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For the majority of the world's population, medicinal and aromatic
plants are the most important source of life-saving drugs.
Biotechnological tools represent important resources for selecting,
multiplying and conserving the critical genotypes of medicinal
plants. In this regard, in-vitro regeneration holds tremendous
potential for the production of high-quality plant-based medicines,
while cryopreservation - a long-term conservation method using
liquid nitrogen - provides an opportunity to conserve endangered
medicinal and aromatic plants. In-vitro production of secondary
metabolites in plant cell suspension cultures has been reported for
various medicinal plants, and bioreactors represent a key step
toward the commercial production of secondary metabolites by means
of plant biotechnology. Addressing these key aspects, the book
contains 29 chapters, divided into three sections. Section 1:
In-vitro production of secondary metabolites Section 2: In-vitro
propagation, genetic transformation and germplasm conservation
Section 3: Conventional and molecular approaches
Arsenic contamination in drinking water and associated adverse
outcomes is one of the major health issues in more than 50
countries worldwide. The scenario is getting even more detrimental
with increasing number of affected people and newer sites reported
from all over the world. Apart from drinking water, the presence of
arsenic has been found in various other dietary sources.
Threatening the health of millions of people due to arsenic’s
toxicity and carcinogenicity, the major routes of arsenic exposure
for humans are either through drinking water or crops. This edited
volume brings together a diverse group of environmental science,
sustainability, and health researchers to address the challenges
posed by global mass poisoning caused by arsenic water
contamination. The book sheds light on this global environmental
issue and proposes solutions to aquatic contamination through
multi-disciplinary sustainable approaches and case studies from
different parts of world. This book addresses the problem of
arsenic by pursuing a holistic approach. It presents the status quo
in different parts of the world and provides essential information
on food-related arsenic exposure risks for humans and possible
preventive and curative measures for tackling arsenic poisoning.
The mechanisms of arsenic uptake, translocation, and distribution
in plants and grains are also explained. In closing, the book
reviews a variety of prospective sustainable solutions to the
problem of arsenic accumulation in soil and water. The book
comprises three sections. First section describes the routes of
exposure to environmental arsenic and its transport in soil and
aquatic ecosystems including its source and distribution in
specific locations. Second section explains the health risks linked
to arsenic exposure in food and the environment. Third section
addresses sustainable arsenic contamination mitigation strategies
using the potential applications of recent biotechnological
techniques, bioremediation, phytoremediation, genetic engineering,
nanotechnology, and in silico approaches. The book is intended for
a broad audience including researchers, scientists, and readers
with diverse backgrounds including agriculture, environmental
science, food science, environmental management, and human health.
It can also be used as an important reference guide for
undergraduate and graduate students, university faculties, and
environmentalists. The book may serve as a reference to environment
and sustainability researchers, students, and policy makers.
Shows the importance of plant tissue culture and transgenic
technology on plant biology research and its application to
agricultural production Provides insight into what may lie ahead in
this rapidly expanding area of plant research and development
Contains contributions from major leaders in the field of plant
tissue culture and transgenic technology
This book provides a comprehensive introduction and review of
state-of-the-art biotechnological tools in enhancement of bioactive
compounds in medicinal and aromatic plants. Plant bioactive
compounds are plant-based natural products that display a variety
of pharmacological applications. These bioactive compounds are
important as medicines, pigments, flavorings and drugs because most
of the pharmaceutical industries are highly dependent on medicinal
plants and their extraction. The book introduces a systematic
overview of state-of-the-art biotechnological techniques such as
Omics, Crisper /Cas9 and RNAi to enhance the plant bioactive
contents as well as enlists various in vitro techniques, hairy root
culture and transgenic technology to enhance plant bioactive
contents using plant tissue culture approaches. The book also
provides an overview of the role of induced mutation, biotic and
abiotic stress to increase the bioactive contents in plants and
discusses the significant role of endophytes to enhance the
contents of plant bioactive compound. The book also opens
discussions related to standard operating procedures using
hydroponics system of cultivation for significant enhancement of
bioactive compound(s) and much more. This book serves as an
excellent reference book for the researchers working in the field
of plant secondary metabolites and pharmaceutical industries at
global level.
This book delivers an outline to graduate, undergraduate students,
and researchers, as well as academicians who are working on lead
toxicity with respect to remediation. It covers sources of lead
contamination and its impact on human health and on prospective
remediation through multi-disciplinary approaches with application
of recent advanced biological technology. Lead is among the
elements that have been most extensively used by man over time.
This has led to extensive pollution of surface soils on the local
scale, mainly associated with mining and smelting of the metal and
addition of organic lead compounds to petrol. Release of lead to
the atmosphere from various high-temperature processes has led to
surface contamination on the regional and even global scale. In
addition, plants grown on lead-rich soils incorporate lead, and
thus, the concentration of lead in crop plants may be increased.
Lead enters in the food chain through consumption of plant
material. A high concentration of lead has been found to be harmful
to vegetation. As the lead concentration increases, it adversely
affects several biological parameters and eventually renders the
soil barren. This edited book brings together a diverse group of
researchers to address the challenges posed by global mass
poisoning caused by lead contamination of soil and plants. The book
sheds light on this global environmental issue and proposes
solutions to contamination through multi-disciplinary approaches.
