Genetic Horizons: Advancement in Plant Breeding
Buy Nowe-ISBN : 978-1-68576-554-5
Publisher : Iterative International Publishers (IIP), Selfypage Developers Pvt Ltd.
Volume : 4-2025
AIM & SCOPE
Global food production system, under pressure from climate change, resource depletion, and biodiversity loss, faces the challenge of feeding a population of nearly 9 billion by 2050, requiring a 70% increase in food output. Crop yields, particularly cereal grains in Asia and Africa, are increasingly at risk due to extreme climate change and shifting of climate or environmental stresses like cold, drought heat pests, and diseases. Moreover, intensive farming and excessive chemical usage have degraded soil health, heightened the likelihood of crop failures, and significantly contributed to greenhouse gas emissions. By adopting sustainable practices and integrating technology into our agricultural systems, we can create a more resilient and environmentally friendly food production system. We invite you to join us on this transformative journey like advancement in genomic technology such as gene editing, mutational breeding. Policymakers and experts explore the vast possibilities, challenges, and immense potential of agricultural biotechnology and breeding technologies. Biotechnological advancements such as marker-assisted selection, transgenic methods, CRISPR/Cas genome editing, and biofortification have transformed crop improvement. These innovations enable precise trait modifications, enhance crop productivity, and improve resilience to environmental stresses. While these modern techniques provide significant advantages, traditional breeding methods remain indispensable, especially in regions with limited access to advanced technologies. A balanced combination of conventional and innovative approaches is vital for achieving sustainable food security. Plant Bree marker-assisted selection, transgenic methods, genome editing, and biofortification, have revolutionized crop improvement by enabling precise trait modifications, boosting productivity, and enhancing stress resilience. While modern techniques provide significant benefits, traditional breeding remains essential, particularly in regions with limited access to advanced technologies. A balanced integration of both approaches is crucial for sustainable food security. In managing plant diseases, which cause major yield losses globally, modern tools like tissue culture, RNA interference, genome editing, biofortification, and omics technologies offer efficient solutions. These innovations accelerate disease resistance breeding and enable the identification of critical traits for crop improvement. This book suggests that environmentally sustainable solutions can be achieved through independent development plans. This approach requires proactive policy actions that are well-coordinated, involving not only global and regional networks but also collaboration across ministries, agencies, and departments, as climate change impacts multiple sectors.
Chapter 1
Conventional Methods of Plant Breeding: Principles and Techniques
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurghch1
Chapter 2
Breeding for Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurghch2
Chapter 3
Multi Parental Crop Breeding – Improving Crop Yield and Stress Tolerance
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurghch3
Chapter 4
The Role of Epigenetics in Plant Breeding
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurghch4
Chapter 5
Biotechnological Approaches for Management of Diseases in Plants
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurghch5
Chapter 6
Omics Approaches for Crop Improvement
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurghch6
Chapter 7
CRISPR- Cas Based Genome Editing in Plants: Recent Advances and Future Prospects
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurghch7
Chapter 8
The Use of RNA Interference in Plant Breeding
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurghch8
Chapter 9
High-Throughput Phenotyping: Enabling Precision Breeding for Plant Improvement
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurghch9
Chapter 10
Enhancing Nutritional Quality in Crops
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurghch10
Chapter 11
Phenomics: Next Generation of Agronomical Trait for Agriculture Crops
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurghch11
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS
Dr. Simran Kirti
Ph.D. Department of Agriculture Biotechnology
and Molecular Biology College of Basics Science and Humanities
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture university
Pusa Samastipur, India
Dr. Gaurav Sharma
Ph.D., Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding
College of Agriculture, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University
of Agriculture and Technology
Meerut, India
Dr. Shivani Ahalawat
Ph.D., Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding
College of Agriculture, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University
of Agriculture and Technology
Meerut, India
Dr. Pradeep Kumar
Research Associate, ICAR-Indian Grassland and
Fodder Research Institute
Jhansi U.P.,
Dr. Ritu Rani
Ph.D. Department of Agriculture Biotechnology
College of Agriculture, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University
of Agriculture and Technology,
Meerut, India
