Recent Trends In Horticultural Biotechnology: In 2 Vols. (set Price)

Biotechnology is emerging as one of the most innovative technologies in life sciences.It provides a set of tools, which if appropriately integrated with other technologies can be applied for the sustainable development of agriculture. Tissues culture is being used to propagate rapidly difficult root crops and conserve endangered/rare medicinal plants. PCR technology has made it possible to fingerprint genotypes and understand their genetic relationships in a better way. Genetic trasformation through direct and vector mediated gene transfer now makes it possible to incorporate novel genes for desirable traits. The various bioinformatics tools help to interpret the complex data available from various biological experiment. The book has 8 sessions comprising of 148 research articles and papers on the above topics.
About Author :
R Keshavachandran is a senior faculty member in Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara and Coordinator, Bioinformatics Centre. He completed his postgraduate degree from Kerala Agricultural University and Ph.D from Tamil Nadu Agriculture University. He was awarded the Dr. S Muthuswami Gold medal and the Foreign Examiners Prize for the best Ph.D research work. He is also a recipient of the ICAR Junior and Senior Fellowships. He is also a member of the team from the Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology that was awarded the DBT Product, Process and Commercialization award in 2003. P A Nazeem is a senior faculty member in Kerala Agriculture University, Vellanikkara and the Head of Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology. She completed her post graduation and doctorate from Kerala agricultural University and has attended many postdoctoral training programs in India and abroad including the University of Massachusetts, USA.
Contents :
Foreword-----Prof. V.L. Chopra Acknowledgement Preface LEAD PAPERS Molecular Markers in Corp Improvement Current Applictions and Future Prospects DNA Maker Technology in the Improvement of Horticultural Crops Gene prospecting from Mangroves and Genetic engineering of Mangrove genes to Crop plants to Enhance Salinity Tolerance Genes for Biotic Stress Management in Plants Chloroplast Mediated Genetic Transformation in Horticultural Crops Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and their Role in Horticulture Exploitation of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) Horticultural Crops High Tech Propagation of Horticultural Crops-Accent on Recalcitrance Solid Waste Management TISSUE CULTURE RESEARCH IN HORTICULTURAL CROPS-NEW PERSPECTIVES Somatic Embryogenesis in Mango Varieties Covert Bacterial Association with Vitro Cultures of Horticultural Crops Endospern Culture in Hevea brasiliensis Repetitive Somatic Embryogensis and Plant Regeneration in Garcinia indica choiss In Vitro Micropropagation of Acid Lime Var. Sai-Sharbati An Electrofusion-mediaated Improved Method for Donor-recipient Somatic hybridization in potato In Vitro Culture and Biochemical Analysis of Jasminusm sp. Biotech Production Unit for Spices: A Venture of Spices Board Kudumbashree and Dept. of Biotechnology Performance Evaluation of Tissues Culture Vis-a-Vis Open Pollinated Seedlings of Cardamom Induction of Variability in Vanilla through in Vitro Techniques Micropropagation of Banana Var. 