Biotechnology of Neglected and Underutilized Crops

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jain, Shri Mohan. (Editor), Dutta Gupta, S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biotechnology.; Botany.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Life Sciences, general.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5500-0

The world food supply depends on few crops species, termed as major crops. Almost 95% of the world food requirement is met by 30 plant species. There is a great need to broaden the exploitation of the plant genetic diversity in order to avoid dependence on few food crops. The neglected crops categ...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Section I
• 1. The Genus Chenopodium  A Potential Food Source
• 2. Thin Cell Layer Technology in Micropropagation of Jatropha curcas L.
• 3. New Achievements in Panax vietnamensis Research
• Section II
• 4. Molecular Biology and Physiology of the Resurrection Glacial Relic Haberlea rhodopensis
• 5. Cell Morphometry as Predictor of Protein Legume In Vitro Growth
• 6. Application of TILLING for Orphan Crop Improvement
• Section III
• 7. Neglected Oil Crop Biotechnology
• 8. Prospects for Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) Improvement through Biotechnology
• 9. Biotechnology of Eruca sativa Mill.
• 10. Biotechnology of Stylosanthes
• 11. Biotechnology of Miscanthus
• Section IV
• 12. Tissue Culture and Genetic Transformation of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)
• 13. Plant Regeneration and Genetic Transformation in Jatropha
• 14. Genetic Transformation of Bael (Aegle marmelos Corr.)
• 15. Genetic Transformation of Taro
• 16. Bioprospecting and Genetic Engineering of Mangrove Genes to Enhance Salinity Tolerance in Crop Plants
• Index.