The rise in global population demands more productive agricultural yields and therefore biotechnology and plant improvement has become an area of major concern and development. Plant breeding especially molecular breeding is practised to propagate the more desirable
characteristics. This has been the case for thousands of years however technological advancements genetic sequencing and rearranging. People from gardeners and farmers to professional plant breeders employed by government institutions universities crop specific industry associations or research centres use biotechnology. International development agencies encourage breeding new crops to encourage food security by developing new varieties; that are higher-yielding resistant to pests and diseases drought-resistant or regionally adapted to different environments and growing conditions The book is a contemporary comprehensive reference work on agricultural biotechnology. It is recommended for graduate and post graduate level courses in plant biotechnology or plant genetics. It is also an ideal reference for practitioners in the allied fields.
