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Discover strategies to develop crop plants with specific traits needed to meet the specific challenges. Climate change poses an existential threat to global food supplies, with even modest increases in global temperature potentially spelling disaster for crop productivity. Plant breeders have applied traditional methods and developed new crop varieties to maintain productivity under specific conditions, but there is an urgent need to go much further. We must harness the broadest possible range of genomic data and crop breeding practices to create the next generation of resilient food crops. Custom-Designed Crop Breeding highlights the use of omics-based knowledge, precision genetics, and molecular techniques to breed new climate-resistant crops. Beginning with an overview of both present and future scenarios in which functional genomics is applied to crops, it moves through crop breeding techniques, design of crops for stress tolerance, and more. The result is an essential tool in the fight for a sustainable food supply. Custom-Designed Crop Breeding: Volume 1 — Advanced Technologies offers a comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge advancements driving modern crop improvement. This volume highlights innovative methodologies in genomics, climate-resilient breeding strategies, and the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in precision agriculture. Spanning diverse topics, including genomic tools, high-throughput phenotyping, bioinformatics integration, and next-gen AI-driven predictions, this book serves as an essential resource for researchers, breeders, and professionals seeking to revolutionize agricultural practices for sustainability and productivity. Custom-Designed Crop Breeding: Volume 2 — Improved Traits delves into innovative strategies for engineering crops with enhanced traits to address global agricultural challenges. This volume is structured around three critical themes: abiotic stress tolerance, biotic stress resistance, and improved nutritional and pharmaceutical quality. Edited by leading experts, it offers a thorough exploration of advanced techniques like haplotype-based breeding, genomic selection, and root system optimization, along with the development of designer crops for resilience, sustainability, and functional applications. Custom-Designed Crop Breeding readers will also find: Designer crop solutions for abiotic and biotic stresses, including drought, salinity, insects, and fungal diseases. Highlights on the development of crops tailored for functional foods, herbal, and aromatic applications. Presents the latest methodologies, such as haplotype-based breeding, genomic selection, and root architecture optimization for improved yield and resilience. Custom-Designed Crop Breeding is ideal for professionals and researchers interested in genetic improvements of crop plants based on innovative breeding technologies.

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Author:   Shri Mohan Jain (University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland) ,  Jameel M. Al-Khayri (King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia) ,  Sudhir K. Sopory (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India) ,  Muneeb Ahmad Wani (Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, India)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.70cm , Height: 5.20cm , Length: 25.50cm
Weight:   1.928kg
ISBN:  

