Publisher's Synopsis
Genetic engineering is the process of manually adding new DNA to an organism. Plant genetics deals with heredity in plants, specifically mechanisms of hereditary transmission and variation of inherited characteristics. The text Genetic Engineering of Plants: Recent Advances describes techniques in plant genetic research and the practical application of genetic engineering to plants. A biobrick compatible strategy for genetic modification of plants has been discussed in first chapter. In second chapter, we describe the basis for homologous recombination cloning in E. coli, the available tools and resources, together with a protocol for long range cloning and manipulation of an Arabidopsis thaliana gene locus, to create constructs coordinately driven by locus-specific regulatory elements. Third chapter presents a narrative on development of transgenics and their use for the improvement of field, industrial, and pharmaceuticals crops. The objective of fourth chapter is to provide an update on coffee genetic transformation over the last decade, including the in vitro methods used for plant generation. In fifth chapter, we review the recent progress of transcription factors (TFs) involved in plant abiotic stress responses and their potential utilization to improve multiple stress tolerance of crops in the field conditions. Sixth chapter focuses on genetically modified crops. Genetic engineering for improving quality and productivity of crops has been described in seventh chapter. Genome-based analysis of the transcriptome from mature chickpea root nodules has been presented in eighth chapter. The objective of ninth chapter is to investigate precise function of GH3 genes in legumes during development and stress conditions. In tenth chapter, we describe transgenic plants which hyperaccumulate inorganic phosphate (Pi) and which may be used to reduce environmental water pollution by phytoremediation. A gene stacking approach leads to engineered plants with highly increased galactan levels in arabidopsis has been proposed in last chapter.
