Crop Sustainability and Intellectual Property Rights

Soumya Mukherjee, PhD, is affiliated with the Department of Botany, Jangipur College, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India. He was formerly with Ramjas College, University of Delhi, India. He has published research and review articles in peer-reviewed international journals and has chapters (plant physiology, abiotic stress signaling) popular articles and book published by national and international publishers. He has been publishing edited volumes on plant signaling, communication (Springer), and root biology and has authored e-learning modules in plant physiology and biochemistry. Piyali Mukherjee is affiliated with the West Bengal Bar Council, Kolkata, India. She studied forensic sciences and cyber forensics at the International Forensic Science Institute, Pune, India, and gained expertise in intellectual property rights and patent cooperation treaties at the World Intellectual Property Organization, Switzerland. Her experience in fingerprinting, document examination, and cyber investigations is from the Sherlock Institute of Forensic Sciences, New Delhi. She has published book chapters related to law, humanities, management, and legal perspectives associated with commercially important plants. Tariq Aftab, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany at Aligarh Muslim University, India. He was formerly Visiting Scientist at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Germany, and in the Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, USA. He was a Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, and at Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi. He has edited and co-authored several books and has published over 60 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals.

Part I: Sustainable Crop Cultivation 1. Sustainable Crop Cultivation: A Comprehensive Update 2. Traditional Agriculture: A Sustainable Approach towards Attaining Food Security 3. Plant Bioactive Compounds: Biotechnological Applications for Novel Molecules Part II: Stress Resilience Strategies in Crops 4. Rice Physiology and Sustainability in the Face of Increasing Carbon Dioxide Concentration 5. An Analysis of the Physiological and Biochemical Attributes in Tomato Fruits Affected by Salinity Stress 6. Crop Improvement in Deserts 7. Grafting, Seed Soaking/Priming, Soil Amendment, and Foliar Application as Tools to Increase Abiotic Stress Tolerance of Crops 8. Heavy Metal Stress Tolerance in Plants: Signaling Responses and Role of Plant-Microbe Association 9. Hydrogen Peroxide as Signaling Molecule in Plant Abiotic Stress 10. Plant Cell During Cold Stress: Sensing, Signaling, and Regulations Part III: Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights: Implications in Plant Science 11. Intellectual Property Rights Vis-À-Vis Food Security: A Critical Analysis 12. Repatriation of Traditional Knowledge through the Lens of International Legal Instruments 13. International Convention for Protection of Geographical Indication and Its Application in Agriculture: A Legal Perspectives 14. Farmers’ Rights: An Indian Scenario 15. From Green Revolution to Green Innovation: How IP and Trademarks Catalyze Commercialization of Agriculture and Plant Products 16. Delineation of Legal Application and Protection of Plant Patent: A Critical Study 17. IP Protection of Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCE) in Regions of Northeastern India: An Ecological Context 18. International Legal Issues and Plant Variety Protection Rights in Agriculture