Jameel M Al-Khayri
Professor of Plant Biotechnology
Phone: +966 504803962
Address: Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 420, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Phone: +966 504803962
Address: Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 420, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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This book consists of two volumes: Volume 1 subtitled Breeding, Biotechnology and Molecular Tools and Volume 2 subtitled Agronomic, Abiotic and Biotic Stress Traits. This first volume comprises 21 chapters separated into four parts: Part I, Genetic Resource Utilization and Conservation; Part II, Breeding Strategies; Part III, In Vitro Culture and Transgenic Approaches and Part IV, Molecular Breeding. Topics covered include plant domestication and germplasm utilization, conventional breeding techniques and the role of biotechnology. In addition, various biotechnological applications in plant breeding including functional genomics, mutations and methods of detection, and molecular markers. Moreover, in vitro techniques and their applications in plant breeding are discussed with emphasis on embryo rescue, somatic cell hybridization and somaclonal variation. Other chapters cover haploid breeding, transgenics, cryogenics and bioinformatics.
Each chapter begins with an introduction covering related background and provides in-depth discussion of the subject supported with high-quality color photos, illustrations and relevant data. The chapter concludes with prospects for future research directions and a comprehensive list of pertinent references to facilitate further reading.
The book is an excellent reference source for plant breeders and geneticists engaged in breeding programs involving biotechnology and molecular tools together with traditional breeding. It is suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate students specializing in agriculture, biotechnology and molecular breeding, as well as for agricultural companies.
Chapters were written by internationally reputable scientists and subjected to a review process to assure quality presentation and scientific accuracy. We are proud of this diverse collaborative undertaking, especially since the two volumes represent the efforts of 105 scientists from 29 countries.
This book consists of two volumes: Volume 1 subtitled Breeding, Biotechnology and Molecular Tools and Volume 2 subtitled Agronomic, Abiotic and Biotic Stress Traits. This volume contains 18 chapters highlighting breeding strategies for specific plant traits including improved nutritional and pharmaceutical properties as well as enhanced tolerance to insects, diseases, drought, salinity and temperature extremes expected under global climate change. Chapters addressing these topics are grouped into four parts: Part I, Sustainability, Nutrition and Pharmaceuticals; Part II, Forage and Tree Traits; Part III, Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Part IV, Biotic Stress Resistance.
Each chapter begins with an introduction covering related backgrounds and provides in depth discussion of the subject supported with high quality color photos, illustrations and relevant data. The chapter concludes with prospects for future research directions and a comprehensive list of pertinent references to facilitate further reading.
The book is an excellent reference source for plant breeders and geneticists engaged in breeding programs involving biotechnology and molecular tools together with traditional breeding. It is suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate students specializing in agriculture, biotechnology and molecular breeding, as well as for agricultural companies.
Chapters were written by internationally reputable scientists and subjected to a review process to assure quality presentation and scientific accuracy. We are proud of this diverse collaborative undertaking, especially since the two volumes represent the efforts of 105 scientists from 29 countries.
Contents: Preface.- Introduction.- Section A: Micropropagation.- 1. Potential of date palm micropropagation for improving small farming systems.- 2. Date palm tissue culture: a pathway to rural development.- 3. Date palm micropropagation via somatic embryogenesis.- 4. Date palm micropropagation via organogenesis.- 5. Micropropagation of date palm using inflorescence explants.- 6. Bioreactors and automation in date palm micropropagation.- 7. Commercial date palm tissue culture procedures and facility establishment.- Section B: Somaclonal Variation, Mutation and Selection.- 8. Somaclonal variation in date palm.- 9. Growth abnormalities associated with micropropagation of date palm.- 10. Molecular detection of somaclonal variation in date palms.- 11. In vitro¬ selection for abiotic stress in date palm.- 12. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis toxins utilization in selecting Bayoud-resistant date palm.- 13. Radiation induced mutations for date palm improvement.- 14. Magnetic field induced biochemical and growth changes in date palm seedlings.- Section C: Germplasm Biodiversity and Conservation.- 15. Date palm germplasm.- 16. In vitro conservation of date palm germplasm.- 17. Molecular markers in date palm.- 18. Biodiversity in date palm: molecular markers as indicators.- 19. Polymorphism and genetic relationship in date palm using molecular markers.- 20. Date palm genome project at the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.- 21. Potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal technology in date palm production.- Section D: Genetics and Genetic Improvement.- 22. Date palm genetics and breeding.- 23. Development of new Moroccan selected date palm varieties resistant to Bayoud.- 24. Molecular markers for Bayoud disease resistance in date palm.- 25. Towards sex determination of date palm.- 26. Interspecific hybridization and embryo rescue in date palm.- 27. In vitro flowering of date palm.- 28. Date palm cell and protoplast culture.- 29. Transgenic date palm.- Section E: Metabolites and Industrial Biotechnology.- 30. Secondary metabolites of date palm.- 31. Industrial biotechnology: date palm fruit applications.- 32. Date palm as a source of bioethanol producing microorganisms.- Index.
High quality dates have immense health benefits and the demand is steadily increasing in the international and domestic markets. Improvements in industrial processing and marketing have contributed greatly to the consumption of dates and provides economic benefits to date growers. The prospects of innovative approaches for the utilization, manufacturing and marketing of date products are limitless. Concerted efforts are being made by date palm growing countries to sustain date production and understand the genetics of this tree. Areas of research requiring more attention are: innovative marketing strategies, health products, biodiversity conservation and prevention of genetic erosion, molecular tool applications and genetic engineering.
This special issue includes current achievements relevant to three major areas of date palm research: biotechnology, food science and cultivation.