Genetically Modified Crops

Prof. P.B. Kavi Kishor holds a Ph.D. in Botany from Maharaja Sayaji Rao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat. He was a Visiting Professor at the Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, under the Rockefeller Foundation program; Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Linkoping University, Sweden; and a Visiting Scientist at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Germany. He has published 255 papers, and edited or written five books. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (FNASc), and the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS), and he holds one patent.Dr. Manchikatla Venkat Rajam is a Professor at the Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, and has also served as Head of the department. He holds a Ph.D. in Botany from Kakatiya University, Warangal, India, and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University, New Haven, USA. He also worked as a Visiting Research Associate at Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI), Cornell University, Ithaca, USA. He is a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (FNA), National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc), and National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS). He has published 144 papers, and is a co-editor of a two-volume book on plant biology and biotechnology, published in 2015 by Springer India. He holds one Indian patent.Dr. T. Pullaiah is a former Professor at the Department of Botany at Sri Krishnadevaraya University in Andhra Pradesh, India. He has held several positions at the university, and was President of the Indian Botanical Society, and of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy. He holds a PhD from Andhra University, India, and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Moscow State University, Russia.He was awarded the Panchanan Maheshwari Gold Medal, the Dr. G. Panigrahi Memorial Lecture award of the Indian Botanical Society, and the Prof. Y.D. Tyagi GoldMedal of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy. He has authored 51 books, edited 19 books, and published over 330 research papers. He was a member of the Species Survival Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

• Chapter 1. Transgenic tomatoes for abiotic stress tolerance and fruit traits: A review of progress and a preview of potential.- Chapter 2.Genetically modified brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) and Beyond.- Chapter 3. Biotechnology of red pepper.- Chapter 4. Non-host armor against insect: Characterization and application of Capsicum annuum protease inhibitors in developing insect tolerant plants.- Chapter 5. Transgenic banana: Current status, opportunities and challenges.- Chapter 6. Transgenic papaya  - Melaine Randle and Paula Tennant.- Chapter 7. Genetically modified citrus: Current status, prospects and future challenges.- Chapter 8. Genetically modified cassava; the last hope that could help to feed the world: Recent advances.- Chapter 9. Transgenics for targeted trait manipulation: The current status of genetically engineered mulberry crop.- Chapter 10. Genetically engineered Jatropha: A new bioenergy crop.- Chapter 11. GM crops for plant virus resistance: A review.