Plant Science & Botany

Biotechnologies and Genetics in Plant Mutation Breeding, Volume 3
Mechanisms for Genetic Manipulation of Plants and Plant Mutants

Editors: Tariq Ahmad Bhat, PhD
Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD

Biotechnologies and Genetics in Plant Mutation Breeding, Volume 3

Published. Available now.
Pub Date: June 2023
Hardback Price: see ordering info
Hard ISBN: 9781774911402
E-Book ISBN: 9781003305101
Pages: 308pp w index
Binding Type: Hardback / eBook
Notes: 12 color and 22 b/w illustrations


Reviews
“An indispensable source for researchers, teachers, graduate, and postgraduate students interested in mutation breeding and genetic engineering. It introduces readers to contemporary knowledge and state-of-the-art technologies in the field of mutation breeding, including fundamental mechanisms and applications. . . . It will provide new directions and avenues for enhancement of food security and food quality by using latest techniques of ‘mutation as breeding’ approach.”
—From the Foreword by Prof. Jameel M. Al-Khayri King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia


With the aim of helping to combat the challenge of providing enough food for the world, this comprehensive three-volume set book, Biotechnologies and Genetics in Plant Mutation Breeding, focuses on improvement of plant agronomic characters by manipulating the genotype of plant species with induced mutagenesis.

Volume 3: Mechanisms for Genetic Manipulation of Plants and Plant Mutants covers the different genetic engineering techniques that are used to mutant genes and to incorporate them in different plant species of cereals, pulses, vegetables, and fruits. Chapters also address in-vitro mutagenesis, which allows specific mutations to be tailored for type and position within the gene. Also discussed is the role of molecular techniques and methods for mutation detection and screening in plants and the role of genetic manipulation of plants and microorganisms and the hazardous impacts on them. There is emphasis on improvement of agronomic characters by manipulating the genotype of plant species, resulting in increase in food crop productivity. Importantly, the principles of genetic engineering in which mechanism and action of transfer of desired genes from plants to animals to microorganism and vice versa are also presented.

Volume 1: Mutagenesis and Crop Improvement provides important coverage of mutagenesis, cytotoxicity, and crop improvement in plants along with explanations of the processes, mutagenic effectiveness, and efficiency and mechanisms of mutagenesis. The authors also cover the principles, applications, and scope of mutagenesis. Several chapters focus on mutation-induced cytological aberrations and cytotoxicity and on in-vitro mutagenesis to exploit the somaclonal variations induced in cell culture. There is also emphasis on improvement of agronomic characteristics by manipulating the genotype of plant species, resulting in increase in productivity by the use of induced mutagenesis.

Volume 2: Revolutionizing Plant Biology presents the use of mutagenesis and biotechnology to explore the variability of mutant genes for crop improvement. In this volume, the chapters deal with in-vitro mutagenesis to exploit the somaclonal variations induced in cell culture. The chapters highlight the importance of in-vitro mutagenesis in inducing salt resistance, heat resistance, and draught resistance.

The chapters are supported by authentic data of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and other international agencies that highlight the role of mutagenesis in crop improvement.

With its focus on promising techniques to help to combat food scarcity in the world both in quality and quantity, these three volumes will be a valuable asset for advanced students and faculty in biotechnology and genetic engineering as well as those in botany, agriculture, and horticulture.

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CONTENTS:

Preface

1. Chemical Mutagens Induced Altered Frequency and Spectrum of Mutants in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum [L.])
Aamir Raina, Kousar Parveen, and Samiullah Khan

2. Mutation Breeding in Cotton
Abdul Rehman, Hafiza Iqra Almas, Abdul Qayyum, Hongge Li, Zhen Peng, Guangyong Qin, Yinhua Jia, Zhaoe Pan, Shoupu He, and Xiongming Du

3. Role of Mutation and Molecular Breeding in the Improvement of Cowpea, a Primary Pulse Crop
Aamir Raina, Rafiul Amin Laskar, Mohammad Rafiq Wani, and Samiullah Khan

4. Facilitated Chromosomal Translocation with Examples
Saika Dandoti and Johra Khan

5. Mutagenesis: A Useful Tool for the Genetic Improvement of the Cultivated Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
Sachin Palekar, Madhura Dhavale, Nandini Girish, Nilesh Wagh, and Jaya Lakkakula

6. Low-Cost Methods for DNA Extraction and Quantification
Johra Khan

7. Molecular Techniques and Methods for Mutation Detection and Screening in Plants
Muhammad Azeem, Zeemal Gul, Asma Manzoor, and Uzma Qaisar

8. The Potential and Hazards of Genetically Modified Foods
Johra Khan, Eijaz Ahmed Bhat, Ahmad Ali, and Nasreena Sajjad

9. Methods and Mechanisms for Genetic Manipulation of Microorganisms
Sameera Sarma, Rohit Patel, Paritosh Parmar, Dweipayan Goswami, Meenu Saraf, and Arpit Shukla

10. Genetics Basis of PGPR Interactions
Ambreen Ahmed and Aqsa Tariq

11. Haploid Production: Techniques and Mutagenesis
Balbir Kour Bali and Kuldeep Raj

12. Mutagenesis in Genetic Improvement of Lentil: Development of Multipodding Mutant via Gamma Rays
Rafiul Amin Laskar, Aamir Raina, Nilofer Sheikh, Mohammad Rafiq Wani, and Samiullah Khan


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Tariq Ahmad Bhat, PhD
Lecturer on Botany, Department of Education, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir, India

Tariq Ahmad Bhat, PhD, is serving as lecturer on botany in the Department of Education, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has teaching experience of 16 years. He is engaged in active research of molecular biology, cell biology, mutation breeding, and genetic improvement of legumes and medicinal plants. He has published five international books and over 100 research papers, review articles, and book chapters. Dr. Bhat has participated in 50 conferences and workshops. He is a life member of many scientific bodies across the world. He received Best Innovative Science Teacher Award 2014 from the Govt. of India to recognize his meritorious and outstanding performance in the field of teaching and research. Dr. Bhat received his MSc and PhD from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.

Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD
Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD, is Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. After completing his doctorate (botany, specialization in plant eco-physiology and molecular biology) from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India, he worked as a lecturer at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India, at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia, where he was a Postdoctorate Fellow and Fellow Researcher (Associate Professor) for several years. Dr. Hakeem has more than 10 years of teaching and research experience in plant eco-physiology, biotechnology and molecular biology, medicinal plant research, plant-microbe-soil interactions, as well as in environmental studies. He is the recipient of several fellowships at both national and international levels. He has served as a visiting scientist at Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. Currently, he is involved with several international research projects with various government organizations. To date, Dr. Hakeem has authored and edited more than 60 books with international publishers. He also has to his credit more than 115 research publications in peer-reviewed international journals and 55 book chapters in edited volumes. At present, Dr. Hakeem serves as an editorial board member and reviewer for several high-impact international scientific journals. He is included in the advisory board of Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK. He is also a fellow of the Plantae Group of the American Society of Plant Biologists, member of the World Academy of Sciences, member of the International Society for Development and Sustainability, Japan, and member of the Asian Federation of Biotechnology, Korea.




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