'Meitei Her' Through Shoot Tip Culture On Farm Evalution of Tissue Culture Vanilla Plants Vis-a Vis Vegetative Cuttings An Efficient Regeneration Protocol for Tomato cv PKM1 Studis on Micropropagation inn Protocol for Brinjal cv Co2 Somatic Embryogenessis and PantsRegeneration from Immature Embryos of Papaya In Vitro Regeneration of Hevea brasiliensis from Leaf Explants Plantlet Regeneration of Vitro Through Indirect Organogenesis in Ginger Callus Culture and Somatic Embyogenesis Studies in Citrus aurantifolia Swingle Micropropagation of Emblica officinalis Gaertn Through Callus Culture Effect of Various modifications of MS Medium on Shoot Induction and Proliferation of Peach An improved Protocol for the In Vitro Propagation of a Medicinally Important Plant In Vitro Shoot Regeneration in Eagle Wood- Aquilaria agallocha Roxb. In Vitro Multiplication of Trichosanthes cucumerina Rapid Clonal Propagation of Vitex trifolia In Vitro Multiplication of Indian Maddar In Vitro studies in Centella asiatica (Linn.) Urban. Direct Organogenesis of Plumbago rosea (Linn.) In Vitro Propagation of Smilax Zeylanica L High Ferquency Shoot Regeneration in Aloe vera Using BAP and TDZ Combinations of Growth Regulators In Vitro Clonal Propagation of Lasoda An Arid Fruit Tree Rapid propagation of Clitoria ternatea L.Through Somatic Embryogenesis from Leaves Clonal Propagation of a Dendrobium hybrid Orchid Influence of Sucrose and Triazole on The Ex Vitro Establishment of Micropropagated Dendrobium Sp. High Frequency Mericloning from Shake Cultures of Tropical Orchid Dendrobium cv Sonia Micropropagation of the Aquarium Plant - Parrot Feather Milfoil - Myriophyllum aquaticum (Velloso) Verdocourt Multiple Shoot Regeneration from the Cotyledonary Nodes of Leucaena leuocephala Enhanced Production of Plantlets Through Tissue Culture Comparative Evalution of Tissue Culture Derived Black Pepper Plants with Conventional Propagules In Vitro Callus Culture and Plant Regeneration in Lycopersicon esculentum Mill and L. pimpinellifoium Exploitation of Somaclonal Variation in Breeding for Resistance to Tomato Leaf Curl Virus Disease in Tomato Shoot Bud Differentistion from Megagametophyte Cultures of Cycas cricinalis L.-- An Endangered Ornamental Plant Influence of of Seasion of explant Collection on Induction of Multiple Shoots from Axillary buds of the Tamarind Micrografting in Wood Apple Effect of Gamma Irradiation on In Vitro Rooting of Micro Shoots of Rose cv. Folklore Waxing Aids Establishment Stem Node Explants of Rose cv. Crimson Glory Estblishment of Callus Cultures from Isolated Microspores of Hevea brasiliensis Comparative Study of Protoplast Isolation in Piper nigrum L. and Piper colubrinum Link. In Vitro Production of L DOPA from Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. Enhancement of the Production of Coptothecin An Antineoplastic Therapeutic Agent from Ophiorrhiza mungos Through Elicittation and Permeabilization Techniques Exploitation of In Vitro Cultures of Tinospora cordifolia Miers (Chittamrithu) for Berberine Production Tissue Culture Methods for the In Vitro Conservation of Germplasm of Cassava, Sweet Potato and Yams Micropropagation Supports Heterosis Breeding in Turmeric Plant Regeneration form Mesophyall Protoplast of In Vitro Propagation of Dendrobium Var. Betty Ho Through Shoot Tip Culture In Vitro Rooting Ability of in Vitro Raised Shoots of Cocoa IN Vitro Multiplication of Rate and Endangered Medicinal Plants In Vitro Conservation of Endangered Medicinal Plants Rapid Multiplication of Cashew Through in Vitro Methods Standardization of in Vitro Microgrfting Techniques in Cashew Optimisation of Media Components for Seed Development in Turmeric after in Vitro Pollination Field Evaluation of Tissue Cultured (TC) Plants Against Open Pollinated (OP) Seedlings of Larg Cardamom selections Effect of Cyotokinins on Mature and Seedling Nodal Explants and on Intact Seedlings of Tamarind In Vitro Regeneration and Field Establishment of Introduced Musa Germplasm Plant Regeneration from Ginger Embryogenic Callus Effects of 2,4- dichlorophenoxyacetic and benzyladenine MOLECULAR MARKERS AND THEIR EXPLOITATION MOLECULAR CLONING OF GENES GENETIC MODIFICATION FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT PLANT MICROBE INTERACTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY BIOINFORMATICS AND BIOSAFETY ISSUE OF TRANSGENIC CROPS