Millets as Superfood: Biochemistry, Biotechnology, and Applications
暫譯: 小米作為超級食品：生物化學、生物技術及其應用

《小米作為超級食品：生物化學、生物技術及其應用》提供了對這些古老穀物的及時且全面的分析，這些穀物正迅速演變為未來的食品。小米傳統上因其在惡劣氣候和低投入農業中的適應性和耐力而受到重視，如今在全球範圍內被認可為營養豐富、氣候智慧的超級食品，具有增強食品安全和可持續農業的巨大潛力。

本書融合了傳統知識與尖端科學。它揭示了小米的生物化學豐富性——維生素、礦物質、抗氧化劑和生物活性化合物，同時評估了其已證實的健康益處。書中還強調了現代生物技術的介入，包括基於CRISPR/Cas的基因組編輯、分子育種和組學技術，這些技術正在徹底改變小米研究。讀者還將觀察到小米在經濟和工業上的日益增長的應用，從營養補充品和功能性食品到生物強化和增值加工轉型。

本書由全球知名的專家撰寫和編輯，旨在迎合廣泛的讀者群。對於學生和研究人員，它提供了廣泛的科學分析和實踐應用；對於政策制定者和企業家，它揭示了小米在新興世界市場中的經濟、社會和生態潛力。

這不僅僅是一本關於穀物的書——它是通往更健康飲食、可持續農業和韌性未來的藍圖。

Sadhana Singh is working as an Assistant Professor, School of Sciences, U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU), Prayagraj, India. She has completed her PhD in Plant Biotechnology, from Bharathiar University (DRDO-BU Centre for Life Sciences), Coimbatore, (TN), India. She did her post-doctoral research from International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, India. Her research interests include--plant stress tolerance (model and non-model); molecular regulations controlling plant abiotic stresses; role of NAC genes towards abiotic stress tolerance; transcriptional profiling of stress responsive genes (RAN, NAC, GPAT); identification and characterization of candidate genes in semi-arid legumes against legumes against drought; role of NAC genes towards cold/salt/drought/response, biomass enhancement, carbon trapping and sequestration, etc., using functional genomics approach (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and genome editing). She has published over 20 research/review articles in peer-reviewed international journals in addition to many book chapters (Wiley; Springer) on essential aspects of plant biotechnology and plant stress tolerance. She has been serving as a reviewer of many reputed journals that include--Functional and Integrative Genomics; Genes; 3 Biotech; Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants; Plant Signaling and Behavior; Molecular Biology Reports; G3: Genes Genomes Genetics; Frontiers in Plant Science; Scientific Reports; Forests; Agriculture; Plant Biotechnology Reports; BMC Genomics; BMC Plant Biology; and International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Additionally, she is also an editor of the Frontiers in Genome Editing (Review Editor); Genomics of Plants and the Phytoecosystems (Guest Associate Editor), Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (Mediterranean Journals). She has been the recipient of several awards and honours that include--National Post Doc Fellowship, DST-SERB, India. She has also been invited to Webinars as a panelist and speaker for [IECPS 2024] SESSION F. Plant Molecular Biology and Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology on the Title--CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Genome Editing in Legumes on 16 January 2024 (MDPI). In short, she works as a vibrant, self-governing expert/scientist to connect her knowledge towards designing stress-smart, better-quality, and high yielding varieties of crop plants.

Santosh Kumar Upadhyay has been working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India for more than 10 years. After completing his doctoral work at the CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, he served as DST-INSPIRE Faculty at the National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Mohali, for one and half years. Thereafter, he has been serving as an Assistant Professor at Panjab University (PU). He is currently working on the area of functional genomics using various computational approaches. During his doctoral research, he was involved in the characterization of various insect toxic proteins, such as lectins, chitin-binding proteins, etc., from plant biodiversity. Currently, his research group at PU has characterized numerous important cation transporters including calcium cation antiporters, monovalent cation transporters, calcium ATPases, and important defence-related protein families such as receptor-like kinases, anti-oxidant enzymes, etc., of bread wheat. They are also characterizing long non-coding RNAs related to the abiotic and biotic stress responses. He has also demonstrated the method of genome editing in bread wheat and potato using the CRISPR-Cas system for functional genomics studies and developed a tool SSFinder for CRISPR target site prediction. He has authored more than 100 publications including research papers in leading journals of international repute, national and international patents, book chapters, and books. In recognition of his strong credentials and contributions, he has been awarded the NAAS Young Scientist Award (2017-18) and NAAS-Associate (2018) from the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India, INSA Medal for Young Scientist (2013) from the Indian National Science Academy, India, NASI- Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award (2012) from the National Academy of Sciences, India, and Alltech Young Scientist Award (2011). He has also been the recipient of the prestigious DSTINSPIRE Faculty Fellowship (2012), and SERB-Early Career Research Award, (2016) from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, and several research grants from various funding agencies like SERB, DBT, CSIR, etc. He also serves as a member of the editorial board and reviewer of many peer-reviewed international journals.

