Biotechnology in Agriculture and Food Processing Opportunities and Challenges

Fundamental Concepts
Biotechnology and Its Role in Agriculture and Food Processing, Parmjit S. Panesar and Satwinder S. Marwaha
Genomics in Agriculture and Food Processing, Peter C. McKeown, Channa Keshavaiah, Antoine Fort, Reetu Tuteja, Manash Chatterjee, Rajeev K. Varshney, and Charles Spillane

Biotechnology in Agriculture
Plant Cell and Tissue Culture Techniques in Crop Improvement, Dinesh K. Srivastava, Geetika Gambhir, and Poornima Sharma
Genetic Transformation and Crop Improvement, Kailash C. Bansal and Dipnarayan Saha
Production of Biofertilizers, Dinesh Goyal and Santosh K. Goyal
Production of Biopesticides, Surinder Kaur, Gurpreet S. Dhillon, Satinder K. Brar, and Ramesh Chand

Biotechnology in Food Processing
Production of Fermented Foods, Sanjeev K. Soni, Raman Soni, and Chetna Janveja
Functional Foods, Kulwant S. Sandhu and Sarabjeet K. Sra
Enzymes in Food Processing, Ivana G. Sandri, Luciani T. Piemolini-Barreto, and Roselei C. Fontana
Production of Polysaccharides, Gordon A. Morris and Stephen E. Harding
Production of Sweeteners, Pedro Fernandes and Joaquim M.S. Cabral
Production of Biocolours, Nuthathai Sutthiwong, Yanis Caro, Philippe Laurent, Mireille Fouillaud, Alain Valla, and Laurent Dufossé
Production of Bioflavors, Jyothi Ramamohan, Harish K. Chopra, and Shubhneet Kaur
Genetically Modified Foods, Konstantin Skryabin and Victor Tutelyan

Biotechnological Management of Crop Residues & By-Products of Agro-Industries
Production of Mushrooms, Pardeep K. Khanna and Shivani Sharma
Value Addition of Agro-industrial Wastes and Residues, Parmjit S. Panesar, Satwinder S. Marwaha, and Reeba Panesar

Biography

Parmjit S. Panesar, Satwinder S. Marwaha

". … The global perspective on biotechnological products is very valuable in these times with international trade such an important political and economic topic in so many countries. I think the referencing was thorough and relied on a blend of established and recent publications to support and justify the information. I liked the tables, which also seemed complete and easy to use."
––Dallas G. Hoover, University of Delaware, Department of Animal & Food Sciences, Newark, USA

"The authors have done a phenomenal job of converting the rather tousled and often controversial subject of biotechnology to make it simplified… The evidence based nature of the book will go a long way in vindicating and validating the discussions on biotechnology and it’s ultimate value for holistic, science based applications."
––Dr. Purvi Mehta-Bhatt, Head-Asia, International Livestock Research Institute, New Delhi, India

"This volume provides the reader with an instructive and comprehensive overview of the use of biotechnology in agriculture and food production, from ‘farm to fork’ or ‘pasture to plate’, by discussing how biotechnology can improve the quality and productivity of agriculture and food products. The referencing is thorough, relying on a balanced blend of established and recent publications to support and justify the information. This evidence-based nature provides vindication and validation of the discussions on biotechnology and its value in science-based applications. It is therefore recommended to researchers, both in academia and industry, with interests in such areas of agricultural and food sciences."
—John F. Kennedy and Charles J. Knill, Chembiotech Laboratories, Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, Worcestershire, UK

"Agriculture and food processing are integrated disciplines and biotechnology has played a significant role in both areas for many years. Biotechnological processes have helped to boost the yield of agricultural crops and have also assisted in the generation of novel varieties. …This volume is divided into four parts, the first of which explains the fundamental concepts of the role of biotechnology and genomics in agriculture and food processing… Wastes from the fruit and vegetable, dairy processing, sugar, brewing, wine, distillery, meat and poultry processing, seafood, coffee, and olive oil, industries are included, along with information on the production of single-cell proteins, baker’s yeast, a wide range of organic acids, biofuels, enzymes, polysaccharides, pigments, flavours, surfactants, bacteriocins, vitamins, amino acids and antibiotics."
—Carbohydrate Polymers, 2014