Plant biotechnology. Volume 1, Principles, techniques, and applications

562 Pages·2018·71.32 MB·English

by  Prasad

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
VOLUME 1
Principles, Techniques, and Applications

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
VOLUME 1
Principles, Techniques, and Applications
Edited by
Bishun Deo Prasad, PhD
Sangita Sahni, PhD
Prasant Kumar, PhD
Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui, PhD
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Volume 1. Principles, techniques, and applications
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Names: Prasad, Bishun Deo, editor.
Title: Plant biotechnology. Volume 1, Principles, techniques, and applications / editors: Bishun Deo Prasad,
Sangita Sahni, Prasant Kumar, Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui.
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ABOUT THE EDITORS
Bishun Deo Prasad, PhD
Dr. Bishun Deo Prasad is an Assistant
Professor and Scientist in the Department of
Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering,
Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, India.
He has published several research papers in
reputed peer-reviewed international journals
which have been cited more than 100 times.
He has also contributed to two authored
book, has written several book chapters, and
has submitted 10 sequences of different isolates to the National Center for
Biotechnology Information (NCBI). He is a reviewer of the International
Journal of Agriculture Sciences and Journal of Environmental Biology.
Dr. Prasad has received the DAE—Young Scientist Research award in
2013 and the Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientists award by the Depart-
ment of Science and Technology (DST), India, in 2012. He has also been
awarded with an Outstanding Achievement Award in 2014 from the Society
for Scientific Development in Agriculture and Technology (SSDAT) and an
Inventor of the Year Award, 2015 in the discipline of Molecular Biology and
Genetic Engineering from the Society of Scientific and Applied Research
Centre at an international conference (iCiAsT-2016) held at the Faculty of
Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand in 2016.
Dr. Prasad acquired his BSc (Agriculture) degree from MPKV, Rahuri,
Maharashtra, India, MSc (Agricultural Biotechnology) from Assam Agricul-
tural University and his PhD from M. S. University from Baroda, Gujarat,
India, with a thesis in the field of Plant Biotechnology. He also worked at the
John Innes Centre (JIC), Norwich, UK, during his PhD. Subsequently, he
worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Western Ontario
University, London, Ontario, Canada. He also worked at V.M.S.R.F., Banga-
lore, as a Scientist and S. D. Agricultural University, Gujarat, as an Assistant
Professor. He has received grants from various funding agencies to carry out
his research projects. He is a member secretary of Biosafety Committee and
member of different committees of Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour.
vi About the Editors
Dr. Prasad has been associated with biotechnological aspects of rice,
Brassica napus, Arabidopsis, linseed, lentil, vegetable (bitter guard and
pointed guard), and horticultural (mango, litchi, and banana) crops. He is
also associated with host–pathogen interaction studies in rice, B. napus,
and Arabidopsis as well as mutational breeding aspect in rice for abiotic
stress tolerance. He is dynamically involved in teaching graduate and post-
graduate courses of Biotechnology, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Vegetable
Crops, and Horticultural Crops.
Sangita Sahni, PhD
Dr. Sangita Sahni is a Junior Scientist and
Assistant Professor in the Department of
Plant Pathology, Tirhut College of Agricul-
ture, Dholi, Rajendra Agricultural Univer-
sity, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar, India. She has
published several research papers in reputed
peer-reviewed national and international
journals. She has published two authored
book and several book chapters. She has
isolated several bacterial isolates from
different sources and submitted their sequences to the National Center for
Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
Dr. Sahni acquired a BSc (Agriculture) degree from A.N.G.R.A.U, Hyder-
abad, India, and an MSc (Agriculture) in Mycology and Plant Pathology
from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. She received her PhD
(Agriculture) in Plant Pathology from the B.H.U, Varanasi. Subsequently,
she worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Western
Ontario University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Sahni has been awarded with the Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Educa-
tion Shikhar Award for outstanding contribution in the field of education,
a Young Scientist Award in 2014 from the Society for Scientific Develop-
ment in Agriculture and Technology (SSDAT), and an Innovative Scientist
of the Year Award, 2015, from the Scientific Education Research Society for
outstanding contribution in the field of Plant Pathology. She is a Principal
Investigator in All India Co-ordinated Research Programme at MULLaRP
and Chickpea Pathology at T.C.A., Dholi. She is an officer in-charge of ARIS
cell, TCA, Dholi, and a member of different committees of RAU, Pusa. She
