Recent Trends in Horticultural Biotechnology (2 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I: Foreword/V.L. Chopra. Acknowledgement. Preface. Lead Papers: 1. Molecular markers in crop improvement: current applications and future prospects/T. Mohapatra. 2. DNA Marker Technology in the improvement of horticultural crops/Lalitha Anand. 3. Gene prospecting from Mangroves and genetic engineering of Mangrove genes to crop plants to enhance salinity tolerance/S.R. Prashanth, Preeti A. Mehta and Ajay Parida. 4. Genes for biotic stress management in plants/V. Udayasuriyan. 5. Chloroplast mediated genetic transformation in horticultural crops/K.C. Bansal. 6. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and their role in horticulture/D.J. Bagyaraj. 7. Exploitation of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) in horticultural crops/R. Samiyappan, S. Harish, R. Radjacommare and D. Saravanakumar. 8. High tech propagation of horticultural crops -- accent on recalcitrance/V.A. Parthasarathy. 9. Solid waste management/P. Kuttinarayanan. I. Tissue culture research in horticultural crops - new perspectives: 10. Somatic embryogenesis in Mango (Mangifera indica L.) varieties/K. Rajmohan, G.R. Sulekha, C.P. Bindu, P. Ramesh, S. Sadheeshna Kumari and S. Sunita. 11. Covert Bacterial Association with In Vitro cultures of horticulture crops/Pious Thomas and Bindu Panicker. 12. Endosperm culture in Hevea brasiliensis/K. Rekha, R. Jayashree, S. Sushamakumari, S. Sankariammal and A. Thulaseedharan. 13. Repetitive somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in Garcinia indica Choiss/S.R. Deodhar, S.V. Bhosle, S.K. Rawal and S.R. Thengane. 14. In Vitro micropropagation of Acid Lime (Citrus aurantifolia S) var. Sai-Sharbati/A.B. Kamble, T.A. More, A.R. Karale and S.C. Patil. 15. An electrofusion-mediated improved method for donor-recipient somatic hybridization in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)/Debabrata Sarkar, L. Schilde-Rentschler, B. Loffelhardt-Ruoβ and H. Ninnemann. 16. In Vitro culture and biochemical analysis of Jasminum sp./K. Suseela Gomathi, S. Sambandamurthy, S. Sadasivam, N.M. Ramasamy and K. Rajmohan. 17. Biotech production unit for spices: a venture of Spices Board Kudumbashree and Dept. of biotechnology/Y.S. Rao, K. Mary Mathew, K. Pradip Kumar, Lakhsmanan R. and J. Thomas. 18. Performance evaluation of tissue culture vis-a-vis open pollinated seedlings of Cardamom/K.M. Kuruvilla, K.J. Madhusoodanan, M.R. Sudharshan, P. Natarajan and J. Thomas. 19. Induction of variability in Vanilla through In Vitro techniques/Lovis Susan Kuriakose, Grace Thi Bin and P.A. Nazeem. 20. Micropropagation of Banana var. \'Meitei Hei\' through Shoot Tip Culture/W.I. Meitei, Rajkumar Kishor, L. Robert and H. Jayalaxmi Devi. 21. On farm evaluation of tissue culture vanilla plants vis-a-vis vegetative cuttings/K.J. Madhusoodanan, K.M. Kuruvilla, B.A. Vadiraj, V.V. Radhakrishnan and J. Thomas. 22. An efficient regeneration protocol for Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) cv. PKM1/P. Kalaiarasan, S. Maruthasalam, M. Sivakumar, D. Sudhakar and P. Balasubramanian. 23. Studies on micropropagation in Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)/R.R. Chaugule, T.A. More, A.B. Kamble and A.R. Karale. 24. Ovular Callus culture studies in Carica papaya L./P.S. Kavitha, N. Chezhiyan and V. Panimalar. 25. An efficient regeneration protocol for Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) cv. Co2/P. Kalaiarasan, Phan Dinh Phap, M. Sivakumar, D. Sudhakar and P. Balasubramanian. 26. Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from immature embryos of Papaya (Carica papaya L.), CO7/R. Anandan, Pranathi Sibi, Phan Dinh Phap, K. Sooriyanadhasundaram, N. Kumar, D. Sudhakar and P. Balasubramanian. 27. In Vitro regeneration of Hevea brasiliensis from leaf explants/R.G. Kala, P. Kumari Jayasree, S. Sushamakumari, S. Sobha, R. Jayashree, K. Rekha and A. Thulaseedharan. 