Introduction to Plant Biotechnology  (English, Paperback, Chawla H.S.)

Introduction To Plant Biotechnology is a useful manual for students who are interested or are studying Biotechnology.

Summary Of The Book

Plant Biotechnology refers to genetically modifying plants to transfer favourable qualities of one plant to another. Plant biotechnology is an important topic for biotechnology students.

Introduction To Plant Biotechnology is ideal for both undergraduate and graduate students. It provides detailed explanations about important characteristics and features of tissue culture of plants. It covers information on nutrition media, cell suspension and organ culture, cryopreservation, protoplast isolation and fusion, secondary metabolite production, and more.

The book also deals with the subject of recombinant DNA technology. It gives students a clear understanding of topics such as gene cloning, gene transfer methods, isolation of plant genes, in vitro mutagenesis, chloroplast and mitochondrion DNA transformation, and gene tagging.

Introduction To Plant Biotechnology also focuses on genomics. It explains to students the concepts related structural and functional genomics. It also provides extensive information about DNA chip technology, metabolomics, and proteomics. It even states how different organisms acquire a sequencing status.

This manual also throws light on various IPR forms. It provides case studies dealing with IPR infringements. It also explains IPR protection of plants and biodiversity issues. An entire chapter is also dedicated to the important issue of biosafety and provides in-depth insights into the regulatory frameworks that have been put in place in different countries.

Along with providing theoretical knowledge, Introduction To Plant Biotechnology also describes how this knowledge can be practically applied. It states how crop improvement can occur thanks to transgenics and recombinant DNA technology.

About H. S. Chawla

H. S. Chawla is a teacher and researcher in the field of genetics and biotechnology.

Another book written by Chawla is Plant Biotechnology: A Practical Approach.

H. S. Chawla is armed with over three decades of experience in the field and has published several research papers. His areas of expertise include genetic transformation of plants, molecular markers, and in vitro culture. He has also been a guide and supervisor to M.Sc and Ph.D. candidates. The Patent Information Centre at Uttarakhand has appointed him as the Nodal officer. He is also a Nodal officer at G. B. Pant University’s Intellectual Property Management Centre.