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Contents: Preface. 1. Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation in crop plants/G. Lakshmi Sita and M. Manoharan. 2. Gene therapy: art, science and technology/M.L.H. Kaul and C. Nirmala. 3. Genetic transformation and production of transgenic plants/S.S. Gosal and S.K. Gosal. 4. Biotechnology of barley/R.K. Vishnoi, S. Kachhwaha and S.L. Kothari. 5. Genetic improvement of oil crops for optimization of oil quality/Sanjay J. Jambhulkar and D.C. Joshua. 6. Biotechnological advances in Brassica species: a review/L.K. Pareek and Manju Sharma. 7. Biotechnology of sesame: problems and prospects/K. Rajender Rao and K. Vaidyanath. 8. Restriction enzymes: DNA sequence, site-specific molecular- scissors/C. Nirmala and M.L.H. Kaul. 9. Application of biotechnology and molecular biology for improvement of Cicer arietinum L. (Chickpea)/Sonia, Preeti, Prerna Sharma, Ragini and P.K. Jaiwal. 10. Biotechnological approaches for the improvement of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp)/N. Dolendro Singh, Sonia, L. Sahoo, S.M. Singh and P.K. Jaiwal. 11. Biotechnology and improvement of Jatropha curcas: a diesel substitute/ Shikha Roy. 12. Hydrocarbon yielding plants and future prospects: biotechnological approach/Ashwini Kumar. 13. Recent advances in biotechnology of ferns/Smitha Hedge and L. Douza. 14. Biotechnological approaches for coffee improvement/H.L. Sreenath and B. Muniswamy. 15. Biotechnological applications for achievements in mints: state of the art/ A.K. Kukreja. 16. Recent advances in biotechnology of perennial fruit

Contents: Preface. 1. Environmental pollution and its management with special reference to urban situations/V.S. Saxena. 2. Environmental pollution monitoring through bio indicators and conservation strategies: a review/N. Ramakrishnan. 3. Phytoremediation: a novel strategy for the clean up of contaminated lands/N.C. Aery and Archana Sharma. 4. Engineered wetlands: an alternative option for the treatment of domestic wastewater from petite communities/R.K. Somashekar K. Raghavendra and K.L. Prakash. 5. Pollution of soils and groundwater near industrial areas/B.R. Pandit and H.A. Solanki. 6. Wastewater standards for preventing ground water pollution in semi arid regions/Rameshwar Dayal Verma and Anand Lal Mathur. 7. Strategies in the water pollution management for the next millennium/Jogdand Sudam Baburao. 8. Heavy metals: sources and its effect on Planktonic Algae/S. Srisudha. 9. Heavy metals their role toxicity and interaction with cyanobacteria/K. Kapoor and B.R. Bamniya. 10. Floristic diversity of Samaspur Lake system in Rai Bareli district of U.P.: an ecological assessment/P.S. Pandey Saroj Sharma and Anil Kumar. 11. Biosafety and prospects of Ex situ conservation of biodiversity in India/Anil Kumar Dular and T.I. Khan. 12. Environmental cancer a perspective/P.K.K. Nair T.T. Sreelekha N.K. Hareendran and M. Krishnan Nair. 13. Role of environmental biopollutants in health hazards of domestic animals/S.T. Tilak and B.N. Pande. 14. Radiation environment and man/P.K. Goyal. 15. Bioremoval of heavy metals by biosorption using different adsorbents/Navneet Joshi. 16. Physiological and biochemical effects of simulated acid rain on Cicer Arietinum Var. Pant G 114. 17. Biodiesel fuel of the future/P.C. Trivedi. Pollution refers to the excess concentrations of substances in the environment that are harmful to us and may be the cause of widespread environmental problems. Humans are causing accelerated pollution rates because of the quantity of waste we produce and the substances within our waste output management may be achieved through pollution control as well as remediation and restoration. Because of the difficulty in implementing pollution control persuasion regulation or economic incentives are often necessary. Much current research concerns how to deal more effectively with hazardous wastes. The present book Environmental Pollution and Management incorporates critical articles on various facets of environmental pollution and its possible management strategies. This book covers environmental pollution and related management strategies that might lead to improvement in the environment safer for living organisms on this globe. This volume will definitely serve not only as an excellent reference material but also as a practical guide for teachers research workers students and environmentalists.