28. Plantlet regeneration In Vitro through indirect organogenesis in Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.)/Resmi Paul, M.R. Shylaja, P.A. Nazeem, P.A. Valsala and E.V. Nybe. 29. Callus culture and somatic embryogenesis studies in Citrus aurantifolia Swingle/A.B. Kamble, T.A. More, A.R. Karale and S.C. Patil. 30. Micropropagation of Emblica officinalis Gaertn. through Callus culture/A.R. Karale, J.H. Kadam, A.B. Kamble, D.P. Kaledhonkar, K.G. Shinde and M.T. Patil. 31. Effect of various modifications of MS Medium on Shoot Induction and proliferation of Peach/Anshu Sharma, S.K. Bhatia, Neelam R. Yadav and Suneel Sharma. 32. An improved protocol for the In Vitro propagation of a medicinally important plant, Bacopa monnieri (Linn.)/S. Sadheeshna Kumari, S. Uma Maheswari, K. Rajmohan and Swapna Alex. 33. In Vitro shoot regeneration in Eagle Wood - Aquilaria agallocha Roxb./P.A. Nazeem, P.S. Smitha, Jim Thomas and K. Rathy. 34. In Vitro multiplication of Trichosanthes cucumerina/M. Asha Sankar, K.K. Sajitha, Alice Kurian, K.K. Salmath, Lissamma Joseph and E.V. Nybe. 35. Rapid clonal propagation of Vitex trifolia/L.V. Hiregoudar, J.G. Bhat, A. Nayeem, B.P. Hema and H.N. Murthy. 36. In Vitro multiplication of Indian Maddar (Rubia cordifolia Linn.)/Alice Kurian, K.K. Salmath, K.V. Vijini, Lissmma Joseph, M. Asha Sankar and E.V. Nybe. 37. In Vitro studies in Centella asiatica (Linn.) Urban/V. Panimalar, E. Vadivel and P.S. Kavitha. 38. Direct organogenesis of Plumbago rosea (Linn.)/S.S. Preetha, S. Anita, K. Rajmohan and K.B. Soni. 39. In Vitro shoot regeneration in Ipomoea mauritiana (Linn.)/L. Priya, S. Anita, K. Rajmohan and Swapna Alex. 40. In Vitro propagation of Smilax zeylanica L./S. Sadheeshna Kumari, K. Rajmohan and Swapna Alex. 41. High frequency shoot regeneration in Aloe vera using BAP and TDZ Combinations of growth regulators/Vandana Saroha, R.C. Yadav and Neelam R. Yadav. 42. In Vitro Clonal propagation of Lasoda (Cordia myxa Roxb.) An arid fruit tree/Dhurendra Singh, D.G. Dhandar and A.K. Shukla. 43. Rapid propagation of Clitoria ternatea L. through somatic embryogenesis from leaves/Deepa S. Nair and B.R.R. Reghunath. 44. Clonal propagation of a Dendrobium hybrid Orchid (D. nobile L. x D. chrysotoxum L.) using Pseudobulb segment/Rajkumar Kishor, W.I. Meitei, and G.J. Sharma. 45. Influence of Sucrose and Triazole on the Ex Vitro establishment of micropropagated Dendrobium Sp./Samasya, K.S. 46. High frequency mericloning from shake cultures of tropical Orchid Dendrobium cv. Sonia/K.S. Shylaraj, R. Deepthy and Preeta Liz Korah. 47. Micropropagation of the aquarium plant - Parrot Feather Milfoil - Myriophyllum aquaticum (Velloso) Verdcourt/P.S. Smitha, P.A. Nazeem, Thressiamma James, M.V. Mohan and P.M. Sherif. 48. Multiple Shoot Regeneration from the Cotyledonary nodes of Leucaena leucocephala/N.M. Shaik, M. Arha, S.K. Gupta, S. Srivastava, A.K. Yadav, P. Kulkarani, O.U. Abhilash, B.M. Khan and S.K. Rawal. 49. Enhanced production of plantlets through tissue culture/Jansi Rani G., Benjamin Steinitz and Avi Lalazar. 50. Comparative evaluation of tissue culture derived Black Pepper plants with conventional propagules/K. Rathy, P.J. Jini, K.V. Shaju, P.K. Rajesh, P.K. Sreekumar, A. Maji and P.A. Nazeem. 51. In Vitro Callus culture and plant regeneration in Lycopersicon esculentum Mill and L. pimpinellifolium/S. Nirmala Devi, Biju Daniel, P.A. Nazeem, Sally K. Mathew and T.R. Gopalakrishnan. 52. Exploitation of somaclonal variation in breeding for resistance to Tomato Leaf Curl Virus Disease in Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)/S. Nirmala Devi, Biju Daniel, Sally K. Mathew, P.A. Nazeem and T.R. Gopalakrishnan. 53. Shoot bud differentiation from Megagametophyte cultures of Cycas circinalis L. - An endangered ornamental plant/V.J. Dominic and Joy P. Joseph. 