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    Soybean Improvement : Physiological, Molecular and Genetic Perspectives (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Soil science. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Agronomy. ; Stress (Physiology). ; Plants. ; Plant diseases. ; Agriculture. ; Soil Science. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Agronomy. ; Plant Stress Responses. ; Plant Pathology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Soybean: A Key player for global food security -- 2. Dissection of Physiological and Biochemical Bases of Drought tolerance in Soybean (Glycine max) Using recent Phenomics approach -- 3. Soybean Improvement for Water-logging Tolerance -- 4. Salinity tolerance in Soybeans: Physiological, molecular and genetic perspectives -- 5. Utility of Network Biology Approaches to Understand the Aluminium Stress Responses in Soybean -- 6. Advances in Molecular markers to develop Soybean cultivars with increased protein and oil content -- 7. Soybean Breeding for Rust Resistance -- 8. Molecular breeding for resistance against pythium root rot (PRR) in soybean -- 9. Molecular Breeding for Resistance against Phytophthora in Soybean -- 10. Mitigation of Soybean Mosaic Virus Using an Efficient Molecular Approach -- 11. Transgenic Approach: A Key to Enrich Soybean Oil Quality -- 12. miRNAs in soybean improvement -- 13. Genome Editing Advances in Soybean Improvement against Biotic and Abiotic stresses.
    Abstract: Soybean (Glycine max L. (Merr)) is one of the most important crops worldwide. Soybean seeds are vital for both protein meal and vegetable oil. Soybean was domesticated in China, and since last 4-5 decades it has become one of the most widely grown crops around the globe. The crop is grown on an anticipated 6% of the world’s arable land, and since the 1970s, the area in soybean production has the highest percentage increase compared to any other major crop. It is a major crop in the United States, Brazil, China and Argentina and important in many other countries. The cultivated soybean has one wild annual relative, G. soja, and 23 wild perennial relatives. Soybean has spread to many Asian countries two to three thousand years ago, but was not known in the West until the 18th century. Among the various constraints responsible for decrease in soybean yields are the biotic and abiotic stresses which have recently increased as a result of changing climatic scenarios at global level. A lot of work has been done for cultivar development and germplasm enhancement through conventional plant breeding. This has resulted in development of numerous high yielding and climate resilient soybean varieties. Despite of this development, plant breeding is long-term by nature, resource dependent and climate dependent. Due to the advancement in genomics and phenomics, significant insights have been gained in the identification of genes for yield improvement, tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress and increased quality parameters in soybean. Molecular breeding has become routine and with the advent of next generation sequencing technologies resulting in SNP based molecular markers, soybean improvement has taken a new dimension and resulted in mapping of genes for various traits that include disease resistance, insect resistance, high oil content and improved yield. This book includes chapters from renowned potential soybean scientists to discuss the latest updates on soybean molecular and genetic perspectives to elucidate the complex mechanisms to develop biotic and abiotic stress resilience in soybean. Recent studies on the improvement of oil quality and yield in soybean have also been incorporated.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 276 p. 37 illus., 36 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031122323
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12232-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12232-3
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    Agricultural Biotechnology in Sub-Saharan Africa : Capacity, Enabling Environment and Applications in Crops, Livestock, Forestry and Aquaculture (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Veterinary medicine. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Vertebrates. ; Animal biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Veterinary Science. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Vertebrate Zoology. ; Animal Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: The agriculture sector in Sub-Saharan Africa and the promise of biotechnology -- The state of capacities for agricultural biotechnology applications in the crop and livestock sectors -- The state of the enabling environment for agricultural biotechnology applications in the crop and livestock sectors -- The state of applications and impacts of biotechnology in the crop sector -- The state of applications and impacts of biotechnology in the livestock sector -- The state of capacities, enabling environment, applications and impacts of biotechnology in the forestry sector -- The state of capacities, enabling environment, applications and impacts of biotechnology in the aquaculture sector -- Overall status, gaps and opportunities in agricultural biotechnology in Sub-Saharan Africa. .
