| Description |
1 online resource (287 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Section I: Plant Biotechnology -- 1. Insights in Plant Epigenetics -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Historical Perspectives -- 1.3 Source of Epigenetics -- 1.3.1 DNA Methylation -- 1.3.2 Post-translational Histone Modifications and Chromatin Remodeling -- 1.3.3 Non-coding RNAs -- 1.4 Epigenetics in Plant Development and Crop Improvement -- 1.4.1 Plant Response to Abiotic Stress -- 1.4.2 Epigenetics and Biotic Stress and Interactions |
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1.4.3 Epigenetics in Improvement of Agronomic Traits -- 1.5 Epigenetics in Plant Evolution -- 1.6 Conclusion -- References -- 2. Recent Advances in Biotechnological Interventions for Nutritional Enhancement of Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Cultivation -- 2.3 Genomic Resources in Linseed -- 2.3.1 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms -- 2.3.2 Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA -- 2.3.3 Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism -- 2.3.4 Simple Sequence Repeat -- 2.3.5 Inter Simple Sequence Repeat -- 2.3.6 Cleaved Amplified Polymorphic Sequence |
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2.3.7 Sequence Characterized Amplified Region -- 2.3.8 InDels -- 2.3.9 Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism -- 2.4 Genetic Maps -- 2.4.1 BAC Libraries and Physical Map -- 2.4.2 QTL Mapping -- 2.4.3 Transcriptomics -- 2.4.4 Whole-Genome Sequencing -- 2.5 Application of Genomic Resources toward Genetic Improvement of Linseed -- 2.5.1 Desired Trait Mapping -- 2.5.2 Marker-Assisted Selection -- 2.5.3 Mutation Breeding -- 2.6 Future Prospects -- References -- 3. Abiotic Stress and Candid Conduct of Proteins -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Extraneous Factors Contributing to Abiotic Stress in Plants |
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3.2.1 Fly Ash -- 3.2.2 Industrial Efflux -- 3.2.3 Sewage and Wastewater Irrigation -- 3.2.4 Fertilizers -- 3.2.5 Pesticides -- 3.2.6 Urbanization -- 3.3 Plant Response to Abiotic Stresses -- 3.4 Proteomic Approaches to Abiotic Stresses -- 3.4.1 Drought -- 3.4.2 Flood -- 3.4.3 Salinity -- 3.4.4 Cold -- 3.5 High-Throughput Proteomic Approaches -- 3.6 Stress Sensing -- 3.7 Genetic Engineering and Stress Tolerance -- References -- Section II: Microbial and Medical Biotechnology -- 4. Long Non-coding RNA(s): Is the Junk Worth It? -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Historical Overview |
| Summary |
This book presents a multidisciplinary approach to latest information and developments in biotechnology in an easy-to-read, succinct format. The book is divided into six sections and fifteen chapters giving an in-depth analysis of the latest research and developments in the biotechnological realm |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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4.7.1 GAS5 |
| Subject |
Biotechnology.
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bioengineering.
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Biotechnology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Srivastava, Shilpi
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| ISBN |
9781000958676 |
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1000958671 |
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