Contents Preface. The C.P. Malik we know/Neelam Setia and R.C. Setia. 1. Some of the important challenges in crop plant biology/Sushil Kumar. 2. Genetic manipulation of photosynthesis in higher plants progress and possible applications/B. Sunil and Agepati S. Raghavendra. 3. In vitro production and utilization of haploids/doubled haploids in rice (Oryza sativa L.)/D. Grewal R. Gill J.S. Sandhu and S.S. Gosal. 4. Conventional and biotechnological methods of propagation in oaks a review/Vijay Kant Purohit Lok Man S. Palni and Shyamal K. Nandi. 5. Transgenic vegetables for pharmaceutical and industrial applications/Monika Dalal and P. Ananda Kumar. 6. Orchid roots and in vitro regeneration/S.P. Vij and Promila Pathak. 7. Biofortification of cereals for enhanced iron and zinc micronutrients and their bioavailability to overcome hidden hunger/H.S. Dhaliwal V.K. Tiwari N. Rawat K.N. Singh and G.S. Randhawa. 8. RAPD PCR studies on parents and hybrids of cotton/Chitra Shukla and O.P. Saxena. 9. Agricultural genomics/Dharmindar Pathak and G.S. Chahal. 10. Molecular manipulation of CO2 assimilation in crop plants/Randhir Singh and V.K. Gupta. 11. Molecular biology and physiology of stress tolerance an emphasis on drought stress/S.K. Thind and Maryada. 12. Biotechnological potential of cellulases from extremophiles/J. Singh N. Batra and R.C. Sobti. 13. Multiple Bud formation and plant regeneration in aquatic ferns In Vitro/Harvinder K. Cheema. 14. Tissue culture of medicinal plants/C.M. Sarma and Papori Devi. 15. Biotechnology of Chlorophytum borivilianum (Safed Musli) priorities and research/Mousumi Debnath. 16. Micropropagation of fabaceous woody species/Kanan Nanda and Sunita Philips. 17. On the In vitro effects of polyamines in shootlet proliferation in sugarcane/A.K. Dhawan S. Kajala and R. Moudgil. 18. Hairy root cultures/Usha Mukundan. 19. Protection of biodiversity and traditional knowledge/H.L. Verma and P.K. Vasudeva. 20. Role of biotechnology in the protection of intellectual property rights/Poonam Meena Sampat Nehra and P.C. Trivedi. Index. RAPID advances in the field of biotechnology have brought revolutionary changes in agriculture health care and environmental science. Biotechnology has been promoted by many as being essential for human survival and as a technology that will improve the quality of life in every country. Plant biotechnology has affected all aspects of human life. Plant Biotechnology Perspectives and Prospects incorporates review and research articles on varied aspects of plant biotechnology in 20 chapters. One section deals with genetic manipulation of photosynthesis in higher plants transgenic vegetables for pharmaceutical and industrial applications agricultural genomics and molecular manipulation of carbon dioxide assimilation in crop plants. The major section on tissue culture includes articles on in vitro production and utilisation of haploids/doubled haploids in rice conventional and biotechnological methods of propagation in oaks orchid roots and in vitro regeneration multiple bud formation and plant regeneration in aquatic ferns tissue culture of medicinal plants micropropagation of fabaceous woody species biotechnology of Chlorophyton borivilianum hairy root cultures and on the in vitro effects of polyamine in shootlet proliferation in sugarcane. One article is on important challenges in crop plant biology and provides future thrusts to mitigate hunger and poverty in the world. The section on stress includes articles on molecular biology and physiology of stress tolerance and micronutrients and their bioavailability to overcome hidden hunger. An account related to biotechnological potential of cellulases from extremophiles provides useful and current knowledge on the subject. An article on protection of biodiversity and traditional knowledge and another on the role of biotechnology in the protection of intellectual property rights have added to the value of the book. This book will be highly beneficial to students teachers and research workers in the field of plant biotechnology agriculture and plant science.