9781394192564

ISBN 10:   1394192568
Pages:   896
Publication Date:   04 December 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Volume 1   Table of Contents     Part I Genomics-based Precision Breeding 1 Innovative Approaches in Crop Design Sudhir K Sopory and Rohit Joshi 2 Enhancing Drought Tolerance and Crop Adaptability: Genomic Advances for a Sustainable Agriculture Jameel R. Al-Obaidi, Fatimah Azzahra Ahmad Rashid, Khalid H. Alobaidi, Sumaiyah Abdullah, and Siti Nahdatul Isnaini Said Hussin 3 Progress of Functional Genomics in Crop Plants Rupali R. Taur and Shantanu Y. Chavan 4 Breeding by Design: Interaction of Linkage Maps and molecular markers in Major Oilseed Crops under abiotic stress Mihaiela Cornea-Cipcigan and Rodica Mărgăoan 5 Stability Statistics in Multi-Environment Trials Essam Fathy El-Hashash and Karima Mohamed El-Absy   Part II Innovative Breeding Technologies 6 Crop Breeding for Climate Resilience: Integrating Genomics and Phenomics with Bioinformatics Rukoo Chawla, Naresh, Amit Sharma, and Kajal Samantara 7 High Throughput Phenotyping of Traits Associated with Climate Resilience in Crop Plants Sandeep Kumar Singh, Raj Kishore Sahoo, Kishore Pundlik Jeughale, and Kajal Samantara 8 Enroute to climate resilient crops: QTL mapping and beyond Rajkumar U. Zunjare, Thomas Lübberstedt, Ravikiran K.T., Firoz Hossain1, Vignesh Muthusamy, and Mukesh Choudhary 9 Crop biofortification for Food Security under the Era of climate Change Waqas Liaqat, Muhammad Tanveer Altaf, Jaweria Iqbal, EhabMohamed Zayed, Amna Jamil, Muhammad Azhar Nadeem, Celaleddin Barutçular, Faheem Shehzad Baloch, and Muhammad Faheem Jan   Part III Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 10 Automated high-throughput plant phenotyping systems Muhammad Fraz Ali1, Irsa Ejaz, Lijuan Ma, and Dong Wang 11 Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence in Plant Breeding Hala M. Abdelmigid and Mohamed A. Abdein 12 Prediction of traits using artificial intelligence machine learning Sneha-Priya Pappula-Reddy, Sudhir Kumar, Min-Hui Bi, Anupam Singh, Abhishek Kumar Shrivastav, Kadambot H.M. Siddique, and Bharadwaj Chellapilla 13 Smart Plant Breeding Essam Fathy El-Hashash and Karima Mohamed El-Absy 14 Autonomous Field Phenotyping: Revolutionizing Crop Breeding with Artificial Intelligence Mueen Alam Khan, Hafiz Ghulam Muhu-Din Ahmed, Tehreem Fatima, Nimra Khaliq, Muhammad Ahtasham Mushtaq, Ishtiaq Ahmad, and Beena Alam 15 Integration of machine learning in plant breeding Mohamed Nejib El Melki and Amel yahyaoui                                                                                Volume 2   Table of Contents       Part I Abiotic Stress Tolerance   1 Innovative Approaches in Crop Design Sudhir K Sopory and Rohit Joshi   2 Genetics and Genomics of Root Architecture Traits in Response to Environmental Stress in Plants Aneela Ulfat, Saima Ashraf, Sadaf Kayani, Syed Abidullah, Sidra Qayum and Sumaira Aziz   3 Physiological Tools for Drought Tolerant Crops Design Amparo Roseroa and Jazmín Pérez-Pazosb   4 Customizing Crops for Salinity Tolerance: Towards Resilient Crop Production Systems Aditi Tailor, Pooja Sharma, Anjali Joshi, Archana Kumari, and Mansi Gogna   5 Haplotype-based Breeding for Stress Tolerance in Plants Krishnan P Abhijith, Uma Maheshwar Singh, Vikas Kumar Singh, and Pallavi Sinha   6 Designer crops: Optimal Root System Architecture for Nutrient Acquisition Tiago Benedito Dos Santos, Silvia Graciele Hülse de Souza, Ilara Gabriela Frasson Budzinski, and Fernanda Freitas de Oliveira   7 Genetic gains in crop yield through genomic selection under drought stress Emad Hamdy Khedr and Nagwa Khedr   Part II Biotic Stress Tolerance   8 Designer Crops for Biotic Stress Tolerance: Technologies and Applications Varsha Toppo, Akash Shaikh, Wudali Narasimha Sudheer, Chrisbel P, Jameel M. Al-Khayri, and Praveen Nagella   9 Designer Crops Developed Against Insect Pests Ambreen Gul, Sana Shakoor, Nouman Nazik, Abdul Qayyum Rao, Ruhangiz Mammadova, Sarbesh Das Dangol, and Allah Bakhsh   10 Leveraging Cutting-Edge Techniques to Mitigate Drought Stress in Plants Emad Hamdy Khedr, and Nagwa Khedr   11 Designer Crops for Fungal Disease Resistance Nawreen Mir and Danish Mushtaq     Part III Enhanced Quality   12 Designer Crops and Functional Foods Jaspreet Kaur, Piyush Agrawal, Prasad Rasane, Jyoti Singh, Sawinder Kaur, and Vikas Kumar   13 Designer Crops of Pharmaceutical Plants Faiza Ramzan   14 Designed Crops: Herbal and Aromatic Plants Asma Abid, Nour Elhouda Mekhadmi, and Randa Mlik                                                        

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Shri Mohan Jain, is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Jameel M. Al-Khayri, is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. Sudhir K. Sopory, is a Professor and SERB (Government of India) Distinguished Fellow and Senior Emeritus Scientist at the International Centre for genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India. Muneeb Ahmad Wani, is an Assistant Professor cum Junior Scientist in the Department of Floriculture & Landscape Architecture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, India

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