Non-Coding RNAs

Molecular Tools for Crop Improvement

Penna Suprasanna, Vinay Kumar, Ashish Kumar Srivastava

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781032425443
• eBook ISBN: 9781000993134
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Biology
• Index: Technology & Engineering

This reference book compiles updated research on non-coding RNAs and their role in producing high-yielding plants with higher productivity under changing climates. Plant non-coding RNAs are emerging as the key regulators of plant responses to climate change and environmental stresses. The book covers the sequencing, identification, prediction, identification, characterization, and targets of non-coding RNAs to engineer high-yielding crops. It also includes in silico tools and databases to study them.

Key features:

• Discusses the different types of non-coding RNAs including lnc-RNAs, siRNA, microRNAs, and tasiRNAs
• Covers the role of plant non-coding RNAs in epigenetic regulation of environmental stress response and tolerance
• Reviews the role of non-coding RNAs under environmental stresses like drought, water logging, salinity, extreme temperature, UV, heavy metals, and xenobiotics
• Explores the use of non-coding RNAs in transgenic crops and genome editing
• Describes the biogenesis, history, and classification of non-coding RNAs in plants

The book provides a mix of basic and advanced information for postgraduate students, researchers, and scientists in the fields of plant molecular biology, biotechnology, food security, and agriculture.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• List of Contributors
• Chapter 1 Small RNAs in Plants: Are These Magic Bullets for Imparting Climate Resilience in Crops?
• Chapter 2 Regulatory Role(s) of Plant Small Non-Coding RNAs in Relation to Trait Improvement in Crops
• Chapter 3 Plant Non-Coding miRNA and Their Importance in Plant Physiology
• Chapter 4 miRNA-Regulated Transcription Factor Networks in Response to Osmotic Stress
• Chapter 5 MicroRNA-Mediated Strategies for Conferring Biotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
• Chapter 6 Identification and Characterization of Plant ncRNA Responsive to Climate Change
• Chapter 7 Plant Non-Coding RNAs and Their Regulation in Salinity and Heavy Metal Stress
• Chapter 8 Ionizing Radiation-Induced Non-Coding RNA in Plants and Their Implication in Mutation Breeding
• Chapter 9 Role of Non-Coding RNAs in Abiotic Stress Response and Adaptation in Chickpea
• Chapter 10 Plant Functional Long Non-Coding RNAs: Yesterday's Dark Matter, Today's Regulatory Component for Abiotic Stress Response
• Chapter 11 Machine Learning Approaches for Long Non-Coding RNA Identification in Plants
• Index