1st Edition
Plant Retrotransposons Genomic, Evolutionary and Biotechnological Perspectives
Preface
SECTION A: INTRODUCTION TO RETROTRANSPOSONS
1. Retrotransposons: A 360 Degree Overview
Deepu Pandita and Anu Pandita
2. Origin, Evolution and Genomic Organization of Retro Transposons in the Plant Genome
MA Syed, SK Debsharma, N Jahan, MY Khan and MB Akter
3. Retrotransposons and Development of Plants
Shubham Kumar, Bhawana, Jasdeep Singh, Jyoti Sarwan, and Pooja Bhadrecha
4. Genomic and Epigenomic Regulation of Retrotransposons
Saurabh Oswal, Medeline Joseph and Priya Sundarrajan
5. Computational Approaches for Retrotransposon Investigations
Abdul Rehman, Sadaf Batool, Muhammad Shahid, Shahroz Rahman, Muhammad Waqas and Farrukh Azeem
SECTION B: RETROTRANSPOSONS IN PLANT GENOMES
6. Retrotransposons in Plant Genomics (Zea mays)
Priyanka Devi, Preedhi Kapoor, Prasann Kumar and Joginder Singh
7. Retrotransposons in Triticum Aestivum
Hajira Imran, Iqra Siddique and Alvina Gul
8. Retrotransposons in Genome of Hordeum vulgare
Rabia Habib, Zulqurnain Khan, Sadia Shabir, Sehrish Ijaz, Akash Fatima and Ummara Waheed
9. Retrotransposons in Soybean (Glycine max)
Akash Fatima, Ghulam Muhammad, Ummara Waheed, Sehrish Ijaz, Palwasha Khanum and Zulqurnain Khan
10. Retrotransposons in Plant Genome of Brassica
Prasann Kumar, Khushbhu Sharma and Joginder Singh
11. Retrotransposons in Nicotiana Plant Genome
Sehrish Ijaz, Ayesha Ghazanfar, Vajiha Sahar Khan, Ummara Waheed, Akash Fatima and Zulqurnain Khan
SECTION C: RETROTRANSPOSONS AND CROP IMPROVEMENT
12. Retrotransposons and Crop Improvement
Prasann Kumar, Khushbhu Sharma and Joginder Singh
13. Retrotransposons and Plant Stress Responses
Alvina Gul and Noor ul huda
Index
Biography
Deepu Pandita is a Senior Lecturer at the Government Department of School Education, Jammu, India. Deepu has accolades like Best Oral Presentation Award at the International Conference on Biotechnology for Better Tomorrow, as well as the Women Researcher Award and Research Excellence Award from professional associations. She serves as a reviewer and editor for several reputed international journals. Her publications include editorials, 55 book chapters, 23 review and research articles and 8 edited books as the principal editor.
Anu Pandita is a Senior Dietician at Vatsalya Clinic in Krishna Nagar, New Delhi, India, previously serving as a lecturer at Bee Enn College of Nursing in Talab Tillo, Jammu, India, and a Dietician at Ahinsa Dham Bhagwan Mahavir Charitable Health Centre, New Delhi. Anu Pandita is a lifetime member of the Indian Dietetic Association and the Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata. She has contributed significantly to academia, co-editing eight books and authoring various book chapters, research and review articles in reputed international journals.
