Overview
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Nitish Kumar
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Department of Biotechnology, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, India
- Reviews the latest developments in the research on a promising biofuel crop – jatropha
- Discusses the advances in Jatropha cultivation based on biotechnology and breeding tools
- Assesses the benefits of this biofuel crop and its limitations
- Addresses the role of microorganisms in biofuel production
- Discusses nanotechnology and computational biology approaches in biofuel production
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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- Muhammed Aasim, Egemen Foto, Muhammad Sameeullah
Pages 23-60
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- Pamidimarri D. V. N. Sudheer, Sushma Chauhan, Balasubramanian Velramar
Pages 61-94
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- Nitish Kumar, Swati Kamari
Pages 95-107
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- Sanjay Kumar, Priyanka Roat, Sonal Hada, Bhawna Chechani, Neetu Kumari, Praveen Ghodke et al.
Pages 109-133
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- Surabhi Agrawal, Kusum Khatri, Mangal S. Rathore
Pages 135-163
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- Azmi Khan, Pratika Singh, Amrita Srivastava
Pages 165-196
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- Sushma Chauhan, Balasubramanian Velramar, Rakesh Kumar Soni, Mohit Mishra, Pamidimarri D. V. N. Sudheer
Pages 197-219
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- Nikhil Kirtipal, Asheesh Shanker
Pages 221-239
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- Sonal Hada, Priyanka Roat, Bhawna Chechani, Sanjay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar Yadav, Neetu Kumari
Pages 241-265
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- Abhay Kumar, Vivekanand Tiwari, Pratibha Singh, Sujit Kumar Bishi, Chandan Kumar Gupta, Gyan Prakash Mishra
Pages 267-288
About this book
The depletion of petroleum-derived fuel and environmental concerns have prompted many millennials to consider biofuels as alternative fuel sources. But completely replacing petroleum-derived fuels with biofuels is currently impossible in terms of production capacity and engine compatibility. Nevertheless, the marginal replacement of diesel with biofuel could delay the depletion of petroleum resources and abate the radical climate change caused by automotive pollutants. Energy security and climate change are the two major driving forces for worldwide biofuel development, and also have the potential to stimulate the agro-industry. The development of biofuels as alternative and renewable sources of energy has become critical in national efforts towards maximum self-reliance, the cornerstone of our energy security strategy. At the same time, the production of biofuels from various types of biomass such as plants, microbes, algae and fungi is now an ecologically viable and sustainable option. This book describes the biotechnological advances in biofuel production from various sources, while also providing essential information on the genetic improvement of biofuel sources at both the conventional and genomic level. These innovations and the corresponding methodologies are explained in detail.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Biotechnology, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, India
Nitish Kumar
About the editor
Dr. Nitish Kumar is a Senior Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, Bihar, India. He received his Master’s Degree in Agricultural Biotechnology from Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur in 2003 and his PhD in Botany from Bhavnagar University in 2009. Dr. Kumar is currently a plant biologist with a focus on Plant Tissue Culture, Molecular Marker Development, Transgenic Technology and Microbial Biotechnology. He has published a number of research papers in peer-reviewed journals of national & international repute. In addition, he has received many awards\fellowships from various organizations, e.g. the CSIR, DBT, ICAR and DST. He is an associate editor of the journal GENE.
