Sugarcane biotechnology : challenges and prospects /: challenges and prospects. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Chakravarthi Mohan, editor.
• Editors: Mohan, Chakravarthi
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (184 pages)
• Subjects: 570; Life sciences; Sugarcane -- Biotechnology; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science; Sugarcane -- Biotechnology; Life Sciences; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Genetic Engineering; Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Science -- Life Sciences -- Genetics & Genomics; Botany & plant sciences; Genetic engineering; Plant breeding; Plant genetics; Genetic engineering; Plant reproduction & propagation; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319589466; 3319589466; 3319589458; 9783319589459
• Related ISBNs: 9783319589459
• Notes: Note: ReferencesChapter 3: Unraveling the Sugarcane Genome: Progress Made So Far and Challenges Ahead; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Sugarcane Diversity; 3.3 Complexity of Sugarcane Genome; 3.4 Achievements in Sugarcane Genomics; 3.5 Bioinformatics; 3.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Methods of Sugarcane Transformation; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Sugarcane Transformation; 4.3 Methods of Sugarcane Transformation; 4.3.1 Biolistic"!or Microprojectile-Mediated Transformation; 4.3.2 Agrobacterium-Mediated Sugarcane Transformation; 4.3.3 Electroporation; 4.3.4 Microinjection.; Note: Print version record.
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