Contents 1. Biotechnological approaches in management of nematode diseases/P.C. Trivedi. 2. Potential of biotechnology in crop improvement and sustainable agriculture/K.R. Koundal and R.C. Bhattacharya. 3. Computational and experimental proteomics opening new horizons in microbial research/Srinivasan Ramachandran and Anannya Bandyopadhyay. 4. DNA finger printing of trees a review of recent progress/Gyana Ranjan Rout. 5. The transgenic plants the genetically modified food for thought/Vikram Saini Ritu Berwal Avtar Singh and Jitender Sharma. 6. Genetic transformation in strawberry a review/Amjad M. Husaini and Dinesh K. Srivastava. 7. Agrobacterium and monocot plant transformation/Ajinder Kaur Raman Gill and S.S. Gosal. 8. Protoplast fusion and somatic hybridization in higher plants an emerging genetic engineering technology/N. Ramakrishnan. 9. Probiotic functional foods new concepts in nutrition and health/Praveen A. Balgir and Baljinder Kaur. 10. Transgenic insects resistance in vegetable crop improvement/Sanjeev Kumar and Major Singh. 11. Biotechnological approaches in the detection and treatment of cancer/Devarajan Karunagaran and Goodwin Jinesh. 12. Somatic embryogenesis an important tool for in vitro propagation of plants/Menka Sharda and Usha Mukundan. 13. Tissue culture studies on Bambusa polymorpha/I.D. Arya P.K Rana and Sarita Arya. 14. Ribosomal genes in plants phylogenetic importance/Vijeshver Verma Syed Mudasir Ahmad Masood Majaz Ganaie Seemi Farhat Basir Zafar Reshi and Ghulam Nabi Qazi. 15. Variability induced through tissue culture current status and future prospects/Alka Srivastava. 16. Technological advances for development of new ornamental varieties/S.K. Datta. 17. Recent advances in tree biotechnology and the associated environmental concerns/Tarun Kant U.K. Tomar C.J.S.K. Emmanuel. 18. Biotechnology risk assessment/Jitender Sharma and Ms. Manni Kuthiala. 19. Micropropagation of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) species a review/Y.K. Bansal. 20. Secondary metabolites for host plant resistance to insects/S. Sadasivam and B. Thayumanavan. 21. Intellectual property rights in biotechnological inventions/Meenakshi Prajneshu. 22. Ribozymes RNA acting as a catalyst/Ritu Berwal Vikram Saini Jitender Sharma and Shivani Gupta. Biotechnology has been quite helpful in keeping pace with the demands of every increasing human population and in improving the quality of human life. Major biotechnological achievements associated with human welfare have been from fields like plant and animal tissue culture microbial biotransformation genetic engineering molecular farming transgenic plants and animals monoclonal antibodies for the diagnosis of disease etc. The present book Advances in Biotechnology contains 21 chapters on varied aspects of biotechnology covering holistic information on the subject. Excellent account of transgenic insect resistance in vegetable crop improvement secondary metabolites for host plant resistance to insects and application of biotechnology in nematology have been given in the book. The book will be useful to biotechnologist biologist researchers teachers and students of biotechnology.

Contents Preface. The C.P. Malik we know/Neelam Setia and R.C. Setia. 1. Determination of transportation rate and root biomass based on oxygen isotope enrichment/H. Bindumadhava S. Sudhakar M.S. Sheshshayee R. Ramesh S.M. Impa T.G. Prasad and M. Udayakumar. 2. Keto acids and C4 Dicarboxylic acid pathway/D. Mukherjee. 3. Nitric Oxide (NO) as a regulator and signaling molecule in plants/Neelam Setia and R.C. Setia. 4. Brassinosteroids a novel group of plant hormones/Renu Bhardwaj H.K. Arora P.K. Nagar and A.K. Thukral. 5. Applications of biotechnology in oil seed crops/Richa. 6. Local anaesthetic Lidocaine strongly influences seedling growth pigmentation and cotyledonary proteins of impatiens balsamina/Leisan Judith and S. Sawhney. 7. Tea propagation through seeds cutting and tissue culture/Niladri Bag and Lok Man S. Palni. 8. Withanolides from Withania Somnifera a review/G. Rani S. Kumar A. Nagpal and G.S. Virk. 9. Biotechnological approach for saving plant species/M.M. Sharma P. Khanna R. Sharma S. Saxena A. Sharma and A. Batra. 10. Compatible solutes as stress protectants in plants/Harsh Nayyar. 11. Factors affecting salt tolerance of Indian mustard/P.C. Sharma and T.S. Sinha. 12. Waterlogging tolerance under neutral and Alkali soils in wheat and other cereals Physiological mechanisms and prospects for improvement/S.K. Sharma. 13. Plant senescence process and productivity/Vijay Paul Ajay Arora and G.C. Srivastava. 14. Plant lectins a special class of proteins with diversified functions/Saroj Dua and Shikha Chandel. 