Applied Biotechnology and Bioinformatics : Agriculture, Pharmaceutical Research and Environment

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911020052503321
• Autore: Thatoi Hrudayanath
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Newark : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2024; ©2025
• ISBN: 9781119896852; 1119896851; 9781119896845; 1119896843; 9781119896869; 111989686X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (422 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): MohapatraSonali; DasSwagat Kumar; PradhanSukanta Kumar
• Soggetti: Biotechnology; Agriculture
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: Agriculture -- Chapter 1 Next-Generation Sequencing in Vegetable Crops -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Next-Generation Sequencing Approach in Genomics -- 1.2.1 Solanaceous -- 1.2.2 Malvaceae -- 1.2.3 Brassicaceae -- 1.2.4 Cucurbitaceae -- 1.2.5 Apiaceae -- 1.2.6 Moringaceae -- 1.3 NGS Approach in Single-Nucleotide Polymorphic Markers Development -- 1.4 Next-Generation Sequencing Approach in Trait-Specific Breeding -- 1.5 Next-Generation Sequencing Approach in Metagenomics -- 1.6 Next-Generation Sequencing Approach in Transcriptomics -- 1.7 Next-Generation Sequencing Approach in Exome and Captured Sequencing -- 1.8 Applications of Exome and Captured Sequencing in Crop Research -- 1.9 Conclusion and Future ; Prospects -- References -- Chapter 2 Application of Bioinformatics Tools in Rice Genomics Research -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Role of Genomics in Rice Research -- 2.3 Model Plant for Genomic Research: Rice -- 2.4 High-Throughput Sequencing -- 2.5 Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS)
• Sommario/riassunto: The book 'Applied Biotechnology and Agriculture, Research and Environment' provides a comprehensive overview of the application of biotechnology in agriculture and environmental research. Edited by experts Hrudayanath Thatoi, Sonali Mohapatra, Swagat Kumar Das, and Sukanta Kumar Pradhan, it covers topics such as crop sequencing, rice genomics, vaccine design in agriculture, and the role of probiotics in oral health. The work aims to present the latest advancements and methodologies in biotechnology to improve agricultural practices and address environmental challenges. Targeted towards researchers and professionals in biotechnology and agriculture, it discusses genomics, phenomics, and advanced tools like CRISPR for enhancing crop resilience and productivity. The book also explores molecular modeling for drug development and the preventative roles of probiotics, emphasizing their therapeutic potential.