Handbook of New Technologies for Genetic Improvement of Legumes

A comprehensive and groundbreaking collection of ideas for plant improvement

Most of the world's supply of legumes is cultivated under adverse conditions that make this commercially important crop susceptible to the vagaries of nature and damaging stresses. Genetic manipulation has become a proven way for cultivators to battle these pro

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Handbook of New Technologies for Genetic Improvement of Legumes

A comprehensive and groundbreaking collection of ideas for plant improvement

Most of the world's supply of legumes is cultivated under adverse conditions that make this commercially important crop susceptible to the vagaries of nature and damaging stresses. Genetic manipulation has become a proven way for cultivators to battle these pro

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Handbook of New Technologies for Genetic Improvement of Legumes

Handbook of New Technologies for Genetic Improvement of Legumes

Handbook of New Technologies for Genetic Improvement of Legumes

Handbook of New Technologies for Genetic Improvement of Legumes

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A comprehensive and groundbreaking collection of ideas for plant improvement

Most of the world's supply of legumes is cultivated under adverse conditions that make this commercially important crop susceptible to the vagaries of nature and damaging stresses. Genetic manipulation has become a proven way for cultivators to battle these pro


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ISBN-13: 9781040204320
Publisher: CRC Press
Publication date: 05/13/2008
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 680
File size: 11 MB
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About the Author

P.B. Kirti, PhD, is Professor in the department of Plant Sciences at the University of Hyderabad, India. He has extensive experience in genetic manipulation in mustard and chickpea and in development of cytoplasmic male sterility-fertility restorer systems based on the use of cell fusion hybrids. Dr. Kirti's current research interests revolve around the genetic manipulation of peanut and pigeonpea for pest and disease resistance as well as transposon insertion mutagenesis. He has been a Fellow at the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany and FAO Visiting Fellow at the Ohio State Biotechnology Center and is a currently a Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Scientists, an Elected Member of the Plant Tissue Association of India, and a Visiting Principal Fellow at the University of Melbourne.

Table of Contents

Genetic Engineering for Forage Quality in Alfalfa, C. Sengupta-Gopalan. Genetic Transformation in Trifolium and Medicago. Agrobacterium-Mediated Genetic Transformation of Alfalfa. Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Medicago truncatula. Biotechnological Approaches to Soybean Improvement. Agrobacterium-Mediated Genetic Transformation of Soybean. Genetic Transformation of Soybean Using Particle Bombardment and SAAT Approaches. Genetic Transformation as a Tool for Improvement of Pigeon Pea. Genetic Transformation of Chickpea Using Cotyledonary Node Explants. Genetic Transformation of Phaseolus and Vigna Species. Genetic Engineering in Azuki Bean. Somaclonal Variation and Genetic Transformation in Lathyrus sativus. Agrobacterium; Mediated Transformation of Pea. Genetic Transformation of Pea by Microprojectile Bombardment. In Planta Transformation of Pisum sativum L. Using Microinjection and Electroporation. Agrobacterium-Mediated Genetic Transformation of Peanut. Cotyledonary Node and Embryo Axes as Explants in Legume Transformation with Special Reference to Peanut. A Novel in Planta Approach of Gene Transfer for Legumes. Agrobacterium-Mediated Genetic Transformation of Faba Bean. Genetic Transformation of Lotus Species. Genetic Transformation of Tree Legume Leucaena leucocephala. Genetic Transformation of Tree Legume Robinia. Medicago truncatula as A Model System in Plant Molecular Biology. Reverse Genetic Approaches in Medicago truncatula. Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization on Medicago truncatula Chromosomes. Molecular and Genetic Analyses of Transgenic Plants. Tagging Regulatory Elements in Plants. cDNA-AFLP Transcriptome Analysis in Legumes. Suppression Subtractive Hybridization to Identify Novel Genes in Legumes. Quantitative PCR in the Analysis of Transgenic Plants. Gene Expression Analysis with DNA Array Technology in Legumes. Advent of Diverse DNA Markers to Decipher Genome Sequence Polymorphism. Applicability of DNA Markers for Genome Diagnostics of Grain

What People are Saying About This

Praveen K. Saxena

This book PROVIDED A WIDE RANGE OF PRACTICAL METHODS FOR LEGUME CELL CULTURE AND TRANSFORMATION. In addition, many chapters contain comprehensive account of most recent advances in fundamental and applied aspect of legume biotechnology. Perhaps the most impressive feature of this monumental work is that it manages to incorporate the contributions from leading researchers engaged in different geographical regions and working with a wide variety of food, forage, oilseed, and pulse crops. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS VOLUME AS A MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND MEANINGFUL COMPILATION of legume transformation literature, which is rather difficult to capture in a book format. In sum, the book should be useful for both young and experienced researchers who wish to evaluate what has been, and what remains to be, accomplished in this fast growing field. (Praveen K. Saxena, PhD, Professor, Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph)

Indra K. Vasil

A TIMELY publication that provides EXHAUSTIVE AND INSIGHTFUL commentary on the recent successful work on genetic improvement of many economically important legumes by distinguished experts. . . . Should be OF INTEREST AND USE TO ANY ONE INTERESTED IN LEGUME BIOLOGY AND IMPROVEMENT. (Indra K. Vasil, Associate Director, Genetics Institute, Graduate Research Professor Emeritus, University of Florida)

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