Molecular Plant Breeding: Principles and Practices addresses the pressing challenges of food security, climate change, and population growth through the lens of molecular plant breeding. This comprehensive volume explores innovative techniques and strategies that are reshaping crop improvement and agricultural sustainability.

The book opens with foundational concepts in biotechnology and its role in advancing agriculture, discussing topics like The Future of Agriculture: Biotechnological Innovations and Role of Biotechnology in Crop Improvement. It emphasizes the potential of modern biotechnological tools to enhance crop yields and resilience while also focusing on nutritional quality through chapters such as Advanced Plant Biotechnological Strategies to Enhance Food Quality and Nutrition and Innovations in Food Legumes for Nutritional Security and Sustainable Agriculture.

Attention is given to the importance of environmental adaptability, with insights on producing crop varieties suited for changing climates in chapters like Role of Improved Varieties and Advancement of Agriculture Sustaining Food Security in Indian Climate Changing Scenario and Role of Biotechnology in Mitigating Climate Change.

The book also covers cutting-edge technologies, including Genome Editing,  Marker-Assisted Selection, and Crispr/Cas9, which are critical to developing next-generation crop varieties. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of biodiversity conservation with topics like Applications of Micro-Propagation Techniques in Rare and Endangered Plant Conservation.

Finally, Molecular Plant Breeding presents compelling case studies that showcase real-world applications and successes in the field. This volume serves as an essential resource for researchers, students, and practitioners, aiming to deepen their understanding of molecular breeding while inspiring innovation in addressing today's agricultural challenges. Readers are encouraged to engage with the knowledge presented, igniting their passion for sustainable and resilient agricultural practices.

1. Molecular Plant Breeding: Principles and Practices
   Prof. S.N. Sharma and Dr. Manju Kumari Choudhary
2. Biotechnology and Advancement in Agriculture
   Dr. Gunnjeet Kaur and Dr. Prateek Sharma
3. Role of Biotechnology in Advancing Agriculture
   Dr. Asha Kumari, Dr. Vikas Sharma and Dr. A. K. Sharma
4. Future of Agriculture: Biotechnological Innovations
   Dr. R. S. Sharma
5. Role of Biotechnology in Crop Improvement
   Dr. M. L. Jakhar and Dr. Varsha Kumari
6. Advanced Plant Biotechnological Strategies to Enhance Food Quality and Nutrition
   Dr. Vineet Kaswan, Dr. Manish Sharma and Dr. Shailaja Punetha
7. Role of Improved Varieties and Advancement of Agriculture Sustaining Food Security in Indian Climate Changing Scenario
   Dr. P. K. Dashora and Dr. P. Kumar
8. Role of Biotechnology in Mitigating Climate Change
   Prof. S. R. Maloo and Dr. R. S. Sharma
9. Innovations in Food Legumes for Nutritional Security and Sustainable Agriculture
   Prof. O. P. Khedar and Prof. Vijay Prakash
10. Role of Superior Crop Varieties and Advanced Practices in Food Security
    Prof. S.N. Sharma and Dr. Subhash Chand Sharma
11. Spontaneous Mutations for Novel Alleles in Grain Legumes: A Review
    Dr. Meenakshi Dheer, Dr. S. S. Rajput and Dr. S. S. Punia
12. Pivotal Role of Improved Crop Varieties and Agricultural Technologies for Food Security in India
    Dr. S. N. Sharma
13. Applications of Micro-Propagation Techniques in Rare and Endangered Plant Conservation
    Dr. Aparna Tripathi
14. Genomics in Plant Breeding
    Prof. E. V. Divakara Sastry and Prof. D. K. Garg
15. Genome Editing: A Novel Approach for Sustainable Agriculture
    Dr. Vineet Kaswan, Dr. Shailaja Punetha and Dr. Manish Sharma
16. Advanced Technologies in Plant Breeding: From Genome Editing to Machine Learning
    Dr. Deepak Gupta and Dr. Teena Verma
17. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
    Prof. Vijay Prakash and Dr. Manju Kumari Choudhary
18. Gene Cloning for Crop Improvement
    Dr. Varsha Kumari, Dr. Ashok Kumar Meena and Dr. B. L. Kumhar
19. Phenotyping Technologies
    Prof. N. K. Gupta and Dr. Shivani Yadav
20. Bridge RNA System: A Novel Mechanism for Gene Editing
    Dr. Manju Kumari Choudhary and Dr. Manvendra Singh
21. Integrating Omics Approaches
    Prof. K. Ram Krishna and Dr. Deepak Sharma
22. Marker Assisted Selection: An Approach for Crop Improvement
    Dr. Manju Sharma, Dr. Preeti Nair and Dr. Manju Kumari Choudhary
23. Marker-Assisted Selection: A Key Technology for Organic Plant Breeding
    Dr. Sunidhi Tiwari
24. Crispr/Cas9: A Leading Technology for Crop Improvement
    Dr. Manvendra Singh and Dr. Manju Kumari Choudhary
25. Bioinformatics and Data Management
    Dr. Arpita Sharma and Prof. Mahaveer Kumar Sain
26. Molecular Plant Breeding: Case Studies
    Prof. R.S. Sain and Dr. Varsha Kumari