54. Influence of season of explant collection on induction of multiple shoots from axillary buds of the Tamarind/S.M. Mahale, A.R. Karale, S.C. Patil, J.H. Kadam, A.B. Kamble, D.B. Khirsagar and U.T. Desai. 55. Micrografting in Wood Apple/J.H. Kadam, A.R. Karale, B.V. Garad and U.T. Desai. 56. Effect of Gamma irradiation on In Vitro rooting of micro shoots of Rose cv. Folklore/D. Wilson and N.K. Nayar. 57. Waxing aids establishment stem node explants of Rose cv. Crimson Glory/K.P. Pant, Vandana A. Kumar and H. Maurya. 58. Establishment of Callus cultures from isolated microspores of Hevea brasiliensis/R. Jayashree, K. Rekha, S. Sushamakumari and A. Thulaseedharan. 59. Comparative study of protoplast isolation in Piper nigrum L. and Piper colubrinum Link./Resmi Paul, P.C. Rajendran and Lissamma Joseph. 60. In Vitro production of L. DOPA from Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC./C. Kavitha and E. Vadivel. 61. Enhancement of the production of Camptothecin an antineoplastic therapeutic agent from Ophiorrhiza mungos through Elicitation and Permeabilization techniques/Jisha K.G., Jelly, L. and Padikkala J. 62. Exploitation of In Vitro cultures of Tinospora cordifolia Miers (Chittamrithu) for Berberine production/M. Kalimuthu, M. Asha Sankar, A. Augustin, R. Keshavachandran and E.V. Nybe. 63. Tissue culture methods for the In Vitro conservation of germplasm of Cassava, Sweet Potato and Yams/M. Unnikrishnan, M.N. Sheela, S. Edison, T. Sreeja, V.R. Sreerekha and V. Asha. 64. Micropropagation supports Heterosis breeding in Turmeric (Curcuma longa val.)/P.S. Vijayasree and P.A. Valsala. 65. Plant regeneration from Mesophyll protoplast of Dendrobium var. Sonia/Shyam S. Kurup, Shaji John, K.R. Rejimol and Jisha C. Mathew. 66. In Vitro propagation of Dendrobium var. Betty Ho through Shoot Tip Culture/Shyam S. Kurup, Shaji John, K.R. Rejimol and Jisha C. Mathew. 67. In Vitro rooting ability of in Vitro raised shoots of Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.)/M.R. Bindu and V.K. Mallika. 68. In Vitro multiplication of rare and endangered medicinal plants/R. Keshavachandran, M.K. Smitha, Sophia John, B.J. Seena, Rakhee Vijayaraghavan and P. Dahlia. 69. In Vitro conservation of endangered medicinal plants/R. Keshavachandran, M.K. Smitha and Raakhee Vijayaraghavan. 70. Rapid multiplication of Cashew through in Vitro methods/R. Keshavachandran and V.S. Riji. 71. Standardization of in Vitro micrografting techniques in Cashew/R. Keshavachandran and V.S. Riji. 72. Optimisation of media components for seed development in Turmeric after in vitro pollination/D. Renjith and P.A. Valsala. 73. Field evaluation of Tissue Cultured (TC) Plants against Open Pollinated (OP) Seedlings of Large Cardamom (Amomum subulatum roxb.) selections/U. Gupta, A.K. Biswas, J. Thomas and K.J. Madhusoodanan. 74. Effect of Cytokinins on mature and seedling nodal explants and on intact seedlings of Tamarind/Urmil J. Mehta and Sulekha Hazra. 75. In Vitro regeneration and field establishment of introduced Musa germplasm/Rema Menon, K.V. Babu, R. Keshavachandran, P.A. Nazeem, K. Anita Cherian and A. Suma. 76. Plant regeneration from Ginger embryogenic Callus effects of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and Benzyladenine/B. Suma, and R. Keshavachandran. Colour plate section.

Vol. II: II. Molecular markers and their exploitation: 77. Molecular diversity among South East Asian Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) Germplasm accessions based on ISSR markers/R. Manimekalai, P. Nagarajan, M. Bharathi, Anitha Karun, P.M. Kumaran and V.A. Parthasarathy. 78. Assessment of genetic variability in Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) varieties through RAPD and AFLP analyses/P.A. Nazeem, R. Keshavachandran, T.D. Babu, C.R. Achuthan, D. Girija and K.V. Peter. 