    Abstract: This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the application level for various agricultural biotechnologies across Sub-Saharan Africa. The authors examine the capacity available as well as the enabling environment, including policy and investments, for facilitating agricultural biotechnology development and use in the region. For each Sub-Saharan country, the status of biotechnology application is assessed in four major sectors; Crops, Livestock, Forestry and Aquaculture. Examples such as the number and requisite skill levels of trained personnel, biosafety frameworks and public awareness are surfaced in these chapters. This work also discusses the impact of push-pull factors on research, training and food security and identifies opportunities for investment in biotechnology and local agribusiness. Development partners, policy makers, agricultural consultants as well as scientists and private sector investors with an interest in biotechnology initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa will find this collection an important account to identify key gaps in capacity and policy, as well as priority areas going forward. The volume highlights ways to develop technology and increase agricultural production capacity through international cooperation and inclusive economic growth, making it a valuable practice guide in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in particular SDG 2 Zero Hunger and SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth. Clear case studies round off the reading experience.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 197 p. 16 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031043499
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04349-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-04349-9
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    Molecular Advances in Insect Resistance of Field Crops : Modern and Applied Approaches (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plant molecular biology. ; Plant diseases. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Plant genetics. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Molecular Biology. ; Plant Pathology. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Genetics.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Mutulistic Plant Associations related to Insect Resistance -- 2. Current Scenario of RNA Interference-Based Control of Insect and Mite Pests of Fruit Crops -- 3. Molecular markers to breed for insect resistance: Potential and limitations -- 4. Glucosinolate-Myrosinase System and its role in Specialist and Generalist Insect Herbivores -- 5. Advances in Molecular Techniques of Insect Resistance in Cereal Improvement -- 6. Evolution of Constitutive and Induced Resistance in Plants against Insect Herbivory -- 7. Biotechnological interventions for creating novel resistance against major insect pests of rice -- 8. Antixenosis and antibiosis mechanisms of resistance to turnip aphid, Lipaphis erysimi in Brassica: Conventional and Biotechnological Approaches -- 9. Genomic technology in insect pest resistance for sustainable rice production -- 10. Biogenetically Engineered Insect Resistant Crops in Integrated Pest Management Programs -- 11. Molecular/Genetic Mechanism of Insect resistance in wheat -- 12. Concept of CRISPR-CAS9 system and its application on Insect genome: A preliminary Review -- 13. Multi-omic Approaches in Insect Pest Interactions against Resistance -- 14. MicroRNA-Mediated Insect Resistance In Field Crops -- 15. Challenges in Molecular Insect Resistance Studies for Crop Improvement.
    Abstract: Based on the understanding that tolerance to pest pressure increases with less crop stress, this book covers all aspects of the molecular mechanisms underlying insect resistance in field crops. Detailed descriptions, accompanied by numerous photographs and schematic drawings, are available for “hot topics” such as genetically engineered crops, crispr/cas9 system, insect pest resistance technology, host plant resistance, and other major breakthroughs. Specific case studies include, but not limit to, the use of insect resistant cultivars in IPMT programs, utilization of glucosinolate-myrosinase processes in oilseed crops, and role of genetic in rice breeding technology.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXVI, 415 p. 20 illus., 17 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030921521
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92152-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92152-1
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    Panicle Architecture of Rice and its Relationship with Grain Filling (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plant genetics. ; Plant physiology. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Plants Evolution. ; Plants Development. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Genetics. ; Plant Physiology. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Evolution. ; Plant Development.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Importance of rice as human food -- Chapter 2. Botany of rice plant -- Chapter 3. Ontogeny of organ development in rice plant -- Chapter 4. Fertilization and seed development in rice -- Chapter 5. The cellular basis of rice seed growth -- Chapter 6. Genetic analyses of floral development on rice panicle -- Chapter 7. Diversity of panicle architecture and traits influencing grain filling -- Chapter 8. Change of panicle architecture during domestication -- Chapter 9. Physiology of variation in individual grain weight of rice panicle -- Chapter 10. Enzymes controlling starch biosynthesis -- Chapter 11. Hormonal regulation of spikelet development -- Chapter 12. Effects of environmental stresses on physiological factors influencing grainfilling of rice panicle -- Chapter 13. Designer rice in quest of high grain filling.
