Biotechnology, Multiple Omics, and Precision Breeding in Medicinal Plants explores the various methods for advancing medicinal plant research. It covers a wide range of approaches, including integrated and advanced plant biotechnology, mutagenesis, nanotechnology, genome-wide association studies, multiple omics tools, and high-throughput technologies. The book highlights the significant impact of combining pan-genomics with metabolomics in medicinal plant research, particularly in understanding how genetic diversity influences the profiles of secondary metabolites and the therapeutic potential of these plants.
FEATURES:
- Explores ways to improve the production of secondary metabolites and bioactive compounds in key medicinal plants
- Features information on bioinformatics, artificial intelligence models, molecular markers, and genome editing techniques such as CRISPR-assisted precision breeding
- Promotes specific prebiotic formulas to ward off adverse effects of antibiotics
- Covers information on epigenetic regulation in boosting secondary metabolite production and the use of speed breeding combined with high-throughput technologies
Proposing a multitude of technologies and methodologies in plant biotechnology with focus on enhancing the production of secondary metabolites and bioactive compounds from medicinal plants, this book is an ideal resource for researchers and academia in plant sciences/breeding, agriculture, and horticulture industries.
Biotechnology, Multiple Omics, and Precision Breeding in Medicinal Plants explores the various methods for advancing medicinal plant research. It covers a wide range of approaches, including integrated and advanced plant biotechnology, mutagenesis, nanotechnology, genome-wide association studies, and multiple omics tools.
1. Breeding Strategies for Stress-Tolerant and Climate-Smart Medicinal
Plants
Rachid Ez-Zouggari, Fatima-Ezzahra Saouab, Salah-Eddine Laasli, Khadija
Benamar, Mohammed Khadiri, Abdelaaziz Farhaoui, Ghizlane Echchgadda, Rachid
Lahlali
2. Speed Breeding Technology for Enhanced Production of Secondary Metabolites
in Medicinal Plants
Najwa Seddiqi Kallali, Khadija Goura, Haitam Lahmamsi, Mohammed Radi, Rachid
Ezzougari, Ghizlane Echchgadda, Rachid Lahlali
3. Strategies for Precision Breeding of Medicinal Plants for Enhanced
Secondary Metabolite Production
M. Gnanaraj, P. Samuel, T. Jebastin, M. Rajadurai, D. Rajasudhakar, R.
Manikandan
4. Advances in Medicinal Plant Metabolomics and Future Directions
Arockiya Anita Margret, Ramesh Preyenga, Tajudheen Nargis Begum, Alagarsamy
Sumithra, Shanmugam Gavaskar, Gangadharan Thilagavathi, Asirvatham Alwin
Robert, Arumugam Vijaya Anand
5. The application of epigenetics in medicinal plants
Anna Rera, Subhashree Sahu, Tuward J. Dweh, Nyashadzashaishe Shengezi,
Privilege Chikove, Angeline Jurry, Jyoti Prakash Sahoo, Madhuri Pradhan, and
Manaswini Mahapatra
6. Pangenomes and Pangenomics in Medicinal Plants
Priyadharshini S, Samuel P, Gnanaraj M, Bala Sundar M, Rajadurai M,
Rajasudhakar D, Jebastin T
7. Advances in CRISPR-Based Approaches in Medicinal Plants
Marhri Ahmed, Youssra Hammouti, Malika Abid and Mohamed Addi
8. Enhanced Secondary Metabolite Production by Genome Editing in Medicinal
Plants
Rajaswini Rupali, Nandakumar Vidya, Arumugam Vijaya Anand, Muthukrishnan
Anand, Karuppiah Ramalashmi, Ahamed Kabeer Umera Begam, Asirvatham Alwin
Robert, Muthukrishnan Arun
9. Mutagenesis for Enhanced Secondary Metabolites Production in Medicinal
Plants
S. Tharani, V. N. Mutharaian, R. Thirugnanasampandan, Sarmad Moin, B. S.
Chithra Devi
10. GWAS Approaches in Medicinal Plants for Enhanced Secondary Metabolite
Production
Kiran, Neeraj Kumar, Sudeep Sindhu, Banita Gawaria, Ashika Ansari, Aniket
Dhariwal, Pankaj Sharma, Rahul Kumar
11. Advancements in Medicinal Plant Research: Harnessing Artificial
Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Bioinformatics
Indrajit Kalita, Sourav Bhattacharjee, Manalisha Saharia
12. Genetic Engineering of Medicinal Plants for Enhanced Secondary Metabolite
Production
Jayachandran Halka, Kumaresan Kowsalya, Arumugam Vijaya Anand, Muthukrishnan
Anand, Karuppiah Ramalashmi, Ahamed Kabeer Umera Begam, Asirvatham Alwin
Robert, Muthukrishnan Arun
13. Molecular Marker-Assisted Breeding in Medicinal Plants for Enhanced
Secondary Metabolites Production
Kumaresan Kowsalya, Jeyachandran Halka, Karuppiah Ramalashmi, Arumugam Vijaya
Anand, Muthuswamy Razia, Muthukrishnan Anand, Ahame Kabeer Umera Begam,
Muthukrishnan Arun
14. Bioinformatics Tools for Research on Plant Secondary Metabolites
Arokiaraj Sherlin Rosita, Jambulingam Shivani, Aarsha Saji, Muthukumar Bala
Sundar, Tajudheen Nargis Begum, Gangadharan Thilagavathi, Alagarsamy
Sumithra, Arumugam Vijaya Anand
15. Network Pharmacology for Exploring Key Genes and Signaling Networks in
Plant Secondary Metabolites
