants)
Direct Delivery of DNA for Transformation
Engineering for Herbicide Resistance
Engineering Resistance to Pests
Engineering Resistance to Pathogens
Engineering for Stress Tolerance
Engineering of Primary Metabolism
Engineering of Secondary Metabolism
Molecular Farming
Engineering of Plant Development and Differentiation
Gene Silencing: From Bane to Boon
Terminator Gene Technology (A Betrayal to Genetic Engineering of Crops)
Conclusion
Index