Biotechnology of Crucifers

1. The Importance, Origin, and Evolution - Surinder K. Gupta.- 2. Molecular Cytogenetics - Annaliese Mason.- 3. Distant Hybridization Involving Different In Vitro Techniques - Dan Liu, Ling Xu, Xinxin Geng, Yuanfei Zhou, Zhenchao Zhang, Bing Wang, and Weijun Zhou.- 4. Microspore Culture and Double Haploid Technology - Yoshihito Takahata, Yu Takahashi, and Ryo Tsuwamoto.- 5. Biotechnological Strategies for Enhancing Phytoremediation - Bhawana Pathak, Razia Khan, Jyoti Fulekar, and M. H. Fulekar.- 6. Genome Analysis - Graham King.- 7. Genetic Engineering of Lipid Biosynthesis in the Seeds - Stacy D. Singer, Michael S. Greer, Elzbieta Mietkiewska, Xue Pan, and Randall J. Weselake.- 8. Metabolism and Detoxification of Phytoalexins from Crucifers and Application to the Control of Fungal Plant Pathogens - M. Soledade C. Pedras.- 9. Molecular Basis of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility- Jinghua Yang and Mingfang Zhang.- 10. Self-Incompatibility - Hiroyasu Kitasiba and Takeshi Nishio.- 11. Hybrid Technology in Cruciferous Vegetables - Muhammad Awais Ghani, Lang Lang Zhang, Junxing Li, Bin Liu, and Liping Chen.-12. Genetic Modifications for Pest Resistance - Hongbo Liu, Bizeng Mao, Peng Cui, Tian Tian, Changrong Huang, Xi Xu, and Weijun Zhou.

Prof. Dr. Surinder Kumar Gupta is Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics and Chief Scientist and Nodal Officer of Biotechnology at the S. K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu, INDIA. His academic and professional career have been primarily devoted to research on oilseed Brassicas for nearly two decades. He obtained his post-graduate degree of M. Sc. and Ph. D. from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana in 1984 and 1987, respectively. He is a recipient of Post Doctoral Fellowship in Plant Biotechnology. For his superior scientific work, he has also been conferred with "Young Scientist Award" in 1993-94 by the State Department of Science and Technology. Prof. Dr. Gupta has published more than 75 research papers in esteemed National and International journals mostly on Brassicas and edited seven books, including two in press for Springer Science+Business Media.