A comprehensive and groundbreaking collection of ideas for plant improvement
Most of the world'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 is the important text that fills this void by providing a vast array of groundbreaking essays from some of the discipline'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.
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.
About the Author 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.