15. Rhizome physiology growth and development in Bamboos/Priyanka Kapoor Suruchi Rani and I. Usha Rao. 16. Physiology of anaerobic stress in plants a review/R.S. Sairam and G.C. Srivastava. 17. Applied plant physiology modulation of environmental stresses for ameliorative responses and higher productivity/Karan Singh and B.L. Kakralya. 18. Physiology of seed deterioration natural and artificial ageing/Seema Bedi Navita Ghai and Jagmeet Kaur. 19. Endophytic diazotrophs isolation and molecular characterization/R.P. Gupta Anu Kalia and Neelam Aggrawal. 20. Aflatoxins biochemistry and molecular biology of its biosynthesis/Sanjiv Kumar Maheshwari. 21. Microarray fundamentals and applications/Shivangi Mathur and P.C. Trivedi. Index. Plant physiology and biotechnology have made enormous progress at an astonishing pace in the recent past and have aroused unparalleled public interest. This book includes 21 articles and review papers in the area of stress physiology plant tissue culture plant growth regulators senescence seed deterioration isolation and molecular characterisation of diazotrophs lectins and biochemistry and molecular aspects of aflatoxins biosynthesis. A major section deals with the role of plant growth regulators in crop productivity improvement of oil quality and quantity complementary effects of CaC12 and ABA in cotton fibre growth brassinosteriods as novel group of plant hormones and information on nitric oxide as regulator and signalling molecule in plants. Compatible solutes as stress protectants factors affecting salt tolerance water logging tolerance under neutral and alkali soils physiology of anaerobosis stress and ameliorating different stresses etc. provide information on stress physiology. An excellent treatise comprehends latest information on plant senescence processes pertinent to productivity. One chapter discusses plant lectins a special class of proteins with diversified functions. Micropropagation of very important economic plant species tea production of withanolides from W. Somniferum and application of plant tissue culture in preservation of economically important plant species in depth study of rhizome physiology in bamboo at various stages of development provide necessary information using tissue culture technique. The article on seed deterioration describes various characters affected by natural and artificial ageing. The review on aflatoxins secondary metabolite discusses various aspects of its biochemistry molecular biology of its biosynthesis. An article on micro array and its application have added to the value of the book. This is a must for all science libraries catering to the requirements of post graduate and doctoral students and teachers engaged in biotechnology physiology and plant sciences studies.

Contents Preface. 1. Survey of alkaloids steroids and flavonoids of in vivo and in vitro grown medicinal plants/Monika Christian and O.P. Saxena. 2. Role of tissue culture in floriculture with special reference to induced mutagenesis/S.K. Dutta. 3. Transgenics in oilseeds achievements and prospects/D.M. Hegde M. Sujatha V. Dinesh Kumar and Mohd Ashraf Ashfaq. 4. Plant propagation and bioreactor's application in tissue culture/A. Junaid M.A. Bhat A. Mujib and M.P. Sharma. 5. Regeneration studies in Brassica species/B.K. Prasad Sanjeev Kumar R.K. Singh and Bhoopal Singh. 6. Micropropagation a review on aloe Barbadensis/U.M. Narkhede and N.J. Chikhale. 7. Micropropagation of Datura metel L. from petiole explants and the improved hardening response to vam inoculation/B. Muthukumar D.I. Arockiasamy and E. Natarajan. 8. Stem cell therapy a regenerative medicine/Mamta Raghav Nupur Goyal and Hittu Gupta. 9. Plant genetic engineering/P. Philomina. 10. Genetically modified plants for sustainable food security benefits and controversies/Bhanu Verma. 11. Synthetic seed a demanding technology in plant propagation and conservation/Asit K. Basu and Bidhan Roy. 12. Nanotechnology/Hittu Gupta Nupur Goyal and Mamta Raghav. 13. Biotechnological achievements in sugarcane a review/M. Manickavasagam B. Sudhakar N. Selvaraj S. Mayavan A. Vasudevan and A. Ganapathi. 14. Role of biotechnology in bioremediation of toxic compounds/Abhineet Goyal Neha Rastogi Mahima Pant Debarati Paul and Rakesh K. Jain. 15. Biotechnology in food and agriculture/B.P. Chatterjee. 16. Identification of orchid hybrids through isozyme analysis/Jyotsana Devi Smita Chetia and P.C. Deka. 17. Role of plant based cancer drugs in the management of cancer/Poonam Meena Sampat Nehra and P.C. Trivedi. Index. Biotechnological developments and genetic engineering are revolutionising agriculture and medical science. The many applications of biotechnology include the production of new and improved foods industrial chemicals pharmaceuticals and livestock and offer hope for restoring the environment and protecting endangered species. Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology contains 17 chapters on varied aspects of current interest and progress made in the field of biotechnology in the recent past. A major section includes articles on plant tissue culture and application of biotechnology in agriculture medicine and environmental management. The potential role of biotechnology in food and agriculture transgenic in oil seeds genetically modified plants for sustainable food security synthetic seed plant genetic engineering biotechnological achievement in sugarcane etc. provide information on application of biotechnology in crop improvement. The book also covers information on stem cell therapy nanotechnology and role of biotechnology in bioremediation. Other topics include survey of alkaloids steroids and flavonoids of in vivo and in vitro grown medicinal plants role of tissue culture in floriculture micropropagation of Aloe barbadensis and Datura metel plant propagation and bioreactors application in tissue culture and regeneration studies in brassica species provide necessary information using tissue culture technique. A comprehensive account of the role of plant based anti cancer drugs in the management of cancer and identification of orchid hybrids through isozyme analysis have added to the value of the book. This book will be useful to biotechnologists biologists agriculture scientists researchers teachers and students of plant sciences.

Contents Preface. The C.P. Malik we know/Neelam Setia and R.C. Setia. 1. Methods of QTL analysis in crop plants present status and future prospects/P.K. Gupta and P.L. Kulwal. 2. Photosynthesis and productivity of agricultural crops grown under elevated carbon dioxide/P.M. Swamy. 3. Orchids chromosomes and their in vitro behaviour/S.P. Vij. 4. Algal diversity in India an assessment of the threats and conservation needs/Inderdeep Kaur and A.K. Bhatnagar. 5. Mechanisms of cotton fibre development/Amarjit Singh Basra. 6. Agrobacterium tumefaciens biology and recent advances/S.C. Bihani Nidhi Kumari and S.L. Kothari. 7. Molecular genetic analysis of drought stress resistance in plants/V. Chinnusamy and K.C. Bansal. 8. Enzyme catalyzed regioselective esterification/trans esterification of sugars and related compounds an overview/S.S. Marwaha J.K. Arora and Harish Kumar. 9. Proximate reproductive causes of decreased crop productivity in soils contaminated with heavy metals/Hans R. Dhingra. 10. Applications of halophilic enzymes in industries/M. Vivekanandan and A. Leela. 11. Diversity in fruit characters in some cucurbits of Agra and Kanpur regions/S.V.S. Chauhan. 12. The biology of fruit dehiscence in oilseed brassicas/R.C. Setia Navjyot Kaur and Neelam Setia. 13. Some plant communities are more invisible than others. Why/Zafar Reshi and B.A. Wafai. 14. Biohydrogen metabolism in cyanobacteria and green algae strategies for production of an alternative clean fuel for the future/Meenakshi Banerjee. 15. Reproductive biology of safflower (carthamus tinctorius L.) an overview/Aloka Kumari A.K. Pandey and M.R. Dhakal. 16. An update on mycotoxins methods of detection and management/Ishwar Singh and Ved pal Singh. 17. Spices as antimicrobial agents/Alka Sharma and Mamta. 18. Role of allelopathy in sustainable weed management/R.K. Kohli Daizy R. Batish and H.P. Singh. 19. Endophytic diazotrophs in non legumes and their molecular characterization/R.P. Gupta Anu Kalia and Neelam Aggrawal. 20. In vitro rapid propagation of Withania somnifera (Indian ginseng) a highly valued medicinal plant through tissue culture/Binta G. Verdia Ashok M. Dave and Yogesh T. Jasrai. 21. Role of agroforestry systems in arid and semi arid India/O.P. Toky Sandeep Arya and Bimlendra K. 22. Bio accumulation of heavy metals by water hyacinth/Abha Garg. 23. Addition of new records of fossil plants to the mesozoic flora of the Rajmahal hills Jharkhand India/B.D. Sharma and O.P. Suthar. 24. Mechanism of action of plant growth retardants inhibiting Ga biosynthesis/S.K. Thind. 25. Management of viral and bacterial plant pathogens using biopesticides/Seema Choudhary Garima Gupta and P.C. Trivedi. Index. The advancement in crop improvement in the past several decades have been phenomenal. During the last two decades or so enormous information about many facets of plant organization and development has been appearing. Some of these data are of great relevance and were sure to contribute significantly towards improvement of crop yield. This book will be highly beneficial to student teachers and research workers in the field of plant biotechnology physiology agriculture and plant science.

