1st Edition
by Santosh Upadhyay (Editor)
In recent years, significant advancements have been made
in the management of nutritional deficiency using genome
engineering―enriching the nutritional properties of agricultural and
horticultural crop plants such as wheat, rice, potatoes, grapes, and
bananas. To meet the demands of the rapidly growing world population,
researchers are developing a range of new genome engineering tools and
strategies, from increasing the nutraceuticals in cereals and fruits, to
decreasing the anti-nutrients in crop plants to improve the
bioavailability of minerals and vitamins.
Genome Engineering for Crop Improvement provides
an up-to-date view of the use of genome editing for crop
bio-fortification, improved bioavailability of minerals and nutrients,
and enhanced hypo-allergenicity and hypo-immunogenicity. This volume
examines a diversity of important topics including mineral and nutrient
localization, metabolic engineering of carotenoids and flavonoids,
genome engineering of zero calorie potatoes and allergen-free grains,
engineering for stress resistance in crop plants, and more. Helping
readers deepen their knowledge of the application of genome engineering
in crop improvement, this book:
- Presents genetic
engineering methods for developing edible oil crops, mineral
translocation in grains, increased flavonoids in tomatoes, and cereals
with enriched iron bioavailability
- Describes current genome
engineering methods and the distribution of nutritional and mineral
composition in important crop plants
- Offers perspectives on emerging technologies and the future of genome engineering in agriculture
Genome Engineering for Crop Improvement is
an essential resource for academics, scientists, researchers,
agriculturalists, and students of plant molecular biology, system
biology, plant biotechnology, and functional genomics.
