Improving Crop Productivity in Sustainable Agriculture

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Improving Crop Productivity in Sustainable Agriculture

Editor(s): Narendra Tuteja, Sarvajeet Singh Gill, Renu Tuteja

Published Online: 18 DEC 2012 11:44AM EST

Print ISBN: 9783527332427

Online ISBN: 9783527665334

DOI: 10.1002/9783527665334

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An up-to-date overview of current progress in improving crop quality and quantity using modern methods. With a particular emphasis on genetic engineering, this text focusses on crop improvement under adverse conditions, paying special attention to such staple crops as rice, maize, and pulses. 

Improving Crop Productivity in Sustainable Agriculture includes an excellent mix of specific examples, such as the creation of nutritionally-fortified rice and a discussion of the political and economic implications of genetically engineered food.
The result is a must-have hands-on guide, ideally suited for the biotechnology and agro industries including agricultural scientists, students of agriculture, plant breeders, plant physiologists, botanists and biotechnologists.

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages I–XXXI)

  2. Part I: Climate Change and Abiotic Stress Factors

    1. Chapter 1

      Climate Change and Food Security (pages 1–22)

      R. B. Singh

    2. Chapter 2

      Improving Crop Productivity under Changing Environment (pages 23–48)

      Navjot K. Dhillon, Satbir S. Gosal and Manjit S. Kang

    3. Chapter 3

      Genetic Engineering for Acid Soil Tolerance in Plants (pages 49–67)

      Sagarika Mishra, Lingaraj Sahoo and Sanjib K. Panda

    4. Chapter 4

      Evaluation of Tropospheric O3 Effects on Global Agriculture: A New Insight (pages 69–105)

      Richa Rai, Abhijit Sarkar, S. B. Agrawal and Madhoolika Agrawal

  3. Part II: Methods to Improve Crop Productivity

    1. Chapter 5

      Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases in Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants: “-Omics” Approaches (pages 107–132)

      Monika Jaggi, Meetu Gupta, Dr. Narendra Tuteja and Alok Krishna Sinha

    2. Chapter 6

      Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria-Mediated Amelioration of Abiotic and Biotic Stresses for Increasing Crop Productivity (pages 133–153)

      Vasvi Chaudhry, Suchi Srivastava, Puneet Singh Chauhan, Poonam C. Singh, Aradhana Mishra and Chandra Shekhar Nautiyal

    3. Chapter 7

      Are Viruses Always Villains? The Roles Plant Viruses May Play in Improving Plant Responses to Stress (pages 155–162)

      Stephen J. Wylie and Michael G. K. Jones

    4. Chapter 8

      Risk Assessment of Abiotic Stress Tolerant GM Crops (pages 163–181)

      Paul Howles and Joe Smith

    5. Chapter 9

      Biofertilizers: Potential for Crop Improvement under Stressed Conditions (pages 183–200)

      Alok Adholeya and Manab Das

  4. Part III: Species-Specific Case Studies - Section IIIA: Graminoids

    1. Chapter 10

      Rice: Genetic Engineering Approaches for Abiotic Stress Tolerance – Retrospects and Prospects (pages 201–236)

      Salvinder Singh, M. K. Modi, Dr. Sarvajeet Singh Gill and Dr. Narendra Tuteja

    2. Chapter 11

      Rice: Genetic Engineering Approaches to Enhance Grain Iron Content (pages 237–260)

      Salvinder Singh, D. Sudhakar and M. K. Modi

    3. Chapter 12

      Pearl Millet: Genetic Improvement in Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses (pages 261–288)

      O. P. Yadav, K. N. Rai and S. K. Gupta

    4. Chapter 13

      Bamboo: Application of Plant Tissue Culture Techniques for Genetic Improvement of Dendrocalamus strictus Nees (pages 289–302)

      C. K. John and V. A. Parasharami

  5. Part III: Species-Specific Case Studies - Section IIIB: Leguminosae

    1. Chapter 14

      Groundnut: Genetic Approaches to Enhance Adaptation of Groundnut (Arachis Hypogaea, L.) to Drought (pages 303–359)

      R. C. Nageswara Rao, M. S. Sheshshayee, N. Nataraja Karaba, Rohini Sreevathsa, N. Rama, S. Kumaraswamy, T. G. Prasad and M. Udayakumar

    2. Chapter 15

      Chickpea: Crop Improvement under Changing Environment Conditions (pages 361–380)

      B. K. Sarmah, S. Acharjee and H. C. Sharma

    3. Chapter 16

      Grain Legumes: Biotechnological Interventions in Crop Improvement for Adverse Environments (pages 381–421)

      Pooja Bhatnagar-Mathur, Paramita Palit, Ch Sridhar Kumar, D. Srinivas Reddy and Kiran K. Sharma

    4. Chapter 17

      Pulse Crops: Biotechnological Strategies to Enhance Abiotic Stress Tolerance (pages 423–447)

      S. Ganeshan, P. M. Gaur and R. N. Chibbar

  6. Part III: Species-Specific Case Studies - Section IIIC: Rosaceae

    1. Chapter 18

      Improving Crop Productivity and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Cultivated Fragaria Using Omics and Systems Biology Approach (pages 449–484)

      Jens Rohloff, Pankaj Barah and Atle M. Bones

    2. Chapter 19

      Rose: Improvement for Crop Productivity (pages 485–506)

      Madhu Sharma, Kiran Kaul, Navtej Kaur, Markandey Singh, Devendra Dhayani and Paramvir Singh Ahuja

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      Index (pages 507–518)

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