Genetic Engineering: A Powerful Tool for Crop Improvement

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areasen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationAssam Agricultural Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationCairo Universityen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeAccelerated Breedingen_US
cg.coverage.countryEgypten_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2EGen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierAladdin Hamwieh: 0000-0001-6060-5560en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4673-0_10en_US
cg.isbn978-981-99-4672-3en_US
cg.isbn978-981-99-4673-0en_US
cg.issn2730-6771en_US
cg.issn2730-678Xen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaGenetic Innovationen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen_US
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharjee, Mamtaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMeshram, Swapnilen_US
dc.contributor.authorDayma, Jyotsnaen_US
dc.contributor.authorPandey, Nehaen_US
dc.contributor.authorNaglaa A, Abdallahen_US
dc.contributor.authorHamwieh, Aladdinen_US
dc.contributor.authorMahmoud, Nourhan Fouaden_US
dc.contributor.authorAcharjee, Sumitaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-13T21:17:52Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-06-13T21:17:52Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/145226en_US
dc.titleGenetic Engineering: A Powerful Tool for Crop Improvementen_US
dcterms.abstractRising population, changing climatic conditions, and various biotic and abiotic stresses are contributors to lowering crop yields. This, in turn, has augmented the number of people suffering from malnutrition. The applications of genetic engineering including genome editing are important as it can complement modern breeding activities to mitigate the effects of changing environment and boost crop production. The genetically modified (GM) crops thus offer one or more advantageous attributes, such as herbicide resistance, tolerance against pests and pathogens, and nutritional enhancement. The discovery of the natural ability of Agrobacterium tumefaciens to transfer a segment of its DNA (T-DNA) into the host was one of the breakthroughs of the twentieth century. It marked the beginning of achieving successful genetic transformation in a wide range of plants. Further, with the advent of technologies like zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs), transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs), and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas, it has been possible to overcome the limitations of conventional breeding techniques. The synergism of scientific skills with sophisticated technologies resulted in many successful GM crops that were resistant to insects, pests, and weeds and enriched in micronutrients like vitamins and various minerals. Although not all GM crops have been commercialized, a few like soybean, papaya, maize, cotton, common bean, sweet potato, cowpea, etc. are practising. Recently, genome-edited crops are also approved for commercialization. The technology holds immense promise to achieve UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) to fight hunger, attain food security, enhance nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.available2024-01-24en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMamta Bhattacharjee, Swapnil Meshram, Jyotsna Dayma, Neha Pandey, Abdallah Naglaa A, Aladdin Hamwieh, Nourhan Fouad Mahmoud, Sumita Acharjee. (24/1/2024). Genetic Engineering: A Powerful Tool for Crop Improvement, in "Frontier Technologies for Crop Improvement. Sustainability Sciences in Asia and Africa ((SAFS))". Singapore: Springer.en_US
dcterms.issued2024-01-24en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.publisherSpringeren_US
dcterms.subjectcrop improvementen_US
dcterms.subjectgenetic engineeringen_US
dcterms.typeBook Chapteren_US

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