Banana: Genomics and Transgenic Approaches for Genetic Improvement /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Mohandas, Sukhada. (Editor ), Ravishankar, Kundapura V. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Section I. Genomics
  • History, Origin, Domestication and Evolution
  • Banana Breeding
  • Genes and markers: Application in banana crop improvement
  • Current status of Banana genome in the age of Next Generation Sequencing
  • Genomics of Biotic stress tolerance in Banana
  • Abiotic stress tolerance research using-omics approaches
  • Molecular analysis of fruit ripening in Banana
  • Metabolite profiling in banana
  • II. Genetic engineering
  • Novel Gene Transfer Technologies
  • Somatic Embryogenesis as a tool in genetic transformation
  • Promoters analysis
  • Enhancing Abiotic Stress Tolerance
  • Transgenic Technologies for Bacterial Wilt Resistance
  • Engineering Resistance to Fusarium wilt
  • Transgenic Resistance to Sigatoka
  • Engineering Resistance to Viruses
  • Improvement of pest (nematode and weevil) resistance through transgenic approaches
  • Molecular farming : Prospects and limitation
  • Pro-vitamin A enrichment for Tackling Malnutrition
  • Biofortification for Alleviating Iron Deficiency Anemia. .