Systems Biology in Crop Improvement
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- 1st Edition - December 1, 2025
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- Editor: Tariq Aftab
- Language: English
Systems Biology in Crop Improvement offers a detailed overview of how principles and methodologies from systems biology are transforming crop research and breeding. This volume,… Read more
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Description
Description
Systems Biology in Crop Improvement offers a detailed overview of how principles and methodologies from systems biology are transforming crop research and breeding. This volume, part of the Systems Biology in Agriculture and Plant Sciences series, explores the integration of omics technologies, computational modeling, and high-throughput phenotyping to deepen our understanding of plant responses and traits.
Addressing the urgent challenge of feeding a growing global population, the book emphasizes how systems biology enables insights into molecular, genetic, and environmental interactions that influence a crop’s traits and performance. It discusses applications ranging from stress resilience—abiotic and biotic—to nutrient use efficiency, nutritional enhancement, and quality markers. The volume highlights innovative strategies such as genomic editing and synthetic biology, and how these advances can be translated into practical breeding programs.
Bringing together contributions from leading researchers and practitioners, Systems Biology in Crop Improvement aims to inspire new collaborations, innovations, and discoveries, ultimately contributing to a more sustainable and robust food system for future generations.
Addressing the urgent challenge of feeding a growing global population, the book emphasizes how systems biology enables insights into molecular, genetic, and environmental interactions that influence a crop’s traits and performance. It discusses applications ranging from stress resilience—abiotic and biotic—to nutrient use efficiency, nutritional enhancement, and quality markers. The volume highlights innovative strategies such as genomic editing and synthetic biology, and how these advances can be translated into practical breeding programs.
Bringing together contributions from leading researchers and practitioners, Systems Biology in Crop Improvement aims to inspire new collaborations, innovations, and discoveries, ultimately contributing to a more sustainable and robust food system for future generations.
Key features
Key features
- Features case studies showcasing real-world issues and effective practical solutions
- Adopts an interdisciplinary approach to help readers understand the complexities and opportunities in sustainable agriculture
- Examines the application of systems biology to address crucial global agricultural concerns such as food security, climate change, and sustainability
Readership
Readership
Researchers and academics working on sustainable agriculture, precision agriculture, plant physiology, genomics, proteomics, genetic engineering, plant-microbiome interactions, and plant-soil interactions.
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Introduction to systems biology in crop improvement
2. Integrative systems biology: A paradigm shift in crop improvement
3. Understanding plant responses to abiotic stress through systems biology
4. Unlocking agricultural potential: A fusion of metabolomics and proteomics for enhanced crop yield, resilience, and sustainability
5. The MicroRNA toolkit for crop improvement
6. Advances in genetic engineering for crop improvement
7. Understanding the role of omics approaches in crop improvement: Genomic and transcriptomic perspectives
8. Advancing plant science through integrative proteomics and metabolomics: A comprehensive exploration of techniques and applications
9. Applications of metabolomics technologies for crop improvement
10. Transcriptomics in oilseed breeding: A genomic approach to crop enhancement
11. Improving wheat and maize genotypes through omics approaches
12. Optimizing nutrient use efficiency: A solution to improve crop growth and yield under drought stress
13. Arsenic stress responses and molecular mechanisms for enhancing arsenic tolerance in rice: A critical review
14. Nanosensors to monitor plant health and environmental conditions
15. Production of environmentally resilient crops using modern omics approaches
16. Nutritional disorders and biochemical responses of fruit crops to drought stress
2. Integrative systems biology: A paradigm shift in crop improvement
3. Understanding plant responses to abiotic stress through systems biology
4. Unlocking agricultural potential: A fusion of metabolomics and proteomics for enhanced crop yield, resilience, and sustainability
5. The MicroRNA toolkit for crop improvement
6. Advances in genetic engineering for crop improvement
7. Understanding the role of omics approaches in crop improvement: Genomic and transcriptomic perspectives
8. Advancing plant science through integrative proteomics and metabolomics: A comprehensive exploration of techniques and applications
9. Applications of metabolomics technologies for crop improvement
10. Transcriptomics in oilseed breeding: A genomic approach to crop enhancement
11. Improving wheat and maize genotypes through omics approaches
12. Optimizing nutrient use efficiency: A solution to improve crop growth and yield under drought stress
13. Arsenic stress responses and molecular mechanisms for enhancing arsenic tolerance in rice: A critical review
14. Nanosensors to monitor plant health and environmental conditions
15. Production of environmentally resilient crops using modern omics approaches
16. Nutritional disorders and biochemical responses of fruit crops to drought stress
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: December 1, 2025
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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Tariq Aftab
Tariq Aftab received his PhD from the Department of Botany at Aligarh Muslim University, India, where he is currently a Senior Assistant Professor. He is the recipient of a prestigious Leibniz DAAD fellowship from Germany, a Raman Fellowship from the Government of India, and Young Scientist Awards from both the State Government of Uttar Pradesh and the Government of India. He has also served as a Visiting Scientist at IPK Gatersleben, Germany, and in the Department of Plant Biology at Michigan State University, United States. Dr. Aftab has edited numerous books for major international publishers, including Elsevier, Springer Nature, and CRC Press. He has co-authored several book chapters and published extensively in peer-reviewed, international journals. His research interests include physiological, proteomic, and molecular studies on medicinal and crop plants.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaView book on ScienceDirect
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