Biotechnology of Crucifers

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. The Importance, Origin, and Evolution

   • Surinder Kumar Gupta

   Pages 1-12

3. Molecular Cytogenetics

   • Annaliese S. Mason

   Pages 13-22

4. Distant Hybridization Involving Different In Vitro Techniques

   • Dan Liu, Ling Xu, Xinxin Geng, Yuanfei Zhou, Zhenchao Zhang, Bing Wang et al.

   Pages 23-44

5. Microspore Culture and Doubled Haploid Technology

   • Yoshihito Takahata, Yu Takahashi, Ryo Tsuwamoto

   Pages 45-62

6. Biotechnological Strategies for Enhancing Phytoremediation

   • Bhawana Pathak, Razia Khan, Jyoti Fulekar, M. H. Fulekar

   Pages 63-90

7. Genome Analysis

   • Graham J. King

   Pages 91-109

8. Genetic Engineering of Lipid Biosynthesis in Seeds

   • Stacy D. Singer, Michael S. Greer, Elzbieta Mietkiewska, Xue Pan, Randall J. Weselake

   Pages 111-149

9. Metabolism and Detoxification of Phytoalexins from Crucifers and Application to the Control of Fungal Plant Pathogens

   • M. Soledade C. Pedras

   Pages 151-171

10. Molecular Basis of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility

    • Jinghua Yang, Mingfang Zhang

    Pages 173-185

11. Self-Incompatibility

    • Hiroyasu Kitasiba, Takeshi Nishio

    Pages 187-208

12. Hybrid Technology in Cruciferous Vegetables

    • Muhammad Awais Ghani, Langlang Zhang, Junxing Li, Bin Liu, Liping Chen

    Pages 209-220

13. Genetic Modifications for Pest Resistance

    • Hongbo Liu, Bizeng Mao, Peng Cui, Tian Tian, Changrong Huang, Xi Xu et al.

    Pages 221-234

14. Back Matter

    Pages 235-241

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Despite the recent advances made in the improvement of crucifer crops using conventional breeding techniques, the yield levels and the oil and meal quality could not be improved as expected. The understanding of genetic material (DNA/RNA) and its manipulation by scientists has provided the opportunity to improve crucifers by increasing its diversity beyond conventional genetic limitations. The application of the biotechnological techniques will have major impacts in two ways: first, it provides a number of techniques/methods for efficient selection for favorable variants and second, it gives an opportunity to utilize alien variation available in the crucifers by using the novel techniques of biotechnology to develop high yielding varieties with good nutritional quality, having resistance to insect, pest, and disease resistance.

• Biotechnology
• Crucifers
• Plant Sciences

• Science and Technology, Division of Plant Breeding and Genetics, S.K. University of Agricultural, Chatha, India

  Surinder Kumar Gupta

Prof. Dr. Surinder Kumar Gupta is Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics and Chief Scientist and Nodal Officer of Biotechnology at the S. K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu, INDIA. His academic and professional career have been primarily devoted to research on oilseed Brassicas for nearly two decades. He obtained his post-graduate degree of M. Sc. and Ph. D. from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana in 1984 and 1987, respectively. He is a recipient of Post Doctoral Fellowship in Plant Biotechnology. For his superior scientific work, he has also been conferred with “Young Scientist Award” in 1993-94 by the State Department of Science and Technology. Prof. Dr. Gupta has published more than 75 research papers in esteemed National and International journals mostly on Brassicas and edited seven books, including two in press for Springer Science+Business Media.

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