Rediscovery of Genetic and Genomic Resources for Future Food Security

Romesh Kumar Salgotra, PhD Romesh Kumar Salgotra, PhD, is a Professor and Coordinator at SKUAST Jammu in India. He was an Endeavour Executive Fellow at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), Australia and was awarded the prestigious N. E. Borlaug Fellowship by the USDA in 2015. He has participated in the Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Rights Programme (GRIP) under the auspices of the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), Sweden and South Africa. He was a member and representative of the Global Forum for Innovative Agriculture (GFIA), UAE. In addition, Dr Salgotra has received several grants for research projects from national and international funding agencies.  Sajad Majeed Zargar, PhD Sajad Majeed Zargar is an Assistant Professor at SKUAST Kashmir in India. He has formerly served as a Visiting Professor at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan, as an Assistant Professor at SKUAST Jammu, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri (BGSB), India, and as a scientist at Advanta India Limited, Hyderabad, and TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), New Delhi, India. Dr Zargar is a recipient of the CREST overseas fellowship from the DBT, India and a Goho grant from the Government of Japan. A member and representative of the International Plant Proteomics Organisation (INPPO), he has received several awards for his work and research. 

Chapter 1 Potential of genetic and genomic resources for genetic improvement of food crops.- Chapter 2 Untapped genetic diversity of wild relatives for crop improvement.- Chapter 3 Molecular approaches for harvesting natural diversity for crop improvement.- Chapter 4 Omics and plant genetic resources: Towards mining potential genes.- Chapter 5 Genetic and genomic resources and their exploitation for unlocking genetic potential from the wild relatives.-Chapter 6 Role of gene banks in maintaining crop genetic resources.- Chapter 7 Exploring genetic resources for identification of potential novel genes for crop improvement.- Chapter 8 Next-generation sequencing technologies and their implications for efficiently utilization of genetic resources.- Chapter 9 Comparative genomics for exploring new genes and traits for crop improvement.- Chapter 10 Potential of wild species in the scenarioof climate change.- Chapter 11 Role of wild relatives for development of climate-resilient varieties.- Chapter 12 Strategies for conservation of genetic resources.- Chapter 13 Crop landraces: Present threats and opportunities for conservation.- Chapter 14 Future threats and opportunities facing crop wild relatives and landrace diversity.