Bioresources and bioprocess in biotechnology. Volume 1, Status and strategies for exploration /

• Other Authors: Abdulhame, Sabu (Editor), Pradeep, N. S. (Editor), Sugathan, Shiburaj (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Biotechnology.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9789811035739; 9789811035715
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 443 pages) : illustrations (some color)

This book is a compilation of articles on various aspects of bioresources and the processes employed for its judicious utilization. Biodiversity and conservation, food security, gene banks and repositories, laws governing biodiversity, bioprospecting, bioresources in traditional medicine and biodive...

Table of Contents:

• Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Contributors; About the Editors; Part I: Bioresources; 1: Bioresources: Current Status; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Biodiversity and Its Link to Bioresources; 1.3 Bioresources for Sustainable Living; 1.4 Value of Bioresources; 1.5 Current Status of Bioresources; 1.6 Conclusions; References; 2: Conservation of Bioresources; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Need for Conservation; 2.2 In Situ Conservation; 2.3 Ex Situ Conservation; 2.3.1 Cryobanks; 2.3.2 Seed Storage; 2.4 Seed Banks; 2.4.1 Pollen Storage; 2.4.2 Pollen Cryobanks; 2.4.3 FGBs.
• 2.5 In Vitro Conservation; 2.5.1 In Vitro Conservation: Practical Considerations; 2.5.2 DNA Storage; 2.5.3 In Vitro Gene Banks; 2.6 Complementarities of Conservation Methods; 2.7 DNA Banks; 2.8 PGRFA; 2.8.1 Scope of Conservation and Documentation; 2.9 Ex Situ vs. In Situ; 2.10 PGR Conservation and Need for Priority Setting; 2.10.1 Strategies for Fish Conservation; 2.10.2 Conservation of Farm Animal Genetic Resources; 2.10.3 Buffalo Conservation Strategies; 2.11 Conservation of Avian Genetic Resources; 2.12 Conservation of Microbial Resources; 2.12.1 Biobanks; 2.13 Conclusions.
• 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Climate-Biodiversity Linkages; 5.3 Impacts of Climate Change; 5.3.1 Water Resources; 5.3.2 Forest Ecosystems; 5.3.3 Agriculture and Food Security; 5.3.4 Coastal and Marine Ecosystems; 5.3.5 Vulnerable Species; 5.4 Strategies to Combat Climate Change; 5.4.1 Adaptation; 5.4.2 Mitigation; 5.5 Research and Awareness; 5.6 Policy; 5.7 Conclusions; References; 6: Indigenous Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 TK Protection and the Involved National Framework; 6.3 International Efforts to Protect TK.
• 6.4 TK Protection in India Under the IPR Regime; 6.4.1 Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS Agreement); 6.5 Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD Article 18(j)); 6.6 Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL); References; 7: Educating Biodiversity; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Why Biodiversity Education; 7.3 Biodiversity Education in Institutions; 7.4 A Framework of Biodiversity Education Goals by UNEP ; 7.5 Milestones in the History of Global Biodiversity Education; 7.6 What Is Biodiversity? ; 7.7 Levels of Biodiversity; 7.7.1 Biodiversity Hotspots.