Genes, Genetics and Transgenics for Virus Resistance in Plants.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Current Books of Interest -- Preface -- 1. Mechanisms of Virus Resistance in Plants -- Introduction -- RNA silencing: a natural virus resistance mechanism in plants -- Effector-triggered immunity and resistance genes -- Immune signalling molecules and signalling responses -- Chloroplasts and plant immunity -- Primary and secondary metabolism and virus resistance -- Phenotypes of virus resistance: tolerance and symptom recovery -- Network modelling: understanding plant immunity -- Engineering for virus resistance -- Future trends -- 2. Role of Host Transcription Factors in Modulating Defense Response During Plant-Virus Interaction -- Introduction -- WRKY transcription factor family protein -- MYB transcription factor family protein -- AP2/ERF transcription factor family protein -- bZIP transcription factor family -- Myelocytomatosis-related transcription factor family proteins -- NAC transcription factor family protein -- Other transcription factors -- Future perspectives -- 3. Surfacing the Role of Epigenetics in Host-Virus Interaction -- Introduction -- Epigenetic modifications in plants -- RNA directed DNA methylation -- Role of RdDM in plant defence against geminiviruses -- Conclusion -- Future prospective -- 4. Molecular Markers as Tools for Identification and Introgression of Virus-Resistant Genes -- Introduction -- Why use of molecular markers in plant virus resistance? -- Source of resistance -- Types of resistance -- Detection of quantitative trait loci -- Identification of disease resistant lines using genetic markers -- Biochemical markers -- Marker assisted selection for identification of viral resistance line -- Gene tagging and strategies for targeted mapping -- NB-LRR gene clusters analysis for viral disease resistant -- Gene pyramiding -- Evaluation of viral disease resistant lines.

Future prospects -- Conclusion -- 5. Genetic Engineering for Virus Resistance in Plants: Principles and Methods -- Introduction -- Coat protein-mediated virus resistance -- Interference from heterologous viral genes -- Virus resistance through non-viral sources -- Virus resistance through protease inhibitors from plants -- Conclusion -- 6. Tools and Techniques for Production of Double-stranded RNA and its Application for Management of Plant Viral Diseases -- Introduction -- DsRNA production -- DsRNA application -- DsRNA-mediated resistance -- Conclusion and future prospects -- 7. Transgenic Virus-Resistant Papaya: Current Status and Future Trends -- Introduction -- Global and emerging viruses of papaya -- Control and management of viral diseases in papaya -- Transgenic papayas for sustainable virus-resistance -- Conclusion: challenges in adoption of transgenic, virus-resistant papaya -- 8. Development and Delivery of Transgenic Virus-resistant Cassava in East Africa -- Introduction -- Importance of cassava mosaic disease and cassava brown streak disease -- Symptoms of CMD and CBSD -- Aetiology of CMD and CBSD -- Transmission of CMD and CBSD -- Genetic diversity of CMD and CBSD viruses -- Management of CBSD and CMD -- A role for transgenic cassava -- Status of transgenic technologies in cassava -- Transgenic strategies for CMD and CBSD resistance -- Preliminary screens for resistance to CMD and CBSD -- Developing transgenic virus-resistant cassava for deployment to African farmers -- Field-testing of transgenic cassava -- Development of CBSD-resistant cassava for delivery to farmers in East Africa -- The regulatory environment in Uganda and Kenya -- Conclusion -- Future trends and prospects -- 9. Viruses Infecting Rice and their Transgenic Control -- Introduction -- Rice tungro bacilliform virus -- Rice tungro spherical virus.

Rice yellow mottle virus -- Rice stripe virus -- Rice ragged stunt virus -- Rice transitory yellowing virus -- Rice stripe necrosis virus -- Rice black-streaked dwarf virus -- Southern Rice black-streaked dwarf virus -- Rice bunchy stunt virus -- Rice dwarf virus -- Rice gall dwarf virus -- Rice giallume virus -- Rice grassy stunt virus -- Rice hoja Blanca virus -- Rice necrosis mosaic virus -- Conclusion -- 10. Whitefly-transmitted Begomoviruses and Advances in the Control of their Vectors -- Introduction -- Global diversity of the B. tabaci species complex -- Geographic distribution of the B. tabaci species complex -- The association of B. tabaci complexes with begomoviruses -- Worldwide scenario -- Mechanisms and proteins involved in whitefly-begomovirus interactions -- Advances in control of whiteflies -- Host- plant resistance -- RNA interference -- Conclusion and future perspectives -- 11. Virus-resistant Transgenic Tomato: Current Status and Future Prospects -- Introduction -- Viruses infecting tomato -- Management of viruses infecting tomato -- Safety assessment of virus-resistant transgenic tomato -- Way forward -- 12. Management of Geminiviruses Focusing on Small RNAs in Tomato -- Introduction -- Geminiviruses: classification and metabolism -- Begomovirus-associated satellites -- Developing resistance to geminiviruses -- RNA interference -- Conclusion -- 13. Viruses Infecting Banana and their Transgenic Management -- Introduction -- Banana bunchy top virus -- Banana streak viruses -- Banana bract mosaic disease -- Infectious chlorosis (banana mosaic) -- Current status in viral resistant transgenics in banana -- Future prospects -- 14. Virus-induced Gene Silencing (VIGS) and its Applications -- Introduction -- Mechanism of VIGS -- VIGS vectors -- VIGS methodology -- Applications of VIGS -- Advantages of VIGS.

Limitations of VIGS and its remedies -- Conclusion and future prospects -- 15. Possible Strategies for Establishment of VIGS Protocol in Chickpea -- Introduction -- VIGS vectors available for some leguminous plants -- Selection of reporter genes -- Selection of appropriate gene fragment for cloning in VIGS vector -- Suggestions for virus inoculation methods -- Assessment of gene silencing -- Development of VIGS vectors from chickpea host viruses -- Selection of suitable chickpea genotype -- Future prospects -- Index.

This authoritative book contains fifteen chapters whose breadth reflects the diversity of this research area. Topics covered range from: understanding the mechanisms of virus resistance in plants, and the management of whitefly-transmitted viruses, to the principles and methods involved in genetic engineering of virus resistant plants. Other chapters cover individual crops such as papaya, cassava, rice, tomato, and banana, for which virus resistance has been accomplished by employing different transgenic technologies. This volume is essential reading for everyone working in this field, both students and specialists, from academia, research institutes/organizations and industries.

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