    Abstract: This book shows the importance of rice for human consumption. It focuses on the rice panicle, its morphology and characteristics. High genetic diversity of rice has been economically profitable for mankind; the crop provides food calories to half of the human race on earth and because of its adaptability to diversified and unstable ecological conditions, the plant has an asynchronous flowering system in the panicle. The International Rice Research Institute has a collection of panicles with numerous branching phenotypes and lengths varying from 10 to 43 cm. Due to the heterogeneous architecture, grain filling depends on the position of the spikelet within a panicle. Spikelets on apical branches fertilize early and fill faster compared to their basal counterparts and therefore, individual grain weights of panicle vary widely. The discrepancy in grain filling between spikelets changes with panicle architecture but the relationship of variation in individual grain weight with panicle architecture has not been studied. Spikelet number has increased highly in the newly developed rice cultivars, but it has no benefit accrued on grain filling and yield. This book is recommended for students, researchers and teachers working in this field of expertise.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 321 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030678975
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67897-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-67897-5
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    Next-Generation Plant Breeding Approaches for Stress Resilience in Cereal Crops (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Stress (Physiology). ; Plants. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Stress Responses. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Next Generation Breeding Approaches for Stress Resilience in Cereals: Current Status and Future Prospects -- Chapter 2. Genome Wide Association Mapping and Genomic Selection Approaches for Stress Resilience in Rice -- Chapter 3. Genome-wide association studies and genomic predictions for climate-change resilience in wheat -- Chapter 4. Genomic Selection for Enhanced Stress Tolerance in Maize -- Chapter 5. Genome-Wide Association Studies and Genomic Selection for Nutrient Use Efficiency in Cereals -- Chapter 6. Doubled Haploidy: An Accelerated Breeding Tool for Stress Resilience Breeding in Cereals -- Chapter 7. Rapid Generation Advancement and Fast-Track Breeding Approaches in Wheat Improvement -- Chapter 8. Integrating Advanced Molecular, Genomic and Speed Breeding Methods for Genetic Improvement of Stress Tolerance in Rice -- Chapter 9. CRISPR Genome Editing Brings Global Food Security into the First Lane: Enhancing Nutrition and Stress Resilience in Crops -- Chapter 10. Genome Editing for Stress Tolerance in Cereals: Methods, Opportunities and Applications -- Chapter 11. Editing Plant Genome with CRISPR/Cas: A Sustainable Strategy for Disease Management -- Chapter 12. CRISPR/Cas for Improved Stress Tolerance in Rice -- Chapter 13. Harnessing CRISPR/Cas tools for installing virus resistance in cereals: An overview -- Chapter 14. Genomic and bioinformatic resources for next generation breeding approaches towards enhanced stress tolerance in cereals.
    Abstract: This edited book highlights the gravity and efficacy of next-generation breeding tools for the enhancement of stress-resilience in cereals, especially in the context of climate change, pests, diseases, and abiotic stresses. The content of the book helps in understanding the application of emerging genetic concepts and neoteric genomic approaches in cereal breeding. It collates all the latest information about enhancing the stress resilience in cereal crops for overcoming food security issues. Cereals have predominantly been used as a staple food since time immemorial and contribute more than 50% of the caloric requirement of the global population. However, in cereals, the yield losses due to various stresses are very high, considering the crop growth stage and stress sensitivity. Therefore, to feed and nourish the generations in the era of climate change, it is imperative to develop stress-resilient cereal cultivars. This book explores newly developed next-generation breeding tools, viz., genome-wide association studies, genomic prediction, genome editing, and accelerated generation advancement methodologies, which revealed promising outcomes by enhancing the stress resilience in cereals with yield potential. This book is useful for postgraduate students specializing in plant breeding, plant stress physiology, plant genomics, agriculture, and agronomy. It is of immense value to scientific community involved in teaching, research, and extension activities related to cereal cultivation.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XX, 493 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811914454
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1445-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-1445-4
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    Genome Editing Technologies for Crop Improvement (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Plant genetics. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Biomaterials. ; Nucleic acids. ; Biology Technique. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Genetics. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Nucleic Acid. ; Biological Techniques.
    Description / Table of Contents: PART I: INTRODUCTION TO GENOME EDITING AND CROP IMPROVEMENT -- Chapter 1. Genome editing is revolutionizing crop improvement -- PART II: GENOME EDITING TOOLS AND APPROACHES -- Chapter 2. Genome editing tools for food security -- Chapter 3. CRISPR/Cas9 based multi-gene editing in crops -- Chapter 4. CRISPR/Cas9 tool kit for multiplex genome editing in crops -- Chapter 5. Plant genome editing mediated by CRISPR/Cas12a system -- Chapter 6. Genome editing in crops via homology-directed repair using a gemini-virus based CRISPR/Cas9 system -- Chapter 7. Targeted gene replacement in plants using CRISPR-Cas technology -- Chapter 8. Expanding the scope of base editing in crops using Cas9 variants -- Chapter 9. Plant precise genome editing using prime editors -- Chapter 10. Off-target effects of crop genome editing and its minimization -- PART III: GENOME EDITING TOWARDS CROP IMPROVEMENT -- Chapter 11. Genome editing towards rice improvement -- Chapter 12. Genome editing for wheat Improvement -- Chapter 13. Genome editing for maize Improvement -- Chapter 14. Genome editing for Sorghum improvement -- Chapter 15. Accelerating Cereal breeding for disease resistance through CRISPR/Cas9 mediated genome editing -- Chapter 16. Genome editing for Soybean improvement -- Chapter 17. Genome editing for improvement of oil seed crops -- Chapter 18. Genome editing for potato improvement -- Chapter 19. Genome editing for tomato improvement.
