Molecular Techniques in Crop Improvement at a Glance

by Phundan Singh

ISBN: 9789371705387
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2025
Price : Rs. 7490.00
Biblio : x+170p., tabls., figs., col., ind 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Phundan Singh hails from a reputed agricultural family of Western Uttar Pradesh [Village-Sakauti, Tehsil- Mawana, District- Meerut]. He graduated in Agriculture from Agra University, Agra and obtained his Master and Doctorate degrees from Kanpur University, Kanpur. He has throughout a brilliant academic record. His area of specialization is Plant Breeding and Genetics. Dr. P. Singh has total experience of 44 years in the field of Genetics and Plant Breeding. He has served the Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur for about 32 years in various capacities such as Scientist, Senior Scientist, Principal Scientist, Head of Division and Director. He has 300 publications to his credit. He has participate and presented 80 research papers in various National and International Seminars, Symposia and Conferences He has authored 88 books on Genetics and Plant Breeding. He has also authored 18 technical bulletins on various aspects of cotton and contributed 13 chapters in various books. Dr P. Singh is a member of several Scientific Societies, referee of different journals, Expert member of Selection Committees and M. Sc. and Ph. D. Examiner in different Agricultural Universities. The Institute was recognized as the referral Laboratory for detection of Bt gene and received the best Annual Report Award when he was the Director. He has visited several countries such as Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Crimea, Uzbekistan, Canada, USA, England, Austria and Germany.

About The Book

Present book has been designed to provide comprehensive information related to Molecular Techniques in one compact volume of 20 chapters. Hope, this book would be useful to the students, teachers and researchers engaged in the field of Genetics, Plant Breeding and Biotechnology.

Table of Contents

Preface vii 1. Introduction to Molecular Techniques 1 2. DNA Isolation 11 3. Gene Cloning 15 4. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) 21 5. Gene Detection Techniques 27 6. Genotyping and Phenotyping 33 7. Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL) Mapping 37 8. DNA Fingerprinting 43 9. Methods of Foreign Gene Transfer 49 10. DNA Markers 57 11. Marker Assisted Selection 67 12. Transgenic Technology 73 13. Transgenic Male Sterility 81 14. Mapping Populations 89 x 15. Introduction to Genomics 95 16. Introductory Bioinformatics 103 17. Gene Revolution 109 18. Nanotechnology in Crop Improvement 117 19. Reverse Breeding [RB] 125 20. Space and Speed Breeding 133 Appendices 141 Glossary 155 Some Useful References 163 Key References 165 Books by Dr. Phundan Singh 167