Biotechnologies and Genetics in Plant Mutation Breeding: Volume 3: Mechanisms for Genetic Manipulation of Plants

With the aim of helping to combat the challenge of providing enough food for the world, this comprehensive three-volume set book, Biotechnologies and Genetics in Plant Mutation Breeding, focuses on improvement of plant agronomic characters by manipulating the genotype of plant species with induced mutagenesis. Volume 3: Mechanisms for Genetic Manipulation of Plants covers the different genetic engineering techniques that are used to mutant genes and to incorporate them in different plant species of cereals, pulses, vegetables, and fruits. Chapters also address in-vitro mutagenesis, which allows specific mutations to be tailored for type and position within the gene. Also discussed is the role of molecular techniques and methods for mutation detection and screening in plants and the role of genetic manipulation of plants and microorganisms and the hazardous impacts on them. There is emphasis on improvement of agronomic characters by manipulating the genotype of plant species, resulting in increase in food crop productivity. Importantly, the principles of genetic engineering in which mechanism and action of transfer of desired genes from plants to animals to microorganism and vice versa are also presented. Volume 1: Mutagenesis and Crop Improvement provides important coverage of mutagenesis, cytotoxicity, and crop improvement in plants along with explanations of the processes, mutagenic effectiveness, and efficiency and mechanisms of mutagenesis. The authors also cover the principles, applications, and scope of mutagenesis. Several chapters focus on mutation-induced cytological aberrations and cytotoxicity and on in-vitro mutagenesis to exploit the somaclonal variations induced in cell culture. There is also emphasis on improvement of agronomic characteristics by manipulating the genotype of plant species, resulting in increase in productivity by the use of induced mutagenesis. Volume 2: Revolutionizing Plant Biology presents the use of mutagenesis and biotechnology to explore the variability of mutant genes for crop improvement. In this volume, the chapters deal with in-vitro mutagenesis to exploit the somaclonal variations induced in cell culture. The chapters highlight the importance of in-vitro mutagenesis in inducing salt resistance, heat resistance, and draught resistance. The chapters are supported by authentic data of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and other international agencies that highlight the role of mutagenesis in crop improvement. With its focus on promising techniques to help to combat food scarcity in the world both in quality and quantity, these three volumes will be a valuable asset for advanced students and faculty in biotechnology and genetic engineering as well as those in botany, agriculture, and horticulture.