Agricultural Resilience

Crop Improvement for a Warming World
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-981-9270-72-9
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 462 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

This contributed volume offers a comprehensive, research-driven perspective on building agricultural resilience through integrated approaches spanning molecular biology, genetics and field-level sustainable practices. The volume is structured into three thematic sections: foundational science and genetic discovery, precision breeding, accelerated improvement, and farm-level implementation with digital and ecological solutions. Chapters explore physio-typic trait landscapes, stress-responsive gene mapping, and multi-omics breakthroughs, alongside advanced breeding pipelines leveraging CRISPR/Cas genome editing, GWAS and AI-driven predictive models. The book also addresses soil microbiome engineering, nano-nutrient innovations, plant immunization strategies and conservation agriculture, linking cutting-edge technologies with traditional knowledge systems and policy frameworks.

By combining molecular insights with agronomic practices and socio-economic considerations, this volume provides actionable strategies for researchers, plant breeders, agronomists and policymakers seeking to mitigate climate risks and ensure global food security. It serves as a critical resource for understanding the interplay between crop genetics, stress physiology, and sustainable farming in the era of digital agriculture.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sarkar, Jayanwita

Prasad, Ashish

Prasad, Manoj

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Foundational Science and Genetic Discovery.- Chapter 1. Physiotypic trait landscapes for plant resilience in a changing climate.- Chapter 2. Seeds of resilience: Underutilized crops and wild relatives in climate adaptation.- Chapter 3. Molecular and omics breakthrough in climate adaptation: An epigenetic modification perspective in C4 plants for stress resilience.- Chapter 4. Mapping Stress-Responsive Genes and Regulatory Elements for Climate-Resilient Crop Improvement.- Chapter 5. Non-coding transcript dynamics during heat and drought stress.- Chapter 6. Epigenetic regulation of abiotic stresses through histone modifications in plants.- Chapter 7. Post-Translational Modifications: Unlocking Resilience.- Chapter 8. DNA methylation dynamics and transgenerational abiotic stress memory in plants.- Part II. Precision Breeding and Accelerated Improvement.- Chapter 9. CRISPR-Cas-based genome editing for climate resilience.- Chapter 10. Exploring New Horizons in Plant Breeding: Harnessing Big Data, Predictive Models, and Artificial Intelligence for Modern Crop Improvement.- Chapter 11. Marker-Assisted Breeding in Abiotic Stress Tolerance.- Chapter 12. From Speed to Precision: Bridging the Donor Discovery Gap in Perennial Disease Resistance Breeding.- Chapter 13. Next-generation strategies for enhanced nutritional quality in the era of climate change.- Part III. Field Implementation, Digital Management, and Sustainability.- Chapter 14. Soil Microbiome Synergy for Stress-Resilient Agriculture: Prospects and Potential of Bio-inoculants.- Chapter 15. Sustainable Resource Optimization: Nutrient Use Efficiency, Adaptation and Nano-Nutrients.- Chapter 16. RNA Interference: A Green Alternative to Chemical Pesticides in Sustainable Agriculture.- Chapter 17. AI-Driven Precision Agronomy and Digital Transformation of Agriculture.- Chapter 18. Conservation Agriculture for Climate-Resilient Food, Food, Water and Energy Security.- Chapter 19. Sustainable agriculture and climate change in the digital era and AI.- Chapter 20. Crop Innovation and Sustainability in South Asia: A Policy-Platforms-People Perspective with Evidence from Bangladesh.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Jayanwita Sarkar is currently working as an Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, West Bengal, India. Her research focuses on climate change, stress physiology, and sustainable agriculture, emphasizing staple crops like wheat and rice, along with the underutilized future crops of the Global South. Her current work integrates plant signaling networks, plant-soil dynamics, and multi-omics approaches to understand stress adaptation, while drawing on traditional climate resilient practices that connect environmental responses with agrarian socio-cultural contexts to support global food security.

Dr. Ashish Prasad is currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Department of Botany, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India. He obtained his PhD from BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi in plant molecular biology and has also worked as a visiting researcher at Durham University, United Kingdom. His work spans plant–virus interactions, with an emphasis on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying these interactions and regulatory networks for crop resilience.

Dr. Manoj Prasad , is the Director of BRIC–National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC–NIPGR), New Delhi, India, and Professor in the Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, University of Delhi. He is a former Senior Scientist and J. C. Bose National Fellow at BRIC-NIPGR. He obtained his PhD in Plant Science from the University of Calcutta, followed by postdoctoral research as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Germany. A leading authority in plant genomics and molecular breeding, he has received several prestigious fellowships and awards. His research focuses on genome editing and stress adaptation in crops.