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Crop Improvement by Omics and Bioinformatics

Author : Yan Zhao
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832547745
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)

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Download or read book Crop Improvement by Omics and Bioinformatics written by Yan Zhao and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-04-11 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crop improvement has been continuously driven by the demand for food security and sustainability. The caloric and nutritional needs of a growing world population require that global food production increase by one billion tons over the next few decades, but the current growth rate falls far short. Moreover, rapid changes in the environment are accelerating land degradation, aggravating pests and diseases, introducing extreme stresses, and reducing crop productivity. Genetic technologies and molecular breeding tools offer novel opportunities for modern crop breeding. In the past few decades, remarkable progress has been achieved in the discovery of genes for crop yield, quality, and resistance and in the dissection of plant molecular mechanisms. With the continuous advancement in sequencing technology, molecular markers, and gene editing, a large number of excellent crop varieties have been cultivated.

OMICs-based Techniques for Global Food Security

Author : Sajid Fiaz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1394209142
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (942 download)

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Book Synopsis OMICs-based Techniques for Global Food Security by : Sajid Fiaz

Download or read book OMICs-based Techniques for Global Food Security written by Sajid Fiaz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2024-03-20 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OMICs-based Techniques for Global Food Security Forward-thinking resource discussing how to integrate OMICs and novel genome editing technologies for sustainable crop production OMICS-based Techniques for Global Food Security provides an in-depth understanding of the mechanisms of OMICs techniques for crop improvement, details how OMICs techniques can contribute to identifying genes and traits with economic benefits, and explains how to develop crop plants with improved yield, quality, and resistance to stresses through genome editing technologies, providing evidence on the developments of climate resilient crops via applications of genome editing techniques throughout. The text covers the application of OMICs in crop plants, the integration of bioinformatics and multi-OMICs for precision breeding, de-novo domestication, CRISPR/Cas system for crop improvement, hybrid seed production, transgene free breeding, regulation for genome edit crops, bioinformatics and genome editing, and other topics related to OMICs and genome editing. The text also includes a chapter on global regulations for genome edited crops, and explains how these regulations influence novel plant breeding techniques in their adopted countries. Edited by two highly qualified academics, OMICs-based Techniques for Global Food Security covers topics such as: Crops genome sequencing and their application for crop improvement, and functional characterization of cereal genome The role of OMICs-based technologies in plant sciences and utilization of different multi-OMICs approaches for crop improvement Genomic database and genetic resource of cereals, speed breeding for rapid crop improvement, and evolution of genome editing technologies CRISPR system discovery, history, and future perspective, and CRISPR/Cas system for biotic and abiotic stress resistance in cereals Providing a collection of recent literature focusing on developments and applications of OMICs-based technologies for crop improvement, OMICs-based Techniques for Global Food Security is an important read for plant breeders, molecular biologists, researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and students in disciplines for developing crops with high yield and nutritional potential.

Omics Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Global Food Security (Vol II)

Author : Anirudh Kumar
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811629560
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

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Book Synopsis Omics Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Global Food Security (Vol II) by : Anirudh Kumar

Download or read book Omics Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Global Food Security (Vol II) written by Anirudh Kumar and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-08-05 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book brings out a comprehensive collection of information on the modern omics-based research. The main focus of this book is to educate researchers about utility of omics-based technologies in rapid crop improvement. In last two decades, omics technologies have been utilized significantly in the area of plant sciences and has shown promising results. Omics technology has potential to address the challenge of food security in the near future. The comprehensive use of omics technology occurred in last two decades and helped greatly in the understanding of complex biological problems, improve crop productivity and ensure sustainable use of ecosystem services. This book is of interest to researchers and students of life sciences, biotechnology, plant biotechnology, agriculture, forestry, and environmental sciences. It is also a useful knowledge resource for national and international agricultural scientists.

