Abiotic Stresses: Plant Resistance Through Breeding and Molecular Approaches

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Gain a better understanding of the genetic and physiological bases of stress response and stress tolerance as part of crop improvement programs

Abiotic Stresses: Plant Resistance Through Breeding and Molecular Approaches explores innovative methods for breeding new varieties of major crops with resistance to environmental stresses that limit crop production worldwide. Experts provide you with basic principles and techniques of plant breeding as well as work done in relation to ...

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Overview

Gain a better understanding of the genetic and physiological bases of stress response and stress tolerance as part of crop improvement programs

Abiotic Stresses: Plant Resistance Through Breeding and Molecular Approaches explores innovative methods for breeding new varieties of major crops with resistance to environmental stresses that limit crop production worldwide. Experts provide you with basic principles and techniques of plant breeding as well as work done in relation to improving resistance in specific important world food crops. This book supplies extensive bibliographies at the end of each chapter, as well as tables and figures that illustrate the research findings.

Abiotic Stresses is divided into two sections. In the first section, you will find:

  • the general principles of breeding crops for stress resistance
  • genetic engineering and molecular biology procedures for crop improvement for stress environments
  • data on genome mapping and its implications for improving stress resistance in plants
  • information about breeding for resistance/tolerance to salinity, drought, flooding, metals, low nutrient availability, high/low temperatures

The second section of this timely resource focuses on the efforts of acknowledged specialists who concentrated their efforts on important individual crops, such as:

  • wheat
  • barley
  • rice
  • maize
  • oilseed crops
  • cotton
  • tomato

This book fills a niche and interface in the available literature as it deals with all of the major stresses from a perspective of crop breeding, covering the latest advances in molecular breeding technology. Abiotic Stresses will help scientists and academics in botany, plant breeding, plant environmental stress studies, agriculture, and horticulture modify and improve breeding programs globally.

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Mohmed F. Mansour PhD
Mohmed F. Mansour, PhD, Professor of Plant Physiology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
ESSENTIAL for anyone working in the field of plant breeding for abiotic stresses I highly recommend it. THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS BOOK comes from the fact that it uniquely and extensively emphasizes the underlying breeding and molecular approaches that help develop productive crops under abiotic stresses. It also discusses the physiological, biochemical, and molecular traits for stress tolerance.
Taek-Ryoun Kwon PhD
Taek-Ryoun Kwon, PhD, Research Plant Physiologist, The National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, RDA, Suwon, Korea
A landmark grafting of modern agricultural biotechnology with conventional breeding technology for plant improvement against abiotic stresses.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781560229643
  • Publisