Functional RNAs in Plants

Functional RNAs in Plants: Developing Climate-Resilient and Stress-Resistant Crops covers microRNAs, small interfering RNAs, long non-coding RNAs, circular RNAs, and the CRISPR guide RNA, for their identification, design, functional analysis, and emerging applications in regulating all kinds of possible stressors, both abiotic and biotic under changing climate conditions. Advances in the tools of bioinformatics, multiple omics, and high-throughput technologies have been applied to explore and better understand the role of functional RNAs in regulating plant stress responses. As a result, range of RNAs are now well-recognized to be functionally involved in many cellular processes which may lead to better agricultural production in the future. This comprehensive overview of the latest and emerging technical achievements and present current agricultural applications emphasizes developing climate-resilient and disease-resistant crops. Including methods, applications and case-studies, it is a valuable resource supporting the efforts of academics, researchers, and advanced level students.

• Includes methods, applications and future directions
• Focuses on advanced tools and recent agricultural applications of plant functional RNAs
• Includes RNA technology in plant stress physiology and CRISPR precision crop breeding
• Demonstrates the use of multiple omics and high-throughput technologies in plant non-coding RNAs