Principles and Practices of OMICS and Genome Editing for Crop Improvement

Author : Channa S. Prakash
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030969258
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

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Book Synopsis Principles and Practices of OMICS and Genome Editing for Crop Improvement by : Channa S. Prakash

Download or read book Principles and Practices of OMICS and Genome Editing for Crop Improvement written by Channa S. Prakash and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-07-18 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global food security is increasingly challenging in light of population increase, the impact of climate change on crop production, and limited land available for agricultural expansion. Plant breeding and other agricultural technologies have contributed considerably for food and nutritional security over the last few decades. Genetic engineering approaches are powerful tools that we have at our disposal to overcome substantial obstacles in the way of efficiency and productivity of current agricultural practices. Genome engineering via CRISPR/Cas9, Cpf1, base editing and prime editing, and OMICs through genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, phenomics, an metabolomics have helped to discover underlying mechanisms controlling traits of economic importance. Principle and Practices of OMICs and Genome Editing for Crop Improvement provides recent research from eminent scholars from around the world, from various geographical regions, with established expertise on genome editing and OMICs technologies. This book offers a wide range of information on OMICs techniques and their applications to develop biotic, abiotic and climate resilient crops, metabolomics and next generation sequencing for sustainable crop production, integration bioinformatics, and multi-omics for precision plant breeding. Other topics include application of genome editing technologies for food and nutritional security, speed breeding, hybrid seed production, resource use efficiency, epigenetic modifications, transgene free breeding, database and bioinformatics for genome editing, and regulations adopted by various countries around globe for genome edited crops. Both OMICs and genome editing are vigorously utilized by researchers for crop improvement programs; however, there is limited literature available in a single source. This book provides a valuable resource not only for students at undergraduate and postgraduate level but also for researchers, stakeholders, policy makers, and practitioners interested in the potential of genome editing and OMICs for crop improvement programs.

Omics Technologies and Crop Improvement

Author : Noureddine Benkeblia
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466586680
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (665 download)

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Book Synopsis Omics Technologies and Crop Improvement by : Noureddine Benkeblia

Download or read book Omics Technologies and Crop Improvement written by Noureddine Benkeblia and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increased world population, decreased water supply, and climate change all put stresses on the global food supply. An exploration of the challenges and possible solutions to improve yields of the main crops, such as cereals, roots, tubers, and grasses, Omics Technologies and Crop Improvement reviews data on food sciences and omics. The book covers modern omic technologies such as nutrigenomics and metagenomics. It provides a detailed examination of how omics can help crop science and horticulture and introduces the benefits of using these technologies to increase crop yields and other features such as resistance and nutritional values. The book highlights crop improvements such as increased yield, drought resistance, disease resistance, and value-added performance through a non-transgenic format. It explores how the different omics technologies, especially the most recent ones (proteomics, metabolomics, nutrigenomics, ionomics, and metagenomics) would be used to improve the quantitative and qualitative features of crop plants. Topics covered include: Advances in omics for improved fresh crops Transcriptome analyses on the drought response using drought tolerant near isogenic lines Metabolite profiling that reveals different effects of nitrogen amendments on vegetables Omics technology application to forage crops improvement Secondary metabolites and plant tissue culture RNAi technology and crop improvement Gene expression analysis methods with NGS data Web database resources and crops improvement Gene Expression Networks (GEN) in crops Specific crop improvement (papaya, wheat, coffee, potato, and more) With contributions from pioneering researchers from twelve countries, the book presents a broad view of how omics would help crop science and horticulture meet the challenges of a shrinking global food supply for a burgeoning global population.

Plant Breeding in the Omics Era

Author : Rodomiro Ortiz Ríos
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319205323
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Book Synopsis Plant Breeding in the Omics Era by : Rodomiro Ortiz Ríos

Download or read book Plant Breeding in the Omics Era written by Rodomiro Ortiz Ríos and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of plant breeding has grown rapidly in the last decade with breakthrough research in genetics and genomics, inbred development, population improvement, hybrids, clones, self-pollinated crops, polyploidy, transgenic breeding and more. This book discusses the latest developments in all these areas but explores the next generation of needs and discoveries including omics beyond genomics, cultivar seeds and intellectual and property rights. This book is a leading-edge publication of the latest results and forecasts important areas of future needs and applications.

Bioinformatics for agriculture: High-throughput approaches

Author : Atul Kumar Upadhyay
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9813347910
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (133 download)

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Book Synopsis Bioinformatics for agriculture: High-throughput approaches by : Atul Kumar Upadhyay

Download or read book Bioinformatics for agriculture: High-throughput approaches written by Atul Kumar Upadhyay and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-19 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book illustrates the importance and significance of bioinformatics in the field of agriculture. It first introduces the basic concepts of bioinformatics, such as homologous sequence and gene function analyses, determination of protein structures, and discusses machine learning applications for an in-depth understanding of the desired genes and proteins based on commonly used bioinformatics software and tools, e.g. BLAST, molecular modelling, molecular-docking and simulations, protein-protein and domain-domain interactions. The book also describes recent advances in the high-throughput analysis of whole genome and transcriptome using next-generation sequencing platforms, and functional proteome studies. It also examines the role of computational biology in understanding and improving the nutrient quality and yield of crops. Lastly, the book explores a comprehensive list of applications of bioinformatics to improve plant yield, biomass, and health, and the challenges involved.

