
Plant Gene Silencing
Mechanisms and Applications
CABI Publishing
Published on 26. May 2017
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-78064-767-8 (ISBN)
Description
Plant gene silencing is a crucially important phenomenon in gene expression and epigenetics. This book describes the way small RNA is produced and acts to silence genes, its likely origins in defence against viruses, and also its potential to improve plants. Plant gene silencing can be used to improve industrial traits, make plants more nutritious or more valuable to consumers, to remove allergens, and to improve resistance to weeds and pathogens.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Wallingford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 173 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
839 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78064-767-8 (9781780647678)
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Plant Gene Silencing
Mechanisms and Applications
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05/2017
CABI Publishing
€154.99
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Persons
Contributions
Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular de Plantas (CSIC-UPV),Spain
School of Biological Sciences and Center for Plant Science Innovation,USA
National Centre for Biological Sciences,India
National Institute of Plant Genome Research,India
Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin,France
Plant Biotechnology Research Group,Australia
National Centre for Biotechnology CNB,Spain
CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants,India
Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria- Centro di ricerca per la patologia vegetale (CREA-PAV),Italy
Plant Biotechnology Research Group,Australia
Content
1: Diversity of RNA Silencing Pathways in Plants 2: Induction and Suppression of Silencing by Plant Viruses 3: Artificial Induction and Maintenance of Epigenetic Variations in Plants 4: Gene Silencing in Archaeplastida Algae 5: Gene Silencing in Fungi: A Diversity of Pathways and Functions 6: Artificial Small RNA-based Strategies for Effective and Specific Gene Silencing in Plants 7: Application of RNA Silencing in Improving Plant Traits for Industrial Use 8: Increasing Nutritional Value by RNA Silencing 9: RNA-based Control of Plant Diseases: A Case Study with Fusarium graminearum 10: Targeting Nematode Genes by RNA Silencing 11: Gene Silencing Provides Efficient Protection against Plant Viruses