Transgenic Plants and Environmental Sustainability

Increasing demand for food and energy security under changing climate requires innovative solutions for agriculture. Transgenic plants can play an important role in agriculture for improving crop productivity and environmental sustainability. Transgenic plants are biotechnologically engineered through editing and insertion of desirable genes into their genome. This process offers an opportunity to introduce a new set of improved traits, alter nutritional value and environmental sustainability. This book chapter discusses the role of transgenic plants in environmental sustainability. Moreover, this book chapter also highlights the opportunities, challenges, and case studies of transgenic plants and their potential role in environmental sustainability.