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Reviews “An excellent book on recent advancements in plant breeding . . . Provides up-to-date information about molecular markers and their applications, allele mining, QTL mapping approaches, MutMap, and the use of marker-assisted selection for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in agriculturally important crops. The chapters also highlight the pre-breeding and reverse breeding approaches and their utility to broaden the preexisting genetic base of germplasm for better use. Contemporary cutting-edge biotechnological interventions such as genome editing tools (TALENs and CRISPR/Cas9) and next-generation sequencing (NOS) approaches are also included, and their role for crop improvement has been described elaborately.” —Prof. J. S. Sandhu, Vice-Chancellor, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, India “Well written and provides comprehensive information on the advancements made in the field of molecular breeding. . . . Presented in very lucid and easy-to-understand language along with the relevant examples.” —D. K. Yadava. Assistant Director General (Seed), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi This new volume focuses on novel breeding and biotechnological approaches for crop improvement, covering recent advances in molecular breeding and plant breeding, such as pre-breeding, reverse breeding, allele mining, next-generation sequencing, etc. The authors consider the important necessity and development of climate-resilient crops that can withstand hostility or adversities of climate without substantially compromising yield and discuss ways to mitigate plant stress. CONTENTS: About the Authors / Editors: Editors: Kailash Chandra, PhD Assistant Professor, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Kailash Chandra, PhD, is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics at Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University-Jobner, Rajasthan, India. His research mainly focuses on pulse breeding, barley breeding, biotic stress, and molecular breeding. He has published more than 25 research papers in various national and international journals. He has also published book chapters with various reputed publishers, including Elsevier, Springer, Nova, IntechOpen, and CRC Press. He is also serving as a life member of various scientific societies, such as the Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Indian Society of Plant Breeders, and the Indian Science Congress Association. Dr. Chandra is the recipient of a Young Scientist Award from the Agricultural Technology Development Society, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has obtained his BSc (Ag.) degree from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka (ICAR-National Talent Scholarship) and MSc (Ag.) from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka (ICAR-Junior Research Fellowship). He earned his PhD degree from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (ICAR- Senior Research Fellowship), India. He has also qualified ICAR-NET, CSIR-UGC NET and JRF in life science. Subhash Chand Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India Subhash Chand is pursuing his PhD at the Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India, working on the identification of white rust disease resistance gene/s in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea). Before this, he was posted at the ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, as a scientist (genetics and plant breeding). He has three years of experience in forage and fodder crops, including oat, fodder maize, berseem, lucerne, guinea grass, BN hybrids, and others while working in ICAR-AICRP on forage crops and utilization. He has published more than ten research papers in international and national journals, including Frontiers in Plant Sciences, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, Grass and Forage Science, Plant Breeding, Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, and others. He has also published several book chapters in books published by Elsevier, Springer, IntechOpen, Nova, CRC Press, Apple Academic Press, and others. He has edited five books on fodder crops published by AICRP on forage crops and utilization, including Database of Forage Crop Varieties: 2020 and Technological Advances in Forage Crop Protection. His specialization areas are genetics and plant breeding, quantitative genetics, disease resistance breeding, and molecular breeding. He was also awarded NTS, JRF, and SRF during his academic period by the ICAR. Mr. Chand graduated from UAS-Dharwad (Karnataka) and earned his postgraduate degree at GBPUA&T-Pantnagar (Uttarakhand), India. Ravi Prakash Saini, PhD Scientist (Agricultural Biotechnology), ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, India Ravi Prakash Saini, PhD, is posted at the ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, as a scientist (agricultural biotechnology), where he has been involved in various research programs on forage and fodder crops. He has published research papers in reputed peer-reviewed international and national journals, such as Plos One, Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, and Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection. He has published book chapters in books published by CRC Press (Taylor and Francis Group), Nova, and others. His specialization is in tissue culture, molecular cloning, and basic molecular techniques like polymerase chain reaction, northern and southern hybridization, etc. Dr. Saini earned his PhD in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India, and his PhD on biotic stress tolerance, in which he used host-delivered RNA interference (HD-RNAi) technology as a proof of concept and developed transgenic tobacco lines against H. armigera. He graduated from UAS-Dharwad (Karnataka) and earned his postgraduate degree at from ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, India. He was awarded NTS, ICAR-JRF, and CSIR fellowships during his academic period by the ICAR. Rohit Sharma, PhD Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium Rohit Sharma, PhD, is affiliated with the Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium. His research mainly focuses on RNAi in crop protection, and he also has a great interest in various molecular techniques in crop development, including molecular markers and genome editing. He has published multiple research papers in reputed international journals and book chapters, such as with Elsevier, Springer, Nova, IntechOpen, CRC Press, and others. He completed his PhD at Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. He received his BSc (Ag.) degree from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka (ICAR-National Talent Scholarship), and MSc in Crop Science from the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. |
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