79. Assessment of genetic diversity and relationships among some grape varieties using ISSR-PCR based markers/Manjusha Dhane, S.A. Tamhankar, S.G. Patil, G.S. Karibasappa and V.S. Rao. 80. AFLP Polymorphism and Pythium Response in Zingiber species/Kavitha, P.G., Pratibha Nair, Aswati Nair, R., Jayachandran B.K., Sabu, M. and George Thomas. 81. Marker assisted selection for Purple Blotch Disease resistance in Onion (Allium cepa L.)/Ganesh C.T. and Veeregowda, R. 82. Genetic diversity in some wild and cultivated germplasms in VIGNA by RAPD marker/B. Roychoudhury, Swagata Ghosh, N. Mandal and T. Dasgupta. 83. DNA fingerprinting in Tapioca (Manihot esculenta crantz.)/Santha V. Pillai and S. Sundaresan. 84. RAPD analysis of monoclonal and polyclonal seedlings of Hevea brasiliensis/P. Sobhana, Molly Thomas and James Jacob. 85. Genetic divergence analysis of Nendran (AAB) ecotypes of Banana (Musa spp.) using RAPD marker and morphological traits/C. Rajamanickam and K. Rajmohan. 86. RAPD analysis of Banana (Musa AAB Plantain subgroup) clones/Simi, S., K. Rajmohan and K.B. Soni. 87. Molecular characterization of Psidium spp. using RAPD markers/Anshu Sharma, K.S. Boora, R.S. Singhrot and S.K. Sehrawat. 88. Molecular characterization of Ber (Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk) Germplasm/S. Raja, S.K. Sehrawat, K.S. Boora and D.S. Dahiya. 89. Application of RAPD Technique to study the genetic relationship of Orchids/Syamali Chakrabarti. 90. Detection of genetic variability in Ashgourd (Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.) using RAPD markers/J. Resmi, I. Sreelathakumary and K. Rajmohan. 91. Application of RAPD in characterization of Germplasm including a novel segmented leaf genotype in bottle gourd/Hari Har Ram and Kavita Sharma. 92. Detection of genetic variability in Drumstick (Moringa oleifera lam.) using RAPD markers/D.S. Resmi, V.A. Celine, L. Rajamony and K.B. Sony. 93. RAPD analysis of Centella asiatica ecotypes/G.R. Pradeep Krishnan, C.N. Vishnu Prasad, K. Rajmohan and K.B. Soni. 94. Fingerprinting and genetic diversity of Purple Blotch Disease resistant and susceptible genotypes of Onion (Allium cepa L.) using RAPD markers/Ganesh C.T. and Veeregowda, R. 95. Screening of PCR Primers for Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) shell thickness marker/P.K. Mandal and R.S.N. Pillai. 96. Development of protocols for DNA extraction and amplification in Onion (Allium cepa L.) for RAPD analysis/Ganesh, C.T., Veere Gowda, R., Narayanaswamy P. and Ramanjini Gowda, P. H. 97. Standardization of generation of random amplified polymorphic DNA\'s in Chrysanthemum/S.K. Sehrawat, K.S. Boora, Ranjit Kumar, D.S. Dahiya and R.K. Goyal. 98. Genetic fingerprinting of Piper nigrum L. and Piper longum L. Cultivars using RAPD markers/R. Keshavachandran, P.A. Nazeem and J.L. Karihaloo. 99. Genetic basis for sex determination in Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.)/Rajendran, P and Ibrahim Saker Al-Mssallem. 100. Study of Isozyme Polymorphism in Musa Cultivars of Kerala/Rema Menon, K.M. Sunny, Nisha Jose, P.A. Nazeem, R. Keshavachandran and Shakunthala Nair. III. Molecular cloning of genes: 101. Isolation, cloning and characterization of genes encoding fungal endochitinase/Saiprasad, G.V.S., Mythili, J.B., Lalitha Anand, Suneetha, C. and Rashmi, H.J. 102. Molecular cloning of a cDNA fragment encoding Hydroxy MethyI GlutaryI CoA Reductase in Piper colubrinum/D. Girija, P.S. Beena, P.A. Nazeem and M.G. Puroshothama. 103. Cloning of endochitinase gene from native Isolates of Trichoderma Spp./Aishwarya R. Anigol, Sumangala Bhat and M.S. Kuruvinashetti. 104. Cloning and expression of Prophenoloxidase (PPO) gene and its activating enzyme from Heliothis armigera/Bindiya Sachdev, Neema Agrawal, Tarannum Ahmad, S. Sivakumar and R.K. Bhatnagar. 105. Cloning of Coat Protein Gene of Kursupara Isolate of Cardamom Mosaic Virus for developing transgenic virus-resistant Cardamom/S. Backiyarani, C. Manohari, T. Jebasingh, Thomas Jacob and R. Usha. 106. Cloning of cry2Ab Gene from a new indigenous isolate of Bacillus thuringiensis/Devendra Jain, Sona S. Dev, P. Indra Arul Selvi and V. Udayasuriyan.  