This book contains three sections. The first section describes the
different sources and distribution of lead in soil and plant
ecosystems. The second section explains the health risks linked to
lead toxicity. The third section addresses sustainable lead
toxicity mitigation strategies and the potential applications of
recent biological technology in providing solutions. This book is a
valuable resource to students, academics, researchers, and
environmental professionals doing fieldwork on lead contamination
throughout the world.
Plant bioactive compounds are plant-based natural products that
display a variety of pharmacological applications. These bioactive
compounds are important as medicines, pigments and flavorings since
most of the pharmaceutical industries are highly dependent on
medicinal plants and their extraction. The types and concentrations
of bioactive compounds produced by plants are determined by the
species, genotype, physiology, developmental stage and
environmental factors during growth, determining the physiological
adaptive responses employed by various plant taxonomic groups in
coping with the stress and defensive stimuli. In the past two
decades there has been a renewed interest in the study of
conventional aspects such as elicitors and biotic and abiotic
stress factors that influence secondary metabolism during in vitro
and in vivo growth of plants. the application of molecular biology
tools and techniques are facilitating increased understanding of
the signaling processes and pathways involved in the bioactive
compounds production in subcellular, cellular, organ and whole
plant systems during in vivo and in vitro growth, with application
in the metabolic engineering of biosynthetic pathways
intermediates. Biosynthesis and Manipulation of Bioactive compounds
in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants provides a comprehensive
introduction and review of the state-of-the-art biotechnological
tools used in enhancement of bioactive compounds in medicinal and
aromatic plants. Readers will find a systematic overview of
techniques such as Omics, Crisper /Cas9 and RNAi to enhance plant
bioactive contents including various in vitro techniques, hairy
root culture and transgenic technology to enhance plant bioactive
contents using plant tissue culture approaches. The chapters
provide an overview of the role of induced mutation, biotic and
abiotic stress to increase the bioactive contents in plants, plus
the role of endophytes to enhance the contents of plant bioactive
compounds and standard operating procedures using hydroponics
system of cultivation for significant enhancement of bioactive
compounds. This book serves as a single source for researchers
working in plant secondary metabolites and the pharmaceutical
industry.
Detailed overview of the alternative energy field and the role of
biofuels as new energy sources Gives a detailed account of the
production of biodiesel from non conventional bio-feedstocks such
as algae, microbes and vegetable oils Recent updates about
biotechnological improvement of plant and microbial source for
biofuel production
For the majority of the world's population, medicinal and aromatic
plants are the most important source of life-saving drugs.
Biotechnological tools represent important resources for selecting,
multiplying and conserving the critical genotypes of medicinal
plants. In this regard, in-vitro regeneration holds tremendous
potential for the production of high-quality plant-based medicines,
while cryopreservation - a long-term conservation method using
liquid nitrogen - provides an opportunity to conserve endangered
medicinal and aromatic plants. In-vitro production of secondary
metabolites in plant cell suspension cultures has been reported for
various medicinal plants, and bioreactors represent a key step
toward the commercial production of secondary metabolites by means
of plant biotechnology. Addressing these key aspects, the book
contains 29 chapters, divided into three sections. Section 1:
In-vitro production of secondary metabolites Section 2: In-vitro
propagation, genetic transformation and germplasm conservation
Section 3: Conventional and molecular approaches
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Why Don't Russians Smile? (Paperback)
Travis Lee Bailey, Anna Merkulova // Akhauri Nitish Kumar, Olga Diamant // Irina Manakina
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R1,473
Discovery Miles 14 730
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Jatropha is one of the most important plant species of the world
valued for its biofuel property. The species is primarily
propagated through seeds, and thus the seed yield and oil content
varies significantly. The present work describe the reproducible
and efficient in vitro regeneration method from different types of
explant (Leaf, petiole, cotyledonary leaf and petiole) and source
of explant (in vitro and in vivo) of toxic and non-toxic cultivar
of Jatropha. Besides, providing an efficient, reproducible and
genotype independent regeneration protocol from different types and
source, also provides optimized protocol for successful genetic
transformation of Jatropha leaf explants and molecular
characterization of transformed plants which help in improvement of
this important biofuel plant.
Biology and Biotechnology of Jatropha spp.: A Candidate Biofuel
Crop, describes the biology of Jatropha curcas which cover floral
biology, taxonomy and Indusrial use. It also provides the
information about genetic improvement through Plant biotechnology
techniques like Micropropagation, Regeneration, Genetic
transformation, and Molecular marker development. This book also
provides information about genetic improvement of this biofuel
plant through conventional breeding methods. This book also covers
the information about Non-toxic Jatropha curcas which is reported
from the Papantla region of Veracruz State in Mexico. This book
also discusses current efforts towards assessing the diversity,
phylogeny of Jatropha and identification of specific markers for
toxic and non-toxic varieties. Overall this book cover biology and
biotechnology of Jatropha curcas.
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