Industrial Crop Plants

Dr. Nitish Kumar is Senior Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, Bihar, India, since last 12 years. Dr. Kumar completed his doctoral research at the CSIR-Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. He has a wide area of research experience in the field of crop improvement using plant biotechnology and mutation breeding techniques. He has published more than 70 research articles in leading international and national journals, more than 20 book chapters, and 7 books. Dr. Kumar is a recipient of the Young Scientist Award from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) in 2014. He has received many awards/fellowships/projects from various prestigious Indian government organizations like CSIR, DBT, ICAR and SERB-DST, BRNS-BARC, among others. He is a reviewer for various International Journals and serves as an associate editor.

• Chapter 1. Conventional and Biotechnological Approaches for the Improvement of Industrial Crops.- Chapter 2. In vitro Culture: Means for Production of Biological Active Compounds from Industrial Crops.- Chapter 3. Mutagenesis: Exploring Genetic Diversity of Industrial Crop Plants.- Chapter 4. Molecular Marker: Genetic Improvement and Conservation of Industrial Crops.- Chapter 5. CRISPER-based Industrial Crop Improvements.- Chapter 6. Genetic Improvement of Industrial Crops through Genetic Engineering.- Chapter 7. Molecular Tailoring and Boosting of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal Plants.- Chapter 8. Application of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Genome Editing for Traits Improvement in Oil Palm.- Chapter 9. Biotechnology towards Energy Crops.- Chapter 10. Biotechnology towards Medicinal Plants (MPs).- Chapter 11. Harnessing Plant Genetic Diversity in Research on Industrial Crop Plants for Environmental Conservation Concerns.- Chapter 12. Diversity and Conservation of Exudates-producing Plant Species in Southeast Asia.- Chapter 13. Biotechnological Advancements toward Sugarcane Crop Improvement.- Chapter 14. Lesson from Ethnobotany for Conservation of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.): A Case Study in Indonesia.- Chapter 15. Role of CRISPR/Cas9 in Improvement of Horticultural Crops.