В Global demand for wheat, rice, corn, and other essential grains is expected to steadily rise over the next twenty years. Meeting this demand by increasing production through increased land use is not very likely; and while better crop management may make a marginal difference, most agriculture e
Physiology and Biotechnology Integration for Plant Breeding
✍ Scribed by Henry T. Nguyen, Abraham Blum
- Publisher
- Marcel Dekker
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 648
- Series
- Books in soils, plants, and the environment
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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✦ Synopsis
The first resource of its kind, this reference assembles current research in crop plant physiology, plant biotechnology, and plant breeding to genetically improve crop plants while supporting a productive agriculture ecosystem—providing the most innovative perspectives and molecular approaches in crop physiology for the formulation of superior crop cultivars that potentially increase yield in stress environments.
✦ Table of Contents
Preface......Page 9
Contents......Page 13
Contributors......Page 17
Physiology of Yield and Adaptation in Wheat and Barley Breeding......Page 21
Genetic Yield Improvement and Stress Tolerance in Maize......Page 71
Physiological Basis of Yield and Environmental Adaptation in Rice......Page 103
Sorghum Physiology......Page 161
Pearl Millet......Page 245
Comparative Ecophysiology of Cowpea, Common Bean, and Peanut......Page 291
The Physiological Basis of Soybean Yield Potential and Environmental Adaptation......Page 347
Physiological Basis of Yield and Environmental Adaptation in Cotton......Page 383
Genome Mapping and Genomic Strategies for Crop Improvement......Page 423
Marker-Assisted Utilization of Exotic Germ Plasm......Page 473
Heterosis of Yield: Molecular and Biochemical Perspectives......Page 489
Genetic Engineering for Enhancing Plant Productivity and Stress Tolerance......Page 509
Genome Mapping and Marker-Assisted Selection for Improving Cotton (Gossypium spp.) Productivity and Quality in Arid Regions......Page 523
Molecular Dissection of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Sorghum and Rice......Page 545
Genetic Dissection of Drought Tolerance in Maize: A Case Study......Page 591
Physiology and Biotechnology Integration for Plant Breeding: Epilogue......Page 631
Index......Page 639
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