**Sadhana Singh** 目前擔任印度普拉亞格拉傑的 U.P. Rajarshi Tandon 開放大學（UPRTOU）科學學院助理教授。她在印度泰米爾納德邦的 Bharathiar University（DRDO-BU 生命科學中心）完成了植物生物技術的博士學位。她在印度帕坦切魯的國際作物研究所（ICRISAT）進行了博士後研究。她的研究興趣包括植物抗逆境的耐受性（模型和非模型）；控制植物非生物逆境的分子調控；NAC 基因在非生物逆境耐受性中的作用；壓力響應基因的轉錄組分析（RAN, NAC, GPAT）；在半乾旱豆類中識別和表徵抗旱的候選基因；NAC 基因在寒冷/鹽分/乾旱反應、生物量增強、碳捕獲和封存等方面的作用，使用功能基因組學方法（基因組學、轉錄組學、蛋白質組學和基因組編輯）。她在同行評審的國際期刊上發表了超過 20 篇研究/綜述文章，並撰寫了多本書籍章節（Wiley；Springer），涵蓋植物生物技術和植物抗逆境耐受性的基本方面。她擔任多本知名期刊的審稿人，包括：Functional and Integrative Genomics；Genes；3 Biotech；Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants；Plant Signaling and Behavior；Molecular Biology Reports；G3: Genes Genomes Genetics；Frontiers in Plant Science；Scientific Reports；Forests；Agriculture；Plant Biotechnology Reports；BMC Genomics；BMC Plant Biology；以及 International Journal of Molecular Sciences。此外，她還擔任 Frontiers in Genome Editing（綜述編輯）；Genomics of Plants and the Phytoecosystems（客座副編輯）；Biotechnology and Bioinformatics（地中海期刊）的編輯。她曾獲得多項獎項和榮譽，包括印度國家博士後獎學金（National Post Doc Fellowship, DST-SERB）。她還受邀參加網路研討會，擔任 [IECPS 2024] SESSION F 的小組成員和演講者，主題為「CRISPR/Cas 媒介的豆類基因組編輯」，將於 2024 年 1 月 16 日舉行（MDPI）。簡而言之，她作為一位充滿活力的自主專家/科學家，致力於設計抗逆境、品質更佳且高產的作物品種。

**Santosh Kumar Upadhyay** 在印度昌迪加爾的旁遮普大學植物學系擔任助理教授已有超過 10 年。完成在 CSIR-國家植物研究所（National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow）的博士研究後，他在印度政府的國家農業食品生物技術研究所（National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Mohali）擔任 DST-INSPIRE 教職，工作了一年半。此後，他一直在旁遮普大學（PU）擔任助理教授。他目前專注於使用各種計算方法進行功能基因組學的研究。在博士研究期間，他參與了從植物生物多樣性中表徵各種昆蟲毒性蛋白（如凝集素、幾丁質結合蛋白等）的工作。目前，他在 PU 的研究小組已經表徵了許多重要的陽離子運輸蛋白，包括鈣陽離子反向運輸蛋白、單價陽離子運輸蛋白、鈣 ATP 酶，以及與防禦相關的重要蛋白家族，如受體樣激酶、抗氧化酶等，這些均來自小麥。他們還在表徵與非生物和生物逆境反應相關的長非編碼 RNA。他還展示了使用 CRISPR-Cas 系統在小麥和馬鈴薯中進行基因組編輯的方法，以進行功能基因組學研究，並開發了一個名為 SSFinder 的工具，用於 CRISPR 目標位點預測。他已發表超過 100 篇出版物，包括在國際知名期刊上的研究論文、國內外專利、書籍章節和書籍。因其卓越的資歷和貢獻，他獲得了印度農業科學國家學院的 NAAS 年輕科學家獎（2017-18）和 NAAS-副會員（2018）、印度國家科學院的 INSA 年輕科學家獎（2013）、印度科學院的 NASI 年輕科學家白金禧獎（2012）以及 Alltech 年輕科學家獎（2011）。他還獲得了印度政府科學技術部的 DSTINSPIRE 教職獎學金（2012）和 SERB-早期職業研究獎（2016），以及來自 SERB、DBT、CSIR 等多個資助機構的多項研究資助。他還擔任多本同行評審國際期刊的編輯委員會成員和審稿人。