Biotechnologies of Crop Improvement, Volume 2: Transgenic Approaches

1. Plant Genetic Transformation and Transgenic Crops: Methods and Applications 2. Virus Induced Gene Silencing Approach: A Potential Functional Genomics Tool for Rapid Validation of Function of Genes Associated with Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants
3. RNA interference: A Promising Approach for Crop Improvement 4. RNAi for Resistance against Biotic Stresses in Crop Plants 5. RNAi approach: a powerful technique for gene function studies and enhancing abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants 6. Antifungal Plant Defensins: Insights into Modes of Action and Prospects for Engineering Disease Resistant Plants 7. Transgenic Plants for Improved Salinity and Drought Tolerance 8. Engineering Disease Resistance in Rice 9. Genetic Transformation of Sugarcane and Field Performance of Transgenic Sugarcane 10. Insect Smart Pulses for Sustainable Agriculture 11. Genetic Transformation of Millets: The Way Ahead 12. Transgenic Research on Tomato: Problems, Strategies and Achievements 13. Genetic Transformation in Eucalyptus 14. Transgenic Manipulation of Glutamine Synthetase: A Target with Untapped Potential in Various Aspects of Crop Improvement 15. Understanding the Phytohormones Biosynthetic Pathways for Developing Engineered Environmental Stress-Tolerant Crops 16. Transgenic Crops: Status, Potential and Challenges