PLANT MODIFICATION FOR MORE EFFICIENT WATER USE

By MATTHEW JONES

CONTENTS PART I GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO AGRO-BIODIVERSITY AND AGRI-ECOSYSTEM IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY PART II AGRO BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND CHALLENGES AN ASSESSMENT OF FOREST DIVERSITY: CHALLENGES AND MANAGEMENT AGROBIODIVERSITY, STATUS, AND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES ROLE OF RANGE GRASSES IN CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF BIODIVERSITY MOLECULAR APPROACHES IN AGROBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PART III AGRI ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS INTER-CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN CLIMATE RESILIENCE, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ADAPTABILITY SOIL ORGANIC CARBON AND TOTAL NITROGEN STOCKS UNDER DIFFERENT LAND USES IN ACHANAKMAR-AMARKANTAK BIOSPHERE RESERVE, INDIA VEGETATION BIOMASS AND CARBON STOCK ASSESSMENT UNDER DIFFERENT FOREST TYPES OF TEMPERATE AND ALPINE FOREST ECOSYSTEM OF WESTERN HIMALAYAS PART IV ADVANCE APPROACHES FOR AGROBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION MOLECULAR APPROACHES IN CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF AGROBIODIVERSITY ADAPTING LAND DEGRADATION AND ENHANCING ETHNIC LIVELIHOOD SECURITY THROUGH FRUIT PRODUCTION: EVIDENCE FROM HILLY AREAS OF BANGLADESH RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES VIA MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES: AN IMPORTANT MEASURE FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE MOLECULAR APPROACHES IN RESTORATION OF AGRO-BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS APPROACHES FOR RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION OF AGRO-BIODIVERSITY PART V TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTION FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE PRODUCTION IN TRANSGENIC PLANTS: GREEN PLASTICS FOR BETTER FUTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY APPLICATIONS OF ARTI?CIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE INFORMATION AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY APPLIED AT AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT USE OF WILD EDIBLE PLANTS CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF FUTURE GENERATION