Genetic Manipulation in Plants for Mitigation of Climate Change
This book presents a detailed overview and critical evaluation of the state of the art and latest approaches in genetic manipulation studies on plants to mitigate the impact of climate change on growth and productivity. Each chapter has been written by ex
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Genetic Manipulation in Plants for Mitigation of Climate Change
Genetic Manipulation in Plants for Mitigation of Climate Change
Pawan Kumar Jaiwal Rana Pratap Singh Om Parkash Dhankher Editors
Genetic Manipulation in Plants for Mitigation of Climate Change
Editors Pawan Kumar Jaiwal Center for Biotechnology M.D. University Rohtak, Haryana, India
Rana Pratap Singh Department of Environmental Science Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Lucknow, UP, India
Om Parkash Dhankher Stockbridge School of Agriculture University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA, USA
ISBN 978-81-322-2660-4 ISBN 978-81-322-2662-8 DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-2662-8
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Preface
Climatic variability and global warming observed during the past few decades have become a frightening reality and a matter of deep concern worldwide especially for the developing countries. Extreme climatic conditions adversely affect quantitative and qualitative characteristics of plants. Food and nutritional security have emerged as a major challenge worldwide due to overexpansion of population and cultivated areas to less fertile fields as a result of extreme climatic changes. The extreme hot and cold seasons and subsequent drought and flood as well as the elevated greenhouse gases are generally considered to be the major factors resulting to such climatic variability globally. Continues industrialization aggravated by anthropogenic activities has added to the severity of climate change. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find out ways to mitigate the negative effects of climate change on biodiversity and crop productivity. The works related to the biotechnological strategies like breeding and genetic engineering to mitigate
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