Omics in Plant Breeding

Author : Aluízio Borém
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118820843
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (188 download)

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Book Synopsis Omics in Plant Breeding by : Aluízio Borém

Download or read book Omics in Plant Breeding written by Aluízio Borém and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computational and high-throughput methods, such as genomics, proteomics, and transcriptomics, known collectively as “-omics,” have been used to study plant biology for well over a decade now. As these technologies mature, plant and crop scientists have started using these methods to improve crop varieties. Omics in Plant Breeding provides a timely introduction to key omicsbased methods and their application in plant breeding. Omics in Plant Breeding is a practical and accessible overview of specific omics-based methods ranging from metabolomics to phenomics. Covering a single methodology within each chapter, this book provides thorough coverage that ensures a strong understanding of each methodology both in its application to, and improvement of, plant breeding. Accessible to advanced students, researchers, and professionals, Omics in Plant Breeding will be an essential entry point into this innovative and exciting field. • A valuable overview of high-throughput, genomics-based technologies and their applications to plant breeding • Each chapter explores a single methodology, allowing for detailed and thorough coverage • Coverage ranges from well-established methodologies, such as genomics and proteomics, to emerging technologies, including phenomics and physionomics Aluízio Borém is a Professor of Plant Breeding at the University of Viçosa in Brazil. Roberto Fritsche-Neto is a Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding at the University of São Paulo in Brazil.

OMICS-Based Approaches in Plant Biotechnology

Author : Rintu Banerjee
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119509955
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (195 download)

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Book Synopsis OMICS-Based Approaches in Plant Biotechnology by : Rintu Banerjee

Download or read book OMICS-Based Approaches in Plant Biotechnology written by Rintu Banerjee and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-02-28 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burgeoning world population, decreased water supply and land resources, coupled with climate change, result in severe stress conditions and a great threat to the global food supply. To meet these challenges, exploring Omics Technologies could lead to improved yields of cereals, tubers and grasses that may ensure food security. Improvement of yields through crop improvement and biotechnological means are the need-of-the-hour, and the current book “OMICS-Based Approaches in Plant Biotechnology”, reviews the advanced concepts on breeding strategies, OMICS technologies (genomics, transcriptomics and metabolomics) and bioinformatics that help to glean the potential candidate genes/molecules to address unsolved problems related to plant and agricultural crops. The first six chapters of the book are focused on genomics and cover sequencing, functional genomics with examples on insecticide resistant genes, mutation breeding and miRNA technologies. Recent advances in metabolomics studies are elucidated in the next 3 chapters followed by 5 chapters on bioinformatics and advanced techniques in plant biotechnology and crop breeding. The information contained in the volume will help plant breeders, plant biotechnologists, plant biochemists, agriculture scientists and researchers in using this applied research to focus on better crop breeding and stress adaptation strategies.

Bioinformatics for Plant Research and Crop Breeding

Author : Jen-Tsung Chen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1394209932
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (942 download)

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Book Synopsis Bioinformatics for Plant Research and Crop Breeding by : Jen-Tsung Chen

Download or read book Bioinformatics for Plant Research and Crop Breeding written by Jen-Tsung Chen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2024-10-28 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore and advance bioinformatics and systems biology tools for crop breeding programs in this practical resource for researchers Plant biology and crop breeding have produced an immense amount of data in recent years, from genomics to interactome and beyond. Bioinformatics tools, which aim at analyzing the vast quantities of data produced by biological research and processes, have developed at a rapid pace to meet the challenges of this vast data trove. The resulting field of bioinformatics and systems biology is producing increasingly rich and transformative research. Bioinformatics for Plant Research and Crop Breeding offers an overview of this field, its recent advances, and its wider applications. Drawing on a range of analytical and data-science tools, its foundation on an in-silico platform acquired multi-omics makes it indispensable for scientists and researchers alike. It promises to become ever more relevant as new techniques for generating and organizing data continue to transform the field. Bioinformatics for Plant Research and Crop Breeding readers will also find: A focus on emerging trends in plant science, sustainable agriculture, and global food security Detailed discussion of topics including plant diversity, plant stresses, nanotechnology in agriculture, and many others Applications incorporating artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning and more Bioinformatics for Plant Research and Crop Breeding is ideal for researchers and scientists interested in the potential of OMICs, and bioinformatic tools to aid and develop crop improvement programs.

