Sugarcane biotechnology : challenges and prospects
This book provides exhaustive information on several recent technologies that are employed for sugarcane improvement through biotechnology and will be of great interest to plant scientists, biotechnologists, molecular biologists and breeders who work on sugarcane crop. Topics discussed in this volum...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing,
2017.
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9783319589466 9783319589459 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (184 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Dedication; Preface; Contents; Contributors; About the Editor; Chapter 1: Potential Health Benefits of Sugarcane; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Health Benefits of Sugarcane; 1.3 Phytochemical Profile of Sugarcane and Its By-products; 1.3.1 Sugarcane Leaves; 1.3.2 Sugarcane Wax; 1.3.3 Sugarcane Juice; 1.3.4 Sugarcane Products; 1.4 Pharmacological Properties of Sugarcane and Its By-products; 1.4.1 Antithrombotic Activity; 1.4.2 Diuretic Activity; 1.4.3 Analgesic and Antihepatotoxic Activity; 1.4.4 Antihypercholesterolemic Effect; 1.4.5 Antihyperglycemic Activity; 1.4.6 Anti-inflammatory Effect.
- 1.4.7 Acetylcholine Release1.5 Toxicity Profile of Sugarcane Juice; 1.6 Conclusion and Future Perspectives; References; Chapter 2: Sugarcane Genomics and Transcriptomics; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Molecular Cytogenetics; 2.3 Genetic Diversity Analysis; 2.4 Molecular Genetic Maps; 2.5 Mapping of QTLs; 2.6 Comparative Genomics; 2.7 Sugarcane as an Important Source of Biomass; 2.8 Sugarcane Transcriptomics; 2.9 Next Generation Sequencing Technologies; 2.9.1 RNA-Seq Technology and Its Application in Sugarcane; 2.10 Different Databases and Sequence Sources; 2.11 Conclusion and Future Perspectives.
- 4.3.5 Polyethylene Glycol-Mediated Transformation4.4 Promoter and Gene Expression; 4.5 Selectable Markers and Reporter Genes; 4.6 Conclusion and Future Perspectives; References; Chapter 5: Factors Affecting Genetic Transformation Efficiency in Sugarcane; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Tissue Culture; 5.3 Agrobacterium-Mediated Genetic Transformation; 5.4 Biolistic/Particle Bombardment Method; 5.5 In Planta Transformation; 5.6 Electroporation; 5.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Novel Potential Candidate Promoters and Advanced Strategies for Sugarcane Transformation; 6.1 Introduction.
- 6.2 Plant Promoters: Structure and Function6.3 Promoters for Enhanced Transgene Expression in Sugarcane; 6.4 Challenges Ahead in Sugarcane Biotechnology; 6.5 Improved Strategies for Sugarcane Transformation; 6.6 Conclusion and Future Perspectives; References; Chapter 7: Sugarcane: An Efficient Platform for Molecular Farming; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Types of Valuable and High-Value Biomolecules; 7.3 Importance of Subcellular Targeting of Proteins in Plants; 7.3.1 Targeting to the Vacuole; 7.4 Different Plant Species as a Platform for Molecular Farming; 7.5 Sugarcane as a Platform for Biofarming.