1st Edition
Biotechnologies and Genetics in Plant Mutation Breeding Volume 1: Mutagenesis and Crop Improvement
1. Mutation Breeding in Plants
K. H. Venkatesh
2. Methodology for Physical and Chemical Mutagenic Treatments
Hemant A. Sawarkar and Mohammad Hashim Mansoori
3. Mutagenic Radiations: X-Rays, Ionizing Particles, and Ultraviolet
Nitu Chaudhary and G. Kumar
4. Induced Mutagenesis: A Successful Breeding Strategy for Crop Improvement
Mohammad Rafiq Wani, Aamir Raina, Saba Yaqoob, Rafiul Amin Laskar, Samiullah Khan, and Tariq Ahmad Bhat
5. Sodium Azide as a Mutagen
Sajad Hussain Mir and Insha Jan
6. Mutation Breeding of Vegetatively Propagated Crops
Muhammad Ishtiaq, Mubashir Mazhar, Mehwish Maqbool, Muhammad Ajaib, Tanveer Hussain, and Muhammad Waqas Mazhar
7. Mutation Breeding of Sweet Cherry
Muhammad Ishtiaq, Mahnoor Muzamil, Mehwish Maqbool, Muhammad Ajaib, and Tanveer Hussain
8. Soybean Mutants with Increased Tolerance for Sulfonylurea Herbicides
Pallavi Kumari and Nimmy Srivastava
9. In Vitro Mutagenesis via EMS and Gamma Irradiations
Sabreena Rafi, Azra N. Kamili, and B. A. Ganai
10. Mutagenic and Anti-Mutagenic Potential of Fruit Juices of Some Medicinal Plants
Asima Tayyeb, Isbah Ashfaq, and Saira Ambreen
11. Antimutagenic Potential of Plants and Natural Products: A Review
Sobia Mushtaq, Asima Tayyeb, Gibran Ali, and Firdaus e Bareen
12. TILLING and EcoTILLING: Tools of Trade for Crop Improvement in Changing Climate
Aubid Hussain Malik
Biography
Tariq Ahmad Bhat, PhD, is a lecturer on botany in the Department of Education, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir, India. With 16 years of teaching experience, he is also engaged in active research of molecular biology, cell biology, mutation breeding, and genetic improvement of legumes and medicinal plants. He has published several books and many research papers, review articles, and book chapters. Dr. Bhat was honored with a Best Innovative Science Teacher Award from the Govt. of India in recognition of his outstanding performance in the field of teaching and research.
Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD, is Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has over 10 years of teaching and research experience in plant eco-physiology, biotechnology and molecular biology, medicinal plant research, plant-microbe-soil interactions, as well as in environmental studies. He served as a visiting scientist at Jinan University, China. Currently, he is involved with several international research projects with government organizations. A prolific author, Dr Hakeem has authored and edited over 60 books and has published many book chapters and research papers.
