Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Genome Editing: Opportunities and Challenges
Harsharan Singh
PG Department of Biotechnology, Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Chapter 2. Plant Genome Editing Using the CRISPR System
Satyananda Patel¹ and Rahul Kumar²
¹MITS School of Biotechnology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
²Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, DAV University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Chapter 3. Recent Progression in New Approaches and Technologies in Plants Using the CRISPR/Cas9 System for Genome Editing
Pooja Kumari, Preeti Sharma, Poornima Pandey and Narendra Kumar Sharma
Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali Vidyapith, Tonk Rajasthan, India
Chapter 4. A DNA Free Genome Editing System
Anuj Sharma and Karan Paul
Department of Biochemistry, DAV University, Jalandhar, India
Chapter 5. Experimental and Bioinformatics Approaches to Predict Off-Targeting of Programmable Nucleases (ZFNs, TALENs and CRISPR-Cas9)
Purnima Sharma¹, Harpreet Singh¹, Rupinder Preet Kaur², Kamini¹, Rakhi¹, Taniya¹ and Nandni Kanwar¹
¹PG Department of Bioinformatics, Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidayala, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
²Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University College Verka, Amritsar, Punjab, India
Chapter 6. Regulations and Policies of Genome Editing in Plants
Sukhdeep Kumar
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
Chapter 7. CRISPR-Cas-Mediated Genome Editing Strategies for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops
Meghna Patial¹, Ram Kumar Sharma¹,² and Rohit Joshi¹,²
¹Division of Biotechnology, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
²Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Chapter 8. CRISPR/Cas: A Promising Implement for Empowering Plants Against Viral Stress
Asha Rani¹, Rashmi Suman¹, Taruna Gupta¹, Narayan Rishi¹, Yashika Walia², Sunny Dhir² and Vanita Chandel¹
¹Amity Institute of Virology and Immunology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida U.P., India
²Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala [Haryana], India
Chapter 9. CRISPR-Cas9 Based Genome Editing for Disease Resistance Plants
Poornima Pandey, Mansi Srivastava, Preeti Sharma, Narendra Kumar Sharma and Pracheta Janmeda
Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali Vidyapith, Tonk, Rajasthan, India
Chapter 10. A Genome Editing Approach to Enhance Host Resistance against Plant-Parasitic Weeds
Vinay Kumar Bari
Department of Biochemistry, School of Basic Sciences, Central University of Punjab, VPO-Ghudda, Bathinda, Punjab, India
Chapter 11. CRISPR-Mediated Genome Editing in Model Plants
Vinita Sharma¹, Ashita Bisht²,³, Ankita Mishra¹, Himanshu Sharma¹, Joy Roy¹ and Abhishek Bhandawat¹
¹National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, Punjab, India
²Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agriculturale University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
³Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CSKHPKV, Palampur, H. P., IndiaCSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Highland Agricultural Research and Extension Centre, Kukumseri, Lahaul and Spiti, India
Chapter 12. Genome Editing in Some Cereal Crops
Priya Chaudhary¹, Pracheta Janmeda¹, Poornima Pandey¹, Devendra Singh² and Rahul Kumar³
¹Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India
²Department of Chemistry, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
³Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, DAV University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Chapter 13. Genome Editing in Horticultural Crops
Aditi Thakur¹, Suman Sanju², Reena Kumari¹, Karuna Dhiman¹ and Sneh Sharma¹
¹College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur, (H. P), Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (H. P), India
²Department of Botany, Abhilashi University, Mandi (H. P), India
Chapter 14. Genome Editing in Vegetables and Fruit Crops: Present Status and Future Prospects
Baljeet Singh¹,², Urvashi Mittal¹, Sarvjeet Kukreja³, Vijay Kumar¹, Harmeet Kaur¹, Vinay Bhardwaj², Sundaresha Sidappa² and Umesh Goutam¹,⁴
¹Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India
²ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla
³Department of Agronomy, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Punjab
⁴Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India
Chapter 15. Prospects of CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Gene Editing in Legumes Crops
Anil Kumar Singh
Department of Agriculture, Sant Baba Bhag Singh University, Khiala, Punjab, India
Chapter 16. Genome Editing in Grain and Fodder Legumes: Current Status and Opportunities
Neha Sharma¹ and Himani Sharma²
¹CSK HPKV HAREC Bajaura, Kullu, India
²Dr. YS Parmar COH&F, Neri, Hamirpur, India
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