Crop Improvement Strategies in Brassica species: Applied Science

This edited volume is a cutting-edge resource that explores innovative approaches to enhancing Brassica crops like rapeseed and cabbage. This book encompasses their economic importance, role in the oilseed industry, and their potential in pharmaceuticals. From ancient cultivation practices to modern genetic advancements, biotechnology, and machine learning, it offers a comprehensive view of crop improvement. Key chapters address stress management, cell culture, biofortification, and the role of Brassica crops in climate-smart agriculture, making it an essential guide for researchers, breeders, and agricultural professionals focused on sustainable farming and crop resilience. This is the first book in this two-part volume, covering the latest technological innovations in biotechnology for crop improvement strategies in Brassica species.

Discusses breeding techniques-based genetic variability for incorporation of quantitative and qualitative traits Highlights transcriptomics and microspore-associated embryogenesis for genetic manipulation Provides recommendations for best practices and packages for cultivation of climate resilient Brassica crops

Autorentext

Dr. Adesh Kumar is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Plant Pathology at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India. He earned his Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), India in 2012. His research interests include fungal pathology, biological control of phytopathogens, plantmicrobe interactions, and microbial decomposition. Dr. Kumar has published more than 50 papers, 20+ book chapters, 6 books, and 20+ patents & copyrights. He has guided 50+ undergraduate, and 20+ postgraduate & doctoral students. A recipient of the Young Scientist Award, Excellence in Research Award, and Excellence in Innovation Award, Dr. Kumar is also an active member of several professional bodies, including the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), the Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS), and the Agricultural Technology Development Society (ATDS). He has also served in leading roles at national and international conferences and symposia.

Dr. Bhupendra Koul is a professor in the Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University (LPU), Punjab, India. He did his PhD research at CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, UP, India and earned his PhD degree from Banasthali University, Rajasthan, India. He was awarded CSIR-Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) in the year 2013. His research interests are crop-improvement through plant tissue culture and plant transgenics. He has worked on the optimization, introduction, and expression of modified full-length and truncated versions of Bt-cry1Ab and 1Ac genes in tomato for developing non-chimeric and stable transgenic lines resistant to two lepidopteran insects (Helicoverpa armigera and Spodoptera litura), and evaluated the performance of both the versions of cry1Ab and 1Ac genes in transgenic plants. He has also optimized the regeneration and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) and has developed herbicide-resistant transgenic Stevia for effective weed-management in Stevia cultivation. His present researches aim towards biofortification of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) with omega-3 fatty acid (FAD3) content. He has 11 years of post-PhD teaching and research experience and has received the Teacher Appreciation Award 2016 from LPU in the Discipline of Biotechnology and Biosciences. He has published 50 research papers in national and international journals as well as 21 book chapters and 3 authored and 4 edited books. He has guided 5 PhD students and has one international patent and 27 copyrights granted. He was also selected in list of top 2% scientists of the world as per Stanford/SCOPUS 2023 research database.

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Chapter 1. Economic Importance of Brassica Crops.- Chapter 2. Significance of Brassica Crops in Oilseed Industry.- Chapter 3. Origin and importance of Brassica species.- Chapter 4. Phytochemicals composition and biomedical properties of Brassica spp.- Chapter 5. Phytochemical and Pharmaceutical Applications of Brassica Plant.- Chapter 6. Advancements in Cultivation Practices of Brassica Crops: Ancient to Current trends.- Chapter 7. Brassica Crop Improvement through Seed Technology.- Chapter 8. Innovative Strategies in Brassica Crop Improvement: Harnessing Genetics, Biotechnology, and Robotics.- Chapter 9. Applicability of beneficial microbes to enhance yield and nutritional level in Brassica species under environmental stress condition.- Chapter 10. Application of Machine Learning Models for Drought Prediction with Special Reference to Brassica Crops.- Chapter 11. Importance of genetic variability, breeding and associative transcriptomics in rapeseed genetic resources.- Chapter 12. Microspore-derived haploid embryos as a tool for developing double haploid plants.- Chapter 13. Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) breeding for crop improvement.- Chapter 14. Abiotic stress management in cabbage.- Chapter 15. Biofortification Strategies in Brassica Crops.- Chapter 16. Role of Brassica Crops in Climate-Smart Agriculture: Mitigating Environmental Challenges.- Chapter 17. Crop Improvement Approaches for Mitigation of Biotic Stresses in Mustard Crops.