IV. Genetic modification for crop improvement: 107. Studies on the influence of Cytokinin Independent Gene (CKI1) on explant differentiation in Tomato cv. Arka Vikas through Agrobacterium mediated transformation/Mythili, J.B., Narasimha Murthy, D.K. and Lalitha Anand. 108. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation using Green Fluorescence Protein (GFP) in papaya (Carica papaya L.)/N.N. Renukdas and S.K. Rawal. 109. Factors affecting Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation in Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.)/Suma, B. and Keshavachandran, R. 110. Tuber specific overproduction of cytokinins results in enhanced tuber number in transgenic Potato/Nisha K.K. and Purushothama M.G. 111. Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation in Dendrobium/R. Swarnapiria and K. Rajmohan. 112. Development of transgenic Cassava: optimization of protocol for Agrobacterium mediated gene transfer/Sheela, M.N. and Nigel J. Taylor. 113. In Vitro regeneration and transformation of Coleus forskohlii with Glucanase-Chitinase gene/Miss Khin Myat Lwin, Ramanjini Gowda P.H., T.K.S. Gowda, Nagesha N., Sreenevasa, S. Manjunatha, T.V.U. Patil, Vasundhara. M and Chandrashaker. S.C. 114. In Vitro micro propagation and transformation of Contoloupe (Cucumis melo L.) with GUS gene though Agrobacterium mediated transformation/Nagesha N., Devaiah B.N., Ramesh B.N. and Ramanjini Gowda P.H. 115. Transformation studies in Chilli(Capsicum annuum L.)/Jayapadma P.N., Sumangala Bhat and M.S. Kuruvinashetti. 116. Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation in Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)/A.G. Fatima, D. Girija, C.S. Meera, P.A. Nazeem and Lissamma Joseph. 117. Induction of Hariy roots in Holostemma ada-kodien with Agrobacterium rhizogenes/S.H. Karmarkar and R. Keshavachandran. V. Plant microbe interactions: 118. Novel diastereomeric antifungal peptides against Phytophthora capsici the causative agent of Quick Wilt Disease of Black Pepper/Manoj, K.J., Suresh Kumar, U., Santhosh Kumar, K., Anandaraj, M. and George Thomas. 119. Induction of systemic resistance against Die-back and fruit rot of chillies by Pseudomonas fluorescens/B. Meena and T. Marimuthu. 120. Potential of Facultative Methylotrophs in increasing the yield of tomato crop/G. Thangamani and SP. Sundaram. 121. Efficacy of Rhizosphere Microflora from Black Pepper nursery against Phytophthora Rot Pathogen/Reshmy Vijayaraghavan and Koshy Abraham. 122. Studies on the impact of bio-fertilizers with levels of NPK on Onion (Allium cepa L.) cv. Bellary Red/Mahanthesh, B., Venkatesha, J., Radhakrishna, D., Umesha, K. and Veere Gowda, R. VI. Environmental and industrial biotechnology: 123. Ethylene mediated modulation of Glucanase activity in Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.)/P. Deepthy Antony, Thomas, G. and M.G. Purushothama. 124. Screening of Mesorhizobium ciceri isolates for development of biofertilizer strains for Chickpea production/Kanika, R.K. Narula and L.R. Kashyap. 125. Effect of microbial antagonists on the management of Bacterial Wilt in Tomato/Sally K. Mathew, Manimala, R., Surendra Gopal, K. and Nirmala Devi, S. 126. Biochemical basis of shoot and Fruit Borer (Leucinodes orbonalis G.) Resistance in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)/M. Prabhu, S. Natarajan and L. Pugalendhi. 127. Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizae (VAM) enhances the drought stress tolerance of Sesbania sesban/Jos T. Puthur. 128. Effect of soil solarization and biocontrol agents in growth enhancement of Black Pepper cuttings/Reshmy Vijayaraghavan, Koshy Abraham and Deepa James. 