    Abstract: This book compiles the relevant information related to genome editing tools and their roles in crop improvement. The book contains a brief introduction about various genome editing tools and their application in major crops. It discusses the genome editing approaches and the strategies used for genome editing in different crops. Some of the chapters cover the detailed methodology of sgRNA design, vector construction and transformation in different crops followed by data analysis. A few chapters focus on the applications of genome editing tools towards crop improvement. This book will be of particular interest to plant biologists working in the field of genome editing and crop breeders. It will provide valuable information and useful material for our readers’ experimental work.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 444 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811906008
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0600-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-0600-8
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    Cisgenics and Transgenics : Strategies for Sustainable Crop Development and Food Security (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Food science. ; Plant genetics. ; Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Food Science. ; Plant Genetics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Plant transformation techniques -- Chapter 2. Strategies to enhance the expression of the transgene in plants -- Chapter 3. Cisgenics and crop improvement -- Chapter 4. Transgenics and crop improvement -- Chapter 5. Molecular pharming -- Chapter 6. Future prospects of GM plants.
    Abstract: This book presents up-to-date information on various vector-less/direct (physical, chemical) and vector-mediated/indirect (Agrobacterium-mediated) plant transformation techniques. It summarizes various strategies that facilitate a gene from lower organism to be expressed in higher plants and also in silico designing of synthetic gene for higher expression. It also highlights the importance of strong promoters to drive the expression of transgene(s). This book encompasses the advantages and drawbacks of cisgenesis and transgenesis, their implications towards sustainable crop improvement, and their future prospects. The importance, limitations, challenges, recent developments, and future prospects of molecular pharming is also discussed. The book concludes with a chapter that summarizes the major contribution of GM-crops towards global food security and economy, advances in genome editing for crop improvement, challenges and risk associated with the release of GM-crops, and the future of GM technology. This book is meant for students and researchers in the field of life sciences, food science, and agriculture. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIII, 424 p. 92 illus., 56 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811921193
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2119-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-2119-3
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    Augmenting Crop Productivity in Stress Environment (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Stress (Physiology). ; Plants. ; Plant physiology. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Stress Responses. ; Plant Physiology. ; Plant Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Role of Nanosensors and Bionanosesors in Crop Abiotic Stress -- Chapter 2. Role of Environment Stress Leaf Senescence and Crop productivity -- Chapter 3. Genomics in Enhancing Crop Productivity against Stresses -- Chapter 4. Transgenic plants: A Tool to Increase Crop Productivity Under Stress Environment -- Chapter 5. Breeding efforts for crop productivity in abiotic stress environment -- Chapter 6. Changing Environment and Crop Plant Breeding -- Chapter 7. Crop plants, abiotic stress, reactive oxygen species production, signaling and their consequences -- Chapter 8. Environment Stress Tolerance in Plants -Physiological Aspects -- Chapter 9. Role of hormones in crop plants root system architecture under changing environmental conditions -- Chapter 10. Water Logging Tolerance and Crop Productivity -- Chapter 11. Crop Adaptability to Excess Salts -- Chapter 12. Crop Scavenging Potential to Heavy Metals -- Chapter 13. Role of plant microbiome under stress environment to enhance crop productivity -- Chapter 14. Role of Effective Management of Harvested Crop to Increase Productivity under Stress Environment -- Chapter 15. Bioactive Compost for Managing Plant Growth under Stress Environment -- Chapter 16. Salicylic acid: Metabolism, Regulation and Functions in Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance -- Chapter 17. JA and Abiotic Stress Tolerance -- Chapter 18. ABA: Metabolism, Regulation and Functions in Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance -- Chapter 19. Polyamines: Metabolism, Regulation and Functions in Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance -- Chapter 20. Agriculture for Combating Global Starvation -- Chapter 21. Land use and Biodiversity Conservation through Agroforestry -- Chapter 22. Challenges of Stressed Soil: A Case Study of Acid Soil. .