Arokiaraj Sherlin Rosita, Jambulingam Shivani, Mathivanan Jay Shree,
Tajudheen Nargis Begum, Asirvatham Alwin Robert, Shanmugam Gavaskar,
Alagarsamy Sumithra, Arumugam Vijaya Anand
16. Nanomaterials for Enhanced Plant Secondary Metabolite Production
Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza, Gonzalo Tortella, Paola Fincheira, Susana
González-Morales, and Laura Olivia Fuentes-Lara
17. Integrated Molecular Strategies for Improving Traditional Chinese
Medicinal Plants
Arumugam Sembiyaa, Jayakumar Dharshini, Balasubramaniam Rashmika, Mani Manoj,
Shanmugam Velayuthaprabhu, Asirvatham Alwin Robert, Jen-Tsung Chen, Arumugam
Vijaya Anand
18. Integration of Omics and High-Throughput Technologies for Enhancing Plant
Secondary Metabolites: A Comprehensive Overview
Sujaan Aehsas, Sampurna Banerjee, Jyoti Prakash Sahoo, Madhuri Pradhan,
Manaswini Mahapatra, and Prayasi Nayak
19. Advances in Medicinal Plant Biotechnology and Future Directions
Devendra Singh, Stuti Srivastava, Sunil Kumar Verma, and Veena Singh
20. Integrated Molecular Strategies for Enhanced Production of Anti-Cancer
Compounds from Medicinal Plants
Ankan Das, Ritashree Pramanik, Dyuti Ballav Chongder, Piyush Bania, and
Sandip Debnath
21. Improved Production of Anti-Cancer Compounds from Medicinal Plants
through Molecular and Biotechnological Mutagenesis Strategies
Shital Rani, Shweta Sharma, Dilbag Singh, and Rahul Kumar
22. Integrated Molecular Strategies for Enhanced Production of Medicinal
Plant-Derived Alkaloids
B.S. Chithra Devi, M. Krishnasreya, S. Tharani, and M. R. Elakkiya
23. Integrated Molecular Strategies for Enhanced Production of Medicinal
Plant-Derived Flavonoids
Dwaipayan Sinha, Zoofishan Kazi, Rashmi Muherjee, Arindam Ganguly, Swastika
Banerjee, Arun Kumar Maurya, Abhra Abir Chowdhury, Aqsa Majgaonkar, and
Shreyasi Dutta
24. Integrated Molecular Strategies for Enhanced Production of Terpenes,
Terpenoids and Essential Oils from Medicinal Plants
Yousra Hammouti, Marhri Ahmed, Mohamed Addi
25. Advanced Systems and Bioreactors for Large-Scale Secondary Metabolite
Production in Medicinal Plants
Samrat Das, Debdut Manna, Tanmoy Mondal, and Partha Mondal
26. Unlocking Medicinal Benefits and Augmenting Secondary Metabolite
Synthesis in Cultivated and Wild Legumes
Suriya Prakash Eswaran, Santhanalakshmi Balasubramaniam, Anitha Sakthivel,
Manojkumar Sampath, Ganeshan Sivanandhan, and Kapildev Gnanajothi
27. Genetic Engineering and Genome Remodeling for Enhanced Production of
Therapeutic Terpenes and Essential Oils of Lamiaceae
Santhanalakshmi Balasubramaniam, Suriya Prakash Eswaran, Anitha Sakthivel,
Mayavan Subramani, and Kapildev Gnanajothi
28. Integrated Molecular Strategies for Enhanced Production of Anti-Cancer
Compounds from Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet (Malvaceae)
B. S. Chithra Devi, S. Tharani, M. R. Elakkiya, M. Krishnasreya, and P.
Servin Wesley
29. Network Pharmacology of Ginseng: Modern Insights of a Traditional
Medicine
Hien Thi Thu Do, Huy Phu Quang Le, Tram Huyen Ngoc Nguyen, Lam Nguyen Ngoc
Pham, Ngoc Diem Thuy Nguyen, Phuong-Hien Nguyen, and Phuong Thao Nguyen
30. Occurrence, Functional Properties of Plant Vitamins and Biotechnological
Approaches for Their Improved Production
Sreelakshmi PV, Vismaya PT, Srivatsa Udupa, Manoj Kumar, Sachin Ashok Thorat
and Annamalai Muthusamy
31. Designer Medicinal and Aromatic Crops: Development and Characterization
of Improved Bioactive Molecules for Viral Diseases
Shahla Haseena Muthalib, Greeshma P. Kammar, Likitha Aishwayra HS, Nikhil
Kumar Ramesha, Arya Kaniyassery, and Annamalai Muthusamy
32. Roles of Polyploidy on Metabolic and Genetic Improvement in Medicinal
Plants
Mostafa Ahmadizadeh and Parviz Heidari
Dr. Jen-Tsung Chen is a professor of cell biology at the National University of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. He also teaches genomics, proteomics, plant physiology, and plant biotechnology. Dr. Chens research interests include bioactive compounds, chromatography techniques, plant molecular biology, plant biotechnology, bioinformatics, and systems pharmacology. He is an active editor of academic books and journals to advance the exploration of multidisciplinary knowledge involving plant physiology, plant biotechnology, nanotechnology, ethnopharmacology, systems biology, and drug discovery. He serves as an editorial board member and a guest editor in several reputed journals. Dr. Chen published books in collaboration with international publishers on diverse topics such as drug discovery, herbal medicine, medicinal biotechnology, nanotechnology, bioengineering, plant functional genomics, plant speed breeding, CRISPR-based plant genome editing, and artificial intelligence. In 2023, Dr. Chen has been included in the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University.
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