Handbook of New Technologies for Genetic Improvement of Legumes

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A comprehensive and groundbreaking collection of ideas for plant improvement Most of the worldx2019;s supply of legumes is cultivated under adverse conditions that make this commercially important crop susceptible to the vagaries of nature and damaging stresses. Genetic manipulation has become a proven way for cultivators to battle these problems; but there has been a lack of reliable information on the practical aspects of this promising method. Handbook of New Technologies for Genetic Improvement of Legumes fills this void by providing a vast array of groundbreaking essays from some of the disciplinex2019;s most renowned experts. This unique collection is your single source for not only the most up-to-date accounts of genetic manipulation employed today, but also ideas for realistic and practical uses. Comprehensive in its approach, Handbook of New Technologies for Genetic Improvement of Legumes presents the latest research on all aspects of genetically modified legume production. With contributions from over 90 international experts, this eye-opening resource offers an in-depth exploration of key topics such as, genetic transformation technology, suppression-subtractive hybridization, c-DNA micro arrays, molecular mapping, tagging regulatory elements, and real-time PCR. Additionally, this text features a wealth of detailed references and informative tables to clearly explain pertinent data. Chapters in Handbook of New Technologies for Genetic Improvement of Legumes detail both family- and species-specific topics such as: x2022; agrobacterium-mediated transformation in trifolium and medicago x2022; biotechnological approaches to soybean improvement x2022; transgenic approaches for enhancement of vitamin E x2022; particle bombardment and SAAT approaches x2022; agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation and in vitro regeneration x2022; plant regeneration via organogenesis, somatic embryogenesis, and protoplast culture x2022; somaclonal variation and its exploitation x2022; cotyledonary node and embryo axes as explants x2022; in planta transformation of pisum sativum l. x2022; de novo regeneration protocol x2022; reverse genetic approaches in medicago truncatula x2022; tagging regulatory elements in plants x2022; gene expression analysis with DNA array technology x2022; advent of diverse DNA markers to decipher genome sequence polymorphism x2022; defensins in legumes x2022; legume-nematode interaction with reference to model legumes x2022; and much, much more! Handbook of New Technologies for Genetic Improvement of Legumes is an invaluable resource for researchers and educators in the area of plant genetic manipulation and plant biotechnology as well as scientists, educators, and graduate students focusing on the genetic manipulation of legumes.

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P.B. Kirti, PhD, is Professor in the department of Plant Sciences at the University of Hyderabad, India. He has extensive experience in genetic manipulation in mustard and chickpea and in development of cytoplasmic male sterility-fertility restorer systems based on the use of cell fusion hybrids. Dr. Kirti's current research interests revolve around the genetic manipulation of peanut and pigeonpea for pest and disease resistance as well as transposon insertion mutagenesis. He has been a Fellow at the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany and FAO Visiting Fellow at the Ohio State Biotechnology Center and is a currently a Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Scientists, an Elected Member of the Plant Tissue Association of India, and a Visiting Principal Fellow at the University of Melbourne.