Alien Gene Transfer in Crop Plants. Volume 1, Innovations, Methods and Risk Assessment /

Alien Gene Transfer in Crop Plants. Volume 1, Innovations, Methods and Risk Assessment /

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Imprint:New York, NY : Springer, 2014.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 319 pages) : color illustrations
Language:English
Subject:
Crops -- Genetics.
Crops -- Genetics.
Crops, Agricultural -- genetics.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11081901
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Varying Form of Title:Innovations, Methods and Risk Assessment
Other authors / contributors:Pratap, Aditya, 1976- editor.
Kumar, Jitendra, 1973- editor.
ISBN:9781461485858
1461485851
9781461485841
1461485843
9781461485841
Notes:Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 4, 2013).
Summary:Transfer of alien genes into crop plants from wild and distant plant genetic resources has invoked tremendous interest of crop scientists globally and several traits including resistance to diseases and insect-pests, tolerance to drought, salinity, temperature extremities and other abiotic stresses as well as genes for several quality traits have been transferred through vertical and horizontal gene transfer. Alien gene transfer, lately aided by molecular markers,?molecular cytogenetics, genetic transformation and improved in vitro techniques has led to introgression of hundreds of genes of interest in crop species, thereby widening their genetic base and improving their genetic potential. While the gains through alien transfer are tremendous, these have also raised some doubts about the long-term economic and ecological impacts of such transfers in cultivated background. This book addresses all these issues and provides an insight into the methods, newer innovations, detection and achievements of alien gene transfer in crop plants. At the same time it also focuses on the issues of possible human and ecological impacts of alien gene transfers and describes the challenges and risks involved.
Standard no.:10.1007/978-1-4614-8585-8
Table of Contents:
  • Alien Gene Transfer in Crop Plants: An Introduction / Aditya Pratap and Jitendra Kumar
  • Distant Hybridization: A Tool for Interspecific Manipulation of Chromosomes / Dengcai Liu, Huaigang Zhang, Lianquan Zhang, Zhongwei Yuan, Ming Hao and Youliang Zheng
  • Tissue Culture and Regeneration: A Prerequisite for Alien Gene Transfer / Maria Wędzony, Magdalena Szechyńska-Hebda, Iwona Żur, Ewa Dubas and Monika Krzewska
  • Methods and Role of Embryo Rescue Technique in Alien Gene Transfer / Monika M. Lulsdorf, Alison Ferrie, Susan M. H. Slater and Hai Ying Yuan
  • Horizontal Gene Transfer Through Genetic Transformation / Pooja Bhatnagar-Mathur, Paramita Palit and K. K. Sharma
  • Distant Hybridisation and Doubled-Haploidy Breeding / Harinder K. Chaudhary, Vineeta Kaila, Shoukat A. Rather and Tisu Tayeng
  • Role of Molecular Markers / Reyazul Rouf Mir, Javaid Akhter Bhat, Nelofer Jan, Bikram Singh, Ashok Kumar Razdan [and 4 others]
  • Molecular Cytogenetics for Identification of Alien Chromosomes and Chromosome Segments / Harinder K. Chaudhary, Vineeta Kaila and Shoukat Ahmad Rather
  • Agronomically Relevant Traits Transferred to Major Crop Plants by Alien Introgressions / Neeraj Kumar and Sachin Rustgi
  • Gene Flow and Risk Assessment in Genetically Modified Crops / Stephen F. Chandler and Trevor W. Stevenson
  • Bioinformatics Approaches to Deciphering Alien Gene Transfer: A Comprehensive Analysis / Rajeev K. Azad, Nitish Mishra, Firoz Ahmed and Rakesh Kaundal
  • Alien Gene Transfer: Challenges and Opportunities / Jitendra Kumar and Aditya Pratap.

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