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With the rapid increase in the global population and changing
climatic impacts on agriculture, this book demonstrates how genome
editing will be an indispensable technique to overcome ongoing and
prospective agricultural challenges. This book examines the role of
genome editing for improving crop yields and contributing to global
food security. It summarises a range of genome editing techniques
and discusses the roles they can play in producing a new generation
of high-yielding, climate ready crops. This includes Site-Specific
Nucleases, precision genome engineering, Clustered Regularly
Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) and bioinformatics.
It showcases how these gene editing techniques can tailor plants to
not only increase yield related traits, but to also make them
better suited to their environment and to be resistant to pests and
extreme climatic events, such as droughts. The book also examines
genome editing regulations and policies, the commercialisation of
genome edited crops and biosafety and biosecurity concerns.
Overall, this book reveals and showcases how genome editing can
improve crop resilience and production to address current and
future agricultural challenges and for the alleviation of global
food security concerns. This book will be of great interest to
students and scholars of agricultural science, crop and plant
science, genome editing, sustainable agriculture, biotechnology and
food security.
This book focuses on the effects of genotoxic agents causing
oxidative stress in plants. The book explores different kind of
chemicals which induces genotoxicity, their mechanism of action and
effects on plant health. Impacts at the physiological and molecular
levels are discussed. The book is of interest to teachers,
researchers and plant scientists. Also the book serves as
additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students
of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental
sciences. National and international agricultural scientists will
also find this to be a useful read.
This book focuses on the effects of genotoxic agents causing
oxidative stress in plants. The book explores different kind of
chemicals which induces genotoxicity, their mechanism of action and
effects on plant health. Impacts at the physiological and molecular
levels are discussed. The book is of interest to teachers,
researchers and plant scientists. Also the book serves as
additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students
of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental
sciences. National and international agricultural scientists will
also find this to be a useful read.
Nanotechnology research and its application in agriculture has
become a major focus in recent years. Nanoformulations offer the
possibility to develop more efficient and less damaging
agrochemicals in the environment. Smart delivery systems for
nanosensors, molecules that can help to detect biotic or abiotic
stresses before they can affect production, are being developed and
applied. Nanotechnology also provides new techniques for genetic
manipulation and plant breeding. The use of nanoformulations in
agriculture is increasingly being used to enhance food values,
reduce agricultural inputs, improve nutrient contents and create a
longer shelf life for many products. Nanotechnology is also being
applied to many aspects of food security, disease treatment, new
tools for pathogen detection, effective delivery systems and
packaging materials. All of these applications are supposed to
assist in addressing the needs of a growing population, and help in
mitigating the effects of climate change and other ecological
disturbances. Written by an international team of experts from
across this broad discipline, this book highlights new applications
of these nanoforms in the field of agricultural science. It is
essential reading for graduate students, researchers and
practitioners involved in the application of nanotechnology in
agriculture. The book: examines the role of nano-formulations in
crop yield improvement whilst reducing reliance on chemical
fertilizers and pesticides; covers specially enabled delivery
systems for the release of nanoformulations, field-sensing systems
to monitor environmental stresses, and improvement of plant traits
against environmental stress and diseases; is unambiguous, lucid,
scientific and precise, with chapters supplemented by ample
illustration and case studies to help clarify and summarize key
points throughout.
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