Alien gene transfer in crop plants. Volume 1, Innovations, methods and risk assessment [electronic resource] / Aditya Pratap, Jitendra Kumar, editors.
Pratap, Aditya, 1976-, editor of compilation.; Kumar, Jitendra, 1973-, editor of compilation.
2014
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Title Alien gene transfer in crop plants. Volume 1, Innovations, methods and risk assessment [electronic resource] / Aditya Pratap, Jitendra Kumar, editors.
ISBN 9781461485858 electronic book
1461485851 electronic book
9781461485841
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8585-8
Published New York, NY : Springer, 2014.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xiii, 319 pages) : color illustrations
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-1-4614-8585-8 doi
Call Number SB123
Dewey Decimal Classification 633
Summary Transfer of alien genes into crop plants from wild and distant plant genetic resources has invoked tremendous interest of crop scientists globally and several traits including resistance to diseases and insect-pests, tolerance to drought, salinity, temperature extremities and other abiotic stresses as well as genes for several quality traits have been transferred through vertical and horizontal gene transfer. Alien gene transfer, lately aided by molecular markers, ?molecular cytogenetics, genetic transformation and improved in vitro techniques has led to introgression of hundreds of genes of interest in crop species, thereby widening their genetic base and improving their genetic potential. While the gains through alien transfer are tremendous, these have also raised some doubts about the long-term economic and ecological impacts of such transfers in cultivated background. This book addresses all these issues and provides an insight into the methods, newer innovations, detection and achievements of alien gene transfer in crop plants. At the same time it also focuses on the issues of possible human and ecological impacts of alien gene transfers and describes the challenges and risks involved.
Note Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 4, 2013).
Added Author Pratap, Aditya, 1976-, editor of compilation.
Kumar, Jitendra, 1973-, editor of compilation.
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1. Alien Gene Transfer in Crop Plants: An Introduction
2. Distant Hybridization: A Tool for Interspecific Manipulation of Chromosomes
3. Tissue culture and regeneration: a prerequisite for alien gene transfer
4. Methods and Role of Embryo Rescue Technique in Alien Gene Transfer
5. Horizontal Gene Transfer through Genetic Transformation
6. Distant Hybridization and Doubled Haploidy Breeding
7. Role of Molecular Markers
8. Molecular Cytogenetics for Identification of Alien Chromosomes and Chromosome Segments
9. Agronomically relevant traits transferred to major crop plants by alien introgressions
10. Gene flow and risk assessment in genetically modified crops
11. Bioinformatics approaches to deciphering alien gene transfer: a comprehensive analysis
12. Alien gene transfer: Challenges and Opportunities.

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