Omics-Driven Crop Improvement for Stress Tolerance, volume II

Author : Weicong Qi
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832554059
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)

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Book Synopsis Omics-Driven Crop Improvement for Stress Tolerance, volume II by : Weicong Qi

Download or read book Omics-Driven Crop Improvement for Stress Tolerance, volume II written by Weicong Qi and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-09-04 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change and global warming are arising threats to ecology and agriculture, and the biotic and abiotic stresses on crop cultivation are becoming more severe. Simultaneously, hunger and poverty remain widespread around the world and are rather thriving with the global population increases, over-fertilization, and land degradation. Rising challenges therefore make the adaptation of agriculture to the environment even more pivotal. Plant tolerance against various stress, including abiotic and biotic stresses mostly, is a classic topic and also a hot spot, of which the goal is to provide possibilities to improve the crops’ sustainability in coping with varied environments. Sustainable crop improvement can help feed the growing population in such an era of shrinking arable land and dwindling water resources. Worldwide, the inexorable exposure of plants to the environment makes crops always come to cross biotic and abiotic stresses, which constantly affect the food supply. Scientists have devoted efforts to improve crop resistance against devastating stressors such as drought, salt, nutrition deprivation, pests and pathogens, etc., and save yields from destruction. With the explosive development of omics technologies, e.g., genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, interactomics, and phenomics, crop improvement is embarking on a fire-new bioinformatics era. The integration of multi-omics will provide new perspectives to understand the intricate nature of stress response in crops

Seed Development: OMICS Technologies toward Improvement of Seed Quality and Crop Yield

Author : Ganesh K. Agrawal
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400747497
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Book Synopsis Seed Development: OMICS Technologies toward Improvement of Seed Quality and Crop Yield by : Ganesh K. Agrawal

Download or read book Seed Development: OMICS Technologies toward Improvement of Seed Quality and Crop Yield written by Ganesh K. Agrawal and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-09 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is about the seed development in the model and crop plants. Seed development is a key step of the plant life cycle that determines the nutrient value of seeds – the life for human civilization, growth, and development. The nutrient value of seeds is mainly due to storage reserve products such as carbohydrates, lipids (triacylglycerols), and proteins. The book primarily focuses on application of the 21st century high-throughput technologies transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and systems biology in near complete understanding of the various processes involved in seed development in different crop plants. The book reveals how such technologies have revolutionized our understanding of the multilayer processes and regulations involved therein by generating large-scale datasets. Accumulated datasets provide basic knowledge to develop integrated strategies to eventually improve the nutritional value of plant seed and crop yield, a critical goal in food security issues around the globe.

Omics Approaches for Sugarcane Crop Improvement

Author : Rajarshi Kumar Gaur
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000810925
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Book Synopsis Omics Approaches for Sugarcane Crop Improvement by : Rajarshi Kumar Gaur

Download or read book Omics Approaches for Sugarcane Crop Improvement written by Rajarshi Kumar Gaur and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the information encompasses various researchable biotechnology aspects of sugarcane, its genomic structure, diversity, comparative and structural genomics, data mining, etc. This book explores both the theoretical and practical aspects of sugarcane crops, focusing on innovative processes. This book argues in favor of developing an integrated research and development system to strengthen the research and development capabilities of all the areas of sugarcane. Further, it covers the recent trends of sugarcane biotechnology, especially in the next-generation sequencing (NGS) era. This book will be very useful for professors and scientists who are working in the area of sugarcane crops by using molecular biology and bioinformatics. It is also useful for students to use as a reference for their classes or thesis projects. Key features: • Discusses an integral part of molecular biology and pivotal tools for molecular breeding; enables breeders to design cost-effective and efficient breeding strategies for sugarcane • Discusses the harnessing genomics technologies for genetic engineering and pathogen characterization and diagnosis of sugarcane • Provides new examples and problems, added where needed • Provides insight from contributors drawn from around the globe

Molecular Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology of Crop Plants Breeding

Author : Søren K. Rasmussen
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3039288776
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (392 download)

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Book Synopsis Molecular Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology of Crop Plants Breeding by : Søren K. Rasmussen

