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About the Editors |
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Preface |
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1 World Agriculture and Impact of Biotechnology |
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1.2 Impact of Whole-Genome Sequencing and Genomic Approach on Agriculture |
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1.3 Impact of Exome Sequencing on Agriculture |
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1.4 Impact of Proteomics Approach on Agriculture |
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7 | (2) |
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1.5 Impact of Genetically Modified Technology on Agriculture |
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1.6 Plant Molecular Farming |
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11 | (2) |
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1.7 Conclusions and Future Perspectives |
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14 | (1) |
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2 Effect of Climate Change on Agricultural Crops |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (1) |
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2.3 Soil Ecology and Plant--Microbe Interactions Under Changing Climate |
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26 | (3) |
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2.4 Projected Impact of Climatic Changes on Crop Production |
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29 | (6) |
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2.5 Adaptation Strategies |
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35 | (3) |
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38 | (9) |
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39 | (1) |
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39 | (8) |
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3 Insect-Resistant Plants |
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47 | (28) |
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47 | (1) |
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3.2 Pests Commonly Found in Food Crops |
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48 | (1) |
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3.3 Genes for Insect Resistance From Various Sources |
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48 | (4) |
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3.4 Role of Secondary Metabolites |
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52 | (1) |
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3.5 Chemical Compounds Mediating Defense |
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53 | (8) |
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3.6 Plant Breeding Methods to Develop Insect-Resistant Plants and Their Selection |
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61 | (2) |
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3.7 Genetic Engineering of Plants |
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63 | (5) |
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3.8 Effects on Soil Microorganisms |
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68 | (1) |
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3.9 Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis Endotoxins on Health |
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68 | (1) |
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3.10 Conclusions and Perspectives |
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69 | (6) |
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69 | (6) |
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4 Engineering Resistance to Plant Viruses: Present Status and Future Prospects |
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75 | (26) |
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75 | (1) |
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4.3 Host Plant Gene Resistance |
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77 | (1) |
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4.4 Pathogen-Derived Resistance |
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78 | (5) |
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4.5 Pathogen-Targeted Resistance |
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83 | (4) |
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4.6 Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives |
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87 | (14) |
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5 Drought-Tolerant Plants |
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101 | (2) |
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5.2 Transcription Factors and Their Role in Drought Response |
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5.3 Biochemical Response in Drought-Tolerant Plants |
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109 | (5) |
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5.4 Conclusion and Future Perspective |
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114 | (11) |
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115 | (10) |
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6 Genetically Engineered Crops Against Bacterial and Fungal Diseases: A War of Attrition |
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125 | (24) |
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125 | (2) |
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6.2 Strategies for Engineered Resistant Crops Against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens |
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127 | (11) |
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6.3 Conclusion and Future Prospects |
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138 | (11) |
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138 | (11) |
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7 Chloroplast Metabolic Engineering for Sustainable Agriculture |
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149 | (14) |
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149 | (1) |
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7.2 Manipulation and Engineering of Metabolic Pathways |
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150 | (5) |
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7.3 Genetic Manipulation to Make Plants Resistant to Environmental Stresses |
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155 | (1) |
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7.4 Secondary Metabolites Biosynthesis |
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156 | (1) |
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7.5 Use of Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture and Metabolic Engineering |
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156 | (1) |
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7.6 Conclusion and Perspectives |
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157 | (6) |
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158 | (5) |
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8 Transgenic Plants and Soil Microbes |
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163 | (24) |
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163 | (1) |
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8.2 Plant--Microbe Interactions |
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164 | (1) |
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8.3 Transgenic Technology in Plant Improvement |
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165 | (1) |
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8.4 Direct and Indirect Effects of Transgenic Plants |
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165 | (2) |
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8.5 Methods Used to Assess the Impact of Genetically Modified Plants on Rhizospheric Microbial Abundance and Diversity |
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167 | (1) |
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8.6 Case Studies: Microbial Communities Affected by Genetically Modified Plants |
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168 | (8) |
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8.7 Conclusions and Perspectives |
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176 | (11) |
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177 | (10) |
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9 Marker-Assisted Selection in Disease Resistance Breeding: A Boon to Enhance Agriculture Production |
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187 | (28) |
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187 | (10) |
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9.2 Resistance Breeding Strategies Using Marker-Assisted Selection |
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197 | (3) |
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9.3 Documented Releases and Registrations of Varieties Resulting Through Marker-Assisted Selection Breeding Programs |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (5) |
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9.5 Conclusions and Perspectives |
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206 | (9) |
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207 | (8) |
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10 Abiotic Stress in the Production of Food Grains and Methods to Alleviate the Impact of Stress |
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215 | (26) |
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215 | (2) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (5) |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (2) |
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10.6 Metabolic Engineering for Stress Tolerance |
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226 | (2) |
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10.7 Transgenesis for Stress Tolerance |
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228 | (5) |
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233 | (8) |
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11 Novel Technologies for Plant Functional Genomics |
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241 | (18) |
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241 | (1) |
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11.2 Early Break Through Techniques for Functional Genomics |
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242 | (4) |
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11.3 Next-Generation Sequencing Technology |
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246 | (1) |
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11.4 Genome Engineering/Editing Technologies |
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246 | (7) |
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11.5 Conclusions and Future Perspectives |
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253 | (6) |
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253 | (6) |
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12 Biotechnological Interventions for Production of Therapeutic Secondary Metabolites Using Hairy Root Cultures of Medicinal Plants |
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259 | (15) |
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259 | (2) |
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12.2 Hairy Root Cultures and Strategies for Phytochemical Production |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (2) |
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12.5 Precursor Feeding (Precursor Feeding, Biotransformation, and Co-culture Systems) |
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265 | (1) |
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12.6 Metabolic Engineering |
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266 | (5) |
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271 | (1) |
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12.8 Conclusion and Outlook |
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272 | (2) |
List of Abbreviations |
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274 | (1) |
Acknowledgments |
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References |
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Index |
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