Genetic Engineering of Horticultural Crops

Comprehensive resource on transgenic science and how it can help improve crop yields and enhance plant resistance

Gyana Ranjan Rout (Edited by), K.V. Peter (Edited by)

9780128104392, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 9 January 2018

466 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.9 cm, 0.45 kg

Genetic Engineering of Horticultural Crops provides key insights into commercialized crops, their improved productivity, disease and pest resistance, and enhanced nutritional or medicinal benefits. It includes insights into key technologies, such as marker traits identification and genetic traits transfer for increased productivity, examining the latest transgenic advances in a variety of crops and providing foundational information that can be applied to new areas of study. As modern biotechnology has helped to increase crop productivity by introducing novel gene(s) with high quality disease resistance and increased drought tolerance, this is an ideal resource for researchers and industry professionals.

1. Status Horticultural Crops Identifying the Need for Transgenic Traits 2. Horticultural crops and genetic engineering 3. Gene silencing in horticultural transgenic crops 4. Transgenic research in fruit crops 5. Genetic Engineering of Temperate fruits 6. Transgenic research in Floricultural crops 7. Genetic Engineering in papaya 8. Transgenic Research in Vegetable crop, special reference to Brinjal 9. Genetic engineering in oil palm 10. Genetic improvement of vegetables using transgenic technology 11. Transgenic Research in Tuber and Root Crops 12. Genetic engineering in medicinal and aromatic plants 13. Biosafety and bioregulatory mechanism in transgenic crops 14. Critical evaluation of the benefits and risks of genetically modified horticultural crops 15. Transgenic development for biotic and abiotic stress management in Horticultural crops 16. Transgenic research in spices 17. Genomics of Cucurbits

Subject Areas: Agronomy & crop production [TVK], Agricultural science [TVB]