Rice Research for Quality Improvement: Genomics and Genetic Engineering: Volume 1: Breeding Techniques and Abiotic Stress Tolerance

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii
 Origin and Evolution of Rice as Domesticated Food Crop  (Jeyabalan Sangeetha, Devarajan Thangadurai, Lawrence Stephen Fayeun, Jonathan Akinsola Akinwale, Jasmin Habeeb, Steffi Simmi Maxim et al.)....Pages 1-14
 Major Constraints for Global Rice Production: Changing Climate, Abiotic and Biotic Stresses  (Rizwan Rasheed, Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Muhammad Iqbal, Iqbal Hussain, Ali Akbar, Umar Farooq et al.)....Pages 15-45
 Germplasm and Genetic Diversity Studies in Rice for Stress Response and Quality Traits  (Reza Mohammad Emon, Golam Jalal Ahammed)....Pages 47-60
 Potentiality of Wild Rice in Quality Improvement of Cultivated Rice Varieties  (Jeyabalan Sangeetha, Jasmin Habeeb, Devarajan Thangadurai, Jadhav Mulji Alabhai, Ravichandra Hospet, Steffi Simmi Maxim et al.)....Pages 61-85
 Improvement of Rice Quality: The New Revolution  (Debabrata Panda, Swati S. Mishra, Prafulla K. Behera)....Pages 87-108
 Sequencing the Rice Genome: Gateway to Agricultural Development  (Anindita Paul)....Pages 109-157
 Genomic Approaches to Understand Varietal Differences in Rice Species and Genotypes with Respect to Stress Response and Quality Traits  (Snehalata Majumdar, Falguni Barman, Rita Kundu)....Pages 159-199
 Selection and Hybridization Techniques for Stress Management and Quality Improvement in Rice  (Muhammad Yousuf, Danish Alim)....Pages 201-220
 Transformation Techniques and Molecular Analysis of Transgenic Rice  (Devarajan Thangadurai, Arun Kashivishwanath Shettar, Jeyabalan Sangeetha, Chellappan Soundar Raju, Saher Islam, Abdel Rahman Mohammad Said Al-Tawaha et al.)....Pages 221-245
 New Approaches for Improving Salt Stress Tolerance in Rice  (Magdi T. Abdelhamid, Agnieszka Sekara, Mohammad Pessarakli, J. J. Alarcón, Marian Brestic, Hassan El-Ramady et al.)....Pages 247-268
 Genomics and Biotechnological Approaches in Generating Salinity and Drought Tolerance in Rice  (Poonam Tiwari, Yuvraj Indoliya, Debasis Chakrabarty)....Pages 269-291
 An Integrated Approach for Drought Tolerance Improvement in Rice  (Abdul Rehman, Hafiza Iqra Almas, Fazal Akbar, Qasim Ali, Xiongming Du)....Pages 293-326
 Genomics and Genetic Engineering to Develop Metal/Metalloid Stress-Tolerant Rice  (Subhabrata Paul, Swarnali Dey, Rita Kundu)....Pages 327-356
 Potential Biotechnological Strategies to Improve Quality and Productivity of Rice Under Arsenic Stress  (Shikha Verma, Pankaj Kumar Verma, Debasis Chakrabarty)....Pages 357-371
 Genetic Engineering: A Powerful Tool to Abrogate the Effect of Metal/Metalloid Toxicity in Rice  (Ankur Singh, Aryadeep Roychoudhury)....Pages 373-384
 Genomics and Genetic Engineering of Rice for Tolerance to Ozone and Anoxia  (Amrita Kumari Panda, Rojita Mishra, Arabinda Mahanty, Srikanta Lenka, Koustava Kumar Panda, Satpal Singh Bisht)....Pages 385-398
 Physiological and Genetic Basis of Submergence Tolerance in Rice  (Aditya Banerjee, Aryadeep Roychoudhury)....Pages 399-406
 Genetic Engineering to Enhance Rice Survival in Nutrient-Deficient Soil  (Qasim Ali, Iram Afzal, Muhaimen Ayyub, Abdul Rehman, Zahir Ahmad Zahir)....Pages 407-436
 Genetic Engineering of Rice to Survive in Nutrient-Deficient Soil  (Fazal Akbar, Atta Ur Rahman, Abdul Rehman)....Pages 437-464
 Developing C4 Rice for Higher Photosynthetic Efficiency and Environmental Stress Tolerance  (Aisha Kamal, Farhan Ahmad)....Pages 465-480
 Rice Tolerance to High Light Intensity and UV Radiation Through Biotechnological Approaches  (Samrat Bhattacharyya)....Pages 481-523
 Improving Rice Tolerance to Low- and High-Temperature Stress Through Biotechnological Approaches  (Chanda Bano, Nimisha Amist, N. B. Singh)....Pages 525-547
 Biotechnological Approaches to Develop Rice Tolerance to Low and High Temperature Stress  (Nita Lakra, Aarti Soni, Renu Munjal)....Pages 549-578
 Influence of Night Temperature on Rice Yield and Quality  (Ankur Singh, Bodhisatwa Chaudhuri, Aryadeep Roychoudhury)....Pages 579-590
 Rice Tolerance to Multiple Abiotic Stress: Genomics and Genetic Engineering  (Anirban Bhar)....Pages 591-615
 Targeting Metabolic Pathways for Abiotic Stress Tolerance Through Genetic Engineering in Rice  (Dhanawantari L. Singha, Gajendra Mohan Baldodiya, Channakeshavaiah Chikkaputtaiah)....Pages 617-648
 Targeting Phytohormone Levels for Genetic Engineering Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Rice  (Akbar Hossain, M. Ashraful Alam, Nasrin Jahan, M. Khorshed Alam, M. Rafiqul Islam, Hindu Vemuri et al.)....Pages 649-673
 The Effect of Exposure to a Combination of Stressors on Rice Productivity and Grain Yields  (Tahsina Sharmin Hoque, Abdullah Al Manum Sohag, Mojtaba Kordrostami, Md. Anwar Hossain, Md. Shahidul Islam, David J. Burritt et al.)....Pages 675-727
 Rice Grain Quality Traits: Neglected or Less Addressed?  (Debojyoti Moulick, Sukamal Sarkar, Jay Praksh Awasthi, Dibakar Ghosh, Shuvasish Choudhury, Sandeep Kumar Tata et al.)....Pages 729-745
 Rice Grain Quality and Abiotic Stress: Genomics and Biotechnological Perspectives  (Aditya Banerjee, Aryadeep Roychoudhury)....Pages 747-752
 Increasing Rice Grain Yield Under Abiotic Stresses: Mutagenesis, Genomics and Transgenic Approaches  (Aamir Raina, Samiullah Khan, Parmeshwar K. Sahu, Richa Sao)....Pages 753-777