129. Influence of beneficial microbes on damping off disease and seedling vigour in solanaceous vegetables/Sally K. Mathew, Sadhankumar, P.G., Nirmala Devi, S. and Krishnan, S. 130. Role of Pseudomonas flourescens in the integrated management of Rhizome Rot Disease of Banana/Usha, N.K. and Anita Cherian K. 131. Potential of Rhizobacteria in the management of soil borne pathogen Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn./Rehumath Niza, T.J., Saifunneesa, T.K., Sally K. Mathew, Koshy Abraham and Surendra Gopal, K. 132. Efficacy of selected Epiphytic Microflora from Pod surface against Phytophthora Pod Rot of Cocoa/R. Bhavani and Koshy Abraham. 133. Use of Metachromasy to study the chemical nature of LPS from specific and non-specific strain/Ganesh K.S. and Uma. S. Podder. 134. Evaluation of fungal antagonists against Leaf Spot Pathogens of Ivy Gourd (Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt)/Deepa Davis, S. Beena, Sally K. Mathew and Koshy Abraham. 135. Mechanism of antagonism of selected Epiphytic Antagonists against Phytophthora palmivora: the incitant of Pod Rot of Cocoa/R. Bhavani and Koshy Abraham. 136. Efficacy of antagonists against bacterial and fungal pathogens of Kacholam (Kaempferia galanga L.)/K. Priya, Sheela Paul. T and Beena S. 137. Participatory assessment of native Trichoderma isolates in newly planted Pepper Gardens of Kerala/T.J. Rehumath Niza, Koshy Abraham, E.V. Nybe and E.J. Prince. 138. Induction of mutation in Trichoderma virens using UV-Irradiation/Tojo G. Tharayil and P.K. Mukherjee. 139. Molecular characterization of an endophytic nitrogen fixing bacterium associated with Black Pepper/D. Girija, M.B. Bindu, P.A. Nazeem, G. Sunil Krishnan and Jasusri Jayasimhan. 140. Characterization of plant growth promoting Bacillus sp. from Chickpea Rhizosphere/N. Sivaramaiah, S.S. Sindhu and K.R. Dadarwal. 141. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Association in different species of Sesame/Sverup John, Manoj Sebastian, D. Alexander, Shyam S. Kurup and K. Rajmohan. 142. Biochemical response of Tomato Calli of resistant genotypes to the crude toxins of Foliar Pathogens/T.J. Rehumath Niza and P. Narayanasamy. 143. Selective retention of Cadmium and Lead in Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)/K. Vanisri, Sam T. Kurumthottical and K.C. Marykutty. 144. Mitochondria Isolation, SDH Assay and protein profiling in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Tubers for improving shelf life/Pradeep Kumar Shukla, P. Misra, Gurdeep Bains, S.K. Guru, Alok Shukla and R.C. Pant. 145. Lipid isolation and characterization in Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.) Roots/Pragati Misra, P.K. Shukla, S.K. Guru, Alok Shukla and R.C. Pant. 146. Biochemical investigations of enriched Coirpith compost materials/P.K. Sushama and T.K. Hari. VII. Bioinformatics and biosafety issues of transgenic crops: 147. Homology modeling of Cry2Ac and its comparison with receptor binding region of Cry2Aa/Arunkumar K. Ramasamy and V. Udayasuriyan. 148. Bioinformatics -- a KAU perspective/R. Keshavachandran, T.K. Ajitha, C.V. Lavina, P.S. Deepthy, P.A. Nazeem and D. Girija.

"Biotechnology is emerging as one of the most innovative technologies in life sciences. It provides a set of tools, which if appropriately integrated with other technologies can be applied for the sustainable development of agriculture. Tissue culture is being used to propagate rapidly difficult root crops and conserve endangered/rare medicinal plants. PCR Technology has made it possible to fingerprint genotypes and understand their genetic relationships in a better way. Genetic transformation through direct and vector mediated gene transfer now makes it possible to incorporate novel genes for desirable traits. The various bioinformatics tools help to interpret the complex data available from various biological experiments. The book has 8 sessions comprising of 148 research articles and papers on the above topics."