Plant Small RNA: Biogenesis, Regulation and Application describes the biosynthesis of small RNA in plant systems. With an emphasis on the various molecular mechanisms affected by small RNA and their applications in supporting plant growth and survival, this books presents the basics and most recent advancements in small RNA mediated plant genomics, metabolomics, proteomics and physiology. In addition, it emphasizes the various molecular mechanisms affected by small RNA and their applications in supporting plant growth and survival. Final sections cover the most recent advancements in small RNA mediated plant genomics, metabolomics, proteomics and physiology.
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Table of Contents
Section 1 Basics 1. Introduction to plant small RNAs 2. Diversity and types of small RNA 3.Biogenesis of small RNA: Molecular pathways and regulatory mechanisms 4. Transcriptome-based identification of small RNA in plants: The need for robust prediction algorithms
SECTION 2 Expression and regulation mechanism of small RNA 5. Role of RNA interference in seed germination 6. Importance of small RNA in plant seed����� germination 7. Importance of small RNA in plant metabolism 8. Small RNA in tolerating various biotic stresses 9. Role of small RNA in regulating plant viral pathogenesis 10. Salt stress tolerance and small RNA 11. Small RNAs and cold stress tolerance 12. Toward elucidating the functions of miRNAs in drought stress tolerance 13. Regulation of photosynthesis and vegetative growth of plants by small RNAs 14. Heat stress tolerance through small RNA 15. Role of small RNA in plant interaction with microbes 16. Plant growth regulation by small RNA-mediated plant-biotic interactions 17. Small RNA and DNA methylation in plants
SECTION 3 Application of small RNA 18. Small RNA manipulation in plants: Techniques and recent developments 19. MicroRNA-mediated regularity functions under salinity stress in plants 20. Biotic stress-tolerant plants through small RNA technology 21. Application of miRNA in fruit quality improvement 22. Physiological modification of plants through small RNA 23. Small RNA technology for plant abiotic stress tolerance
SECTION 4 Future scope 24. Challenges of small RNA technology 25. Future scope of small RNA technology in crop science Index
Authors
Praveen Guleria Assistant Professor, Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Lab, Department of Biotechnology, DAV University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Praveen Guleria is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at DAV University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. She has worked in the areas of Plant Biotechnology, Plant Metabolic Engineering and Plant Stress Biology at CSIR- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, H.P. India.Her research interests include plant stress biology, plant small RNA Biology, plant epigenomics and nanotoxicity. She has published several research articles in various peer-reviewed journals. She is also serving as the editorial board member and reviewer for certain international peer reviewed journals. She has been awarded the SERB- Start Up Grant by DST, GOI. She has also been awarded the prestigious "Bharat Gaurav Award� by the India International Friendship Society, New Delhi. She has also received various awards like CSIR/ ICMR- Junior research Fellowship, CSIR- Senior research fellowship, State level merit scholarship awards. Vineet Kumar National Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan, India. Vineet Kumar is presently working as a National Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences at Central University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan, India. He earned his Ph.D. (2018) in Environmental Microbiology from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar (A Central) University, Lucknow, India. His research interests include waste management, bioremediation, phytoremediation, metagenomics, wastewater treatment, environmental monitoring, bioplastic, and biofuel production. He has published more than 45 articles in peer-reviewed international journals of repute, 54 book chapters, and 4 scientific magazine articles, with more than citations of 2100, and h-index of 26. In addition, he has published 2 authored and 22 edited books on various aspects of science and engineering by Elsevier, Springer, CRC Press, RSC, and Wiley. He has been serving as a guest editor and reviewer in more than 50 International Journals for his research area. He is an active member of numerous scientific societies including the Microbiology Society (UK), the Indian Science Congress Association (India), the Association of Microbiologists of India (India), etc.