About the Editors vii
has been an active member of the organizing committees of several national
and international seminars.
Dr. Sahni has been associated with molecular host–pathogen interaction
studies in Arabidopsis and B. napus. She is also associated with patholog-
ical aspect of chickpea and MULLaRP. She is actively involved in teaching
graduate and post-graduate courses in Plant Pathology and Biotechnology.
She has proved herself as an active scientist in the area of Molecular Plant
Pathology.
Prasant Kumar, PhD
Dr. Prasant Kumar is an Assistant Professor
at the C. G. Bhakta Institute of Biotech-
nology, Department of Fundamental and
Applied Science at Uka Tarsadia University,
Surat, Gujarat, India, and is the author or
co-author of several peer-reviewed journal
articles and eight conference papers and a
newsletter.
He is a reviewer and editorial board
member of several peer-reviewed journals. He has been an active member
of the organizing committees of several national and international seminars
and conferences.
Dr. Kumar received a BSc (Agriculture) from Acharya N. G. Ranga Agri-
culture University through the all India combined entrance exam conducted
by the Indian Council of Agriculture Research, India. After graduating from
Acharya N. G. Ranga Agriculture University, he was selected for the MSc
Biotechnology program of The Maharaha Sayajirao University of Baroda,
Gujarat, through the all India combined biotechnology entrance exam
conducted by Department of Biotechnology (Govt. of India) and Jawaharlal
Nehru University, New Delhi. Along with completion of his postgraduation,
with first class with distinction in Biochemistry, he qualified GATE, ICMR-
JRF, UGC-NET exam of national repute. Later, he joined the PhD program
in Biochemistry from The Maharaha Sayajirao University of Baroda. He
was awarded an Indian Council of Medical Research Fellowship Award for
the PhD from the Indian Council of Medical research, New Delhi, India. He
worked as an Assistant Professor in Sardar Patel University, Anand, Gujarat,
from August 2011 to June 2012.
viii About the Editors
Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui, PhD
Dr. Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui is an Assis-
tant Professor and Scientist in the Depart-
ment of Food Science and Post-Harvest
Technology, Bihar Agricultural University,
Sabour, India, and author or co-author of
34 peer-reviewed research articles, 26 book
chapters, 2 manuals, and 18 conference
papers. He has 11 edited and one authored
books to his credit, published by Elsevier,
USA; CRC Press, USA; Springer, USA; and Apple Academic Press, USA.
Dr. Siddiqui has established an international peer-reviewed journal, Journal
of Postharvest Technology.
He has been honored to be the Editor-in-Chief of two book series:
“Postharvest Biology and Technology” and “Innovations in Horticultural
Science,” being published by Apple Academic Press, USA. Dr. Siddiqui is
also a Senior Acquisitions Editor for Apple Academic Press, for Horticul-
tural Science. He has been serving as an editorial board member and active
reviewer of several international journals, such as PLoS ONE, (PLOS),
LWT—Food Science and Technology (Elsevier), Food Science and Nutri-
tion (Wiley), Acta Physiologiae Plantarum (Springer), Journal of Food
Science and Technology (Springer), Indian Journal of Agricultural Science
(ICAR), etc.
Recently, Dr. Siddiqui was conferred with the Best Citizen of India Award-
2016; Bharat Jyoti Award, 2016; Outstanding Researcher Award, 2016; Best
Young Researcher Award, 2015; and the Young Scientist Award, 2015. He was
also a recipient of the Young Achiever Award, 2014, for outstanding research
work by the Society for Advancement of Human and Nature (SADHNA),
Nauni, Himachal Pradesh, India, where he is an honorary board member and
lifetime author. He has been an active member of the organizing committee
of several national and international seminars/conferences/summits. He is
one of the key members in establishing the World Food Preservation Center
(WFPC), LLC, USA. Presently, he is an active associate and supporter of
WFPC, LLC, USA. Considering his outstanding contribution in science and
technology, his biography has been published in Asia Pacific Who’s Who and
The Honored Best Citizens of India.
About the Editors ix
Dr. Siddiqui acquired his BSc (Agriculture) degree from Jawaharlal
Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, India. He received the MSc
(Horticulture) and PhD (Horticulture) degrees from Bidhan Chandra Krishi
Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, India, with specialization in Postharvest
Technology. He was awarded a Maulana Azad National Fellowship Award
from the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India. He is a member
of Core Research Group at the Bihar Agricultural University (BAU) where
he is providing appropriate direction and assistance to sensitizing priority
of the research. He has received several grants from various funding agen-
cies to carry out his research projects. Dr. Siddiqui has been associated with
postharvest biotechnology and processing aspects of horticultural crops. He
is dynamically indulged in teaching (graduate and doctorate students) and
research, and he has proved himself as an active scientist in the area of post-
harvest biotechnology.