BookRita Kundu, Rajiv Narula, editors.
Summary: Biotechnology refers to the use or manipulation of an organism or parts of an organism. While the early applications were certainly simpler (though still relevant), modern plant biotechnology is primarily associated with molecular biology, cloning and genetic engineering. Over the last 50 years, several key discoveries have revolutionized the biological sciences and enabled the rapid growth of the biotechnology industry. This book gathers handpicked articles presented by national and international scientists at the International Conference on Biotechnology and Biological Sciences, BIOSPECTRUM 2017. It highlights the works of researchers and students in India and abroad on plant biotechnology and its applications in addressing various agricultural and food production-related issues. The respective papers explore a range of advances in plant biotechnology, e.g.: the cytotoxic potential of Moringaoleifera lam; the use of the entomo-pathogenic fungi Cordyceps sp. as unique and valuable sources of bioactive compounds; and strain improvement strategies for Cordyceps sp. In addition, they discuss the use of low-cost blue green algal biofertilizer comprising four blue green algal strains in rice fields; and the use of lignocellulosic materials as potential renewable energy resources for the production of fuels. This book will be extremely useful for researchers and students of biotechnology and plant science, providing an essential update on the latest findings and trends.
Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Dilute Acid Pretreatment Efficiency on Various Solid Loadings and Effect of Different Neutralizing Agents on Xylulosic Ethanol Production
Chapter 2: Effect of BGA Biofertilizers Using Different Carrier Materials on Rice Crop
Chapter 3: Identification of Differentially Expressed Terminal Heat Stress Associated Proteins in Developing Grains in Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.)
Chapter 4: The genetic toxicity potential of heavy metals (Zn, Cu) on Vigna radiata, Triticum aestivum and Cicer arietinum
Chapter 5: Production, Optimization, and Charaterization of Siderophore by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (C3) Isolated From Rhizospheric Soil
Chapter 6: Development of Marker in the Soft Gold Mushroom Cordyceps Sp. For Strain Improvement
Chapter 7: Optimization of Microwave Assisted Pretreatment of Rice Straw with Fecl3 in Combination with H3po4 for Improving Enzymatic Hydrolysis
Chapter 8: Profiling Indolic Auxins Produced by the Strains of Aspergillus Using Novel HPTLC Technique
Chapter 9: Comparative Analysis of Cytotoxic Potential of Crude Extracts and Fractionated Isolates from Moringa Oleifera Lam
Chapter 10: Hydroxy Fatty Acid from Camelina Sativa Seed Oil for Industrial Application
Chapter 11: Comparison of Different Planting Methods to Determine the Precision of Phenotyping Wheat in Field Experiments
Chapter 12: Effect of extraction temperature and different carrier agents on the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of spray dried Murraya koenigii (Linn.) leaf extract
Chapter 13: Isolation and characterization of microbial Asparaginase to mitigate Acrylamide formation in food
Chapter 14: Small Colony Variant Selection, Biofilm Induction and Interspecies Interactions of Ocular Clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Chapter 15: Comparative analysis of phytochemicals of healthy and symptomatic Clerodendrum inerme
Chapter 16: Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticle of Aqueous extract of Allium Fistulosum and Its Efficiency against Bacterial Contaminants from Industrial waste water and its Photocatalytic potential
Chapter 16: Exploration of biocontrol and growth promoting activity of bacterial strains isolated from the sugarcane crop.