    Abstract: The book inculcates a holistic approach to improve crop productivity and quality for ensuring food security and nutrition to all. This warrants to identify various stress conditions prevalent globally and tailor crop adaptability and productivity to the maximum accordingly, employing physio-molecular modern tools and techniques with judicious amalgamation with conventional crop husbandry. As a result, the book chapters encompass diverse environmental factors, internal physio-molecular processes and their modulations with a final goal of expanding area under cultivation by utilization of constraint terrains of poor site quality and augmenting sustainable crop productivity and quality on the face of rapidly changing climate. The book includes role of plant hormones, nano-sensors, nanomaterials etc. in stress tolerance responses, capturing recent advancement in the field of stress tolerance, enlarging scope of coverage by gleaning modern literature and providing glimpses of futuristic scenario of agriculture practices that can render ‘balance staple food rich in nutrition, vitamins and minerals’ to teeming billions of global human populations. Thus, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the role of stress environment and understanding stress physiology for developing stress tolerant crops. The book covers current knowledge and future prospects to achieve enhanced food security under stress environment of crops. The renowned contributors elegantly crafted each chapter, suited alike to both classroom texts for graduate students and reference material for researchers. The language and style are simple and lucid with liberal use of illustrations. This book should be on the shelf of university/ personal libraries for inquisitive students and enlightened researchers.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 402 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811663611
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6361-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-6361-1
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    Biofortification of Staple Crops (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Plants Development. ; Plant genetics. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Plant Development. ; Plant Genetics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Biofortification of staple crops: Present status and future strategies -- Chapter 2. Historical overview of biofortification in crop plants and its implications -- Chapter 3. Genetic fortification of rice to address hidden hunger: progress and prospects -- Chapter 4. Advances in Wheat biofortification and Mainstreaming Grain Zinc in CIMMYT Wheat -- Chapter 5. Biofortification of maize for nutritional security -- Chapter 6. Pearl millet: bio-fortification approaches in a micronutrient dense, climate-resilient nutri-cereal -- Chapter 7. Barley Biofortification -- Chapter 8. Prospects of Biofortification in Groundnut using Modern Breeding Approaches -- Chapter 9. Dry Bean Biofortification With Iron and Zinc -- Chapter 10. Lentil biofortification -- Chapter 11. Biofortification of Mungbean -- Chapter 12. Biofortification of Cassava: Recent Progress and Challenges Facing the Future -- Chapter 13. Vegetable biofortification: An underexploited silver lining for malnutrition management -- Chapter 14. Transgenics for Biofortification with special reference to Rice -- Chapter 15. Agronomic and transgenic approaches for rice Zn biofortification -- Chapter 16. Agronomic approaches for biofortification of staple food crops -- Chapter 17. Micronutrients: Soil to seed -- Chapter 18. Pulse crop biofortification towards human health, targeting prebiotic carbohydrates, protein, and minerals -- Chapter 19. Biofortification of chickpea -- Chapter 20. Bifortifying sorghum for delivering grain micronutrients in high yielding cultivars with market preferred traits. .
    Abstract: This edited book brings together comprehensive information on various aspects of the biofortification of staple crops. It addresses the present status of food and nutritional security and highlights the importance of micronutrients in human health, a historical account of biofortification, current approaches and challenges, crop-specific biofortification efforts and various breeding approaches, including conventional, and genomics enabled improvement. It also explains the efficacy of biofortification, bioavailability, and future thrust. It is an inclusive source of information on different aspects of micronutrients in crops of global importance. Malnutrition is a serious global issue, with millions of people being undernourished, several suffering from micronutrient deficiencies, and the adult population struggling with obesity. Despite significant economic progress, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa are still home to an undernourished population. Nutrition-related health problems are related to hidden hunger and are widespread in the developing world. Women and preschool children are more vulnerable. Even though global food production has increased manifolds, estimates indicate that over 60% of the world’s population is deficient in essential micronutrients such as iron, zinc, iodine, and selenium, often causing health problems and developmental delays. Linking agricultural production with human nutrition and health is crucial for ensuring nutrition security. Much research has been carried out to assess genetic diversity related to micro-nutrients in staple crops, their bioavailability, and the efficacy of biofortified germplasm. Biofortified varieties developed in different crops through conventional breeding are being up-scaled for reducing the micronutrient deficiencies in other countries. This book is a ready reference for researchers, academicians, extension personnel, policymakers, students, and value chain stakeholders engaged in agriculture, nutrition, and health sectors promoting nutrition-sensitive diets. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 549 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811632808
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3280-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-3280-8
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