Biotechnology in Plant Improvement/edited by P.C. Trivedi. Jaipur, Pointer, 2007, xiv, 342 p., tables, figs., ISBN 81-7132-494-1.

    Contents: Preface. Contributors. 1. Genetic modification in plants : a biotechnological scenario/Saji Menon, Sampat Nehra and P.C. Trivedi. 2. In vitro regeneration, genetic transformation and biotechnological applications to grain legumes: an assessment/C.C. Giri and G. Vijaya Laxmi. 3. Genetic transformation in leguminous crops: a review of progress and possibilities/Suchita Kamble, Shivani Indurkar and Susan Eapen. 4. Role of biotechnology in ornamental crops/P.E. Rajasekharan. 5. Molecular breeding and genetic engineering for major Abiotic stresses tolerance in crop plants/Bidhan Roy, A.K. Basu and C.P. Suresh. 6. Molecular markers in plant genome analysis/Sebastian Vadakan and R. Bagavathi Subramanian. 7. Framing the future: transgenic technology, the emerging era of biotechnology/V. Verma, S.K. Gautam, M. Kumar, D. Mohania and M.S. Chauhan. 8. Molecular markers for assessing genetic diversity with special reference to Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera L.)/R. Manimekalai and P.M. Kumaran. 9. Micropropagation of Prosopis cineraria--a multipurpose tree of Arid Zone/Raj Bhansali. 10. Callusing response and direct in vitro regeneration of nodal explants of Zanthoxylum alatum Roxb.--an important medicinal plant of Himalayas/N.S. Bisht and Snehlata Bhandari. 11. In vivo and in vitro comparison of bioactive substances from Bacopa monnieri, Centella asiatica and Convolvulus pluricaulis related to memory improvement/O.P. Saxena, Santoshkumar Singh and Zankhana Rathod. 12. In vitro propagation and conservation of Pogostemon cablin : A North East Indian perspective/Pratibha Sharma and C.M. Sarma. 13. Microfluidics/Mamta Raghav. 14. Tannase : a versatile enzyme for future biotechnology/Manjit, Anita Yadav, Sonia Ahlawat and Jitender Sharma. 15. Bioplastics--biotechnological solution for undergradable plastic waste/Saurabh S. Dhiman, Bindu Battan and Jitender Sharma. 16. Peptide Nucleic Acid: Prospects of 21 century/Sonia Ahlawat, R.P. Mandhan, Jitender Sharma, Manjit and Rakesh Kumar. 17. Genetic engineering of plants for environmental cleaning up/Rana P. Singh, Manish Sanger and Vinod Sharma. Index. 

    "Biotechnology has made significant advances in recent years and emerged as a frontline area of research and development, with an overwhelming impact on the society. Plant biotechnology is a engine for green to evergreen revolution. It has shown great promise in recent years for improving crop productivity, reducing environmental pollution and improving the quality of agricultural produce. 

    This book contains 17 chapters written by leading experts in the discipline incorporating recent developments in the subject. Major section includes articles on plant biotechnology.

    This book will be useful to biotechnologists, agriculture scientists, researchers, teachers and students of plant science." (jacket) 

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