Download or read book Molecular Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology of Crop Plants Breeding written by Søren K. Rasmussen and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2020-05-27 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Special Issue on molecular genetics, genomics, and biotechnology in crop plant breeding seeks to encourage the use of the tools currently available. It features nine research papers that address quality traits, grain yield, and mutations by exploring cytoplasmic male sterility, the delicate control of flowering in rice, the removal of anti-nutritional factors, the use and development of new technologies for non-model species marker technology, site-directed mutagenesis and GMO regulation, genomics selection and genome-wide association studies, how to cope with abiotic stress, and an exploration of fruit trees adapted to harsh environments for breeding purposes. A further four papers review the genetics of pre-harvest spouting, readiness for climate-smart crop development, genomic selection in the breeding of cereal crops, and the large numbers of mutants in straw lignin biosynthesis and deposition.

Omics Approaches for Crop Improvement

Author : Roxana Yockteng
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783725814947
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (149 download)

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Download or read book Omics Approaches for Crop Improvement written by Roxana Yockteng and published by . This book was released on 2024-07-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growing human population and climate change are imposing unprecedented challenges on the global food supply. Crop improvement demands enhancing agronomical essential traits such as yield, resistance, and nutritional value by pivoting direct and indirect genetically assisted approaches to cope with these pressures. The development of last-generation high-throughput screening technologies, known as omics, promises to speed up plant trait improvement. Large-scale techniques such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and phenomics have already retrieved large volumes of data, as never before, which merged through bioinformatics and machine learning approaches; they are helping us to understand the mechanisms behind crop features. Omics datasets are not only generated from the tissues of a single genotype but also permeate macro-scale interactions to deepen our knowledge of crop behavior across the microbial and environmental continua. However, despite these massive technological and computational developments, cohesive efforts to combine contrasting omics studies within common pathways and cellular networks of crop systems are in their infancy. Therefore, this reprint envisions offering updated views on multidimensional large-scale omics-based approaches by compiling studies that explore the uses of the omics paradigm and their integration through trans-disciplinary bioinformatics as tools to improve the qualitative and quantitative traits in crop species.

OMICS

Author : Debmalya Barh
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466562811
Total Pages : 721 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (665 download)

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Download or read book OMICS written by Debmalya Barh and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the advent of new technologies and acquired knowledge, the number of fields in omics and their applications in diverse areas are rapidly increasing in the postgenomics era. Such emerging fields—including pharmacogenomics, toxicogenomics, regulomics, spliceomics, metagenomics, and environomics—present budding solutions to combat global challenges in biomedicine, agriculture, and the environment. OMICS: Applications in Biomedical, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences provides valuable insights into the applications of modern omics technologies to real-world problems in the life sciences. Filling a gap in the literature, it offers a broad, multidisciplinary view of current and emerging applications of omics in a single volume. Written by highly experienced active researchers, each chapter describes a particular area of omics and the associated technologies and applications. Topics covered include: Proteomics, epigenomics, and pharmacogenomics Toxicogenomics and the assessment of environmental pollutants Applications of plant metabolomics Nutrigenomics and its therapeutic applications Microalgal omics and omics approaches in biofuel production Next-generation sequencing and omics technology for transgenic plant analysis Omics approaches in crop improvement Engineering dark-operative chlorophyll synthesis Computational regulomics Omics techniques for the analysis of RNA splicing New fields, including metagenomics, glycomics, and miRNA Breast cancer biomarkers for early detection Environomics strategies for environmental sustainability This timely book explores a wide range of omics application areas in the biomedical, agricultural, and environmental sciences. Throughout, it highlights working solutions as well as open problems and future challenges. Demonstrating the diversity of omics, it introduces readers to state-of-the-art developments and trends in omics-driven research.

Crop Improvement

Author : Khalid Rehman Hakeem
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461470285
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book Crop Improvement written by Khalid Rehman Hakeem and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-13 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The improvement of crop species has been a basic pursuit since cultivation began thousands of years ago. To feed an ever increasing world population will require a great increase in food production. Wheat, corn, rice, potato and few others are expected to lead as the most important crops in the world. Enormous efforts are made all over the world to document as well as use these resources. Everybody knows that the introgression of genes in wheat provided the foundation for the “Green Revolution”. Later also demonstrated the great impact that genetic resources have on production. Several factors are contributing to high plant performance under different environmental conditions, therefore an effective and complementary use of all available technological tools and resources is needed to meet the challenge.