Contents Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Key events in stem cell research. 3. Types of stem cells. 4. Importance and application of stem cells. 5. Controversies surrounding stem cell research. 6. Stem cell therapies. 7. Stem cell banks. Glossary. References. Index. Modern biotechnology is making a great contribution to medicine both in diagnosis of diseases and in the development of pharmaceutical products for disease therapy. Research on stem cells helps to improve our present knowledge about how an organism develops from a single cells and how the healthy cells can replace the damaged cells in adults. Present book Stem Cell Technology is intended for anyone who wishes to learn more about the biological properties of stem cells the important questions about stem cells that are the focus of scientific research and the potential use of stem cells in research and in treating diseases. The chapters includes information about stem cells derived from the embryo and adult. Topics covered in the book includes information viz. How many kinds of stem cells exist and in which tissue to they exist. What are the sources of stem cells in the body. What are the unique properties of the stem cells which make them so important to treat diseases. How is it possible to manipulate stem cells to enhance their proliferation so that sufficient tissues for transplants can be produced. What are the benefits of stem cell research. And how is it going to help in treating diseases. What exactly is stem cell banking. What are the potential hazards of stem cell banking. What are the potential hazards of stem cell research. What are the controversies surrounding the stem cell research. What is the current research going in the stem cell technology and what are its future implications. Book provide latest information in the subject. This book will definitely serve not only as an excellent reference material but also as a practical guide for the biotechnology students teachers research workers and medical professionals.

Contents: Preface. 1. Plant biodiversity conservation: challenges for the new millennium/Har Swarup Singh. 2. Conservation of plant biodiversity: an Indian perspective/Gunjeet Kumar, N.S. Panwar and S.S. Malik. 3. Nurturing biodiversity: an Indian agenda for this millennium/R.N. Trivedi. 4. Mangrove ecosystem and biodiversity conservation in India/L.K. Banerjee. 5.Disappearance of mangroves from Paradeep and adjoining regions (Orissa) and strategies for solution of environmental problems and biodiversity conservation/B.P. Choudhury. 6. Biodiversity of the Sindhudurg formation in Konkan area/S.D. Bonde. 7. Conservation of floral diversity of the Indian Desert/M.M. Bhandari. 8. Biodiversity conservation: a question of survival in South- East Asia with special reference to medicinal plants/T. I. Khan and Shikha Devpura. 9. Status of forest and forest resources in Jammu & Kashmir Himalaya: an overview/M.A. Khan. 10. Joint forest management: need for involvement of local communities in biodiversity conservation/S.K. Gupta. 11. Medicinal and ethnobotanical resources of Western Ghats/M.S. Kumbhojkar, D.K. Kulkarni and A.S. Upadhye. 12. Floral biodiversity survival: a case study of the Thar Desert/T.I. Khan, S. Frost and D.M. Solomon. 13. Diversity in Vertebrate Wildlife of India/V.S. Saxena. 14. Ferns and fern allies of Rajasthan with special reference to floristic diversity/N.K. Sharma. 15. Propagation and conservation of endangered anti-cancer plant Taxus baccata in Kumaun Himalaya/R.C. Gupta, A.K. Singh, S.S. Gahalain & R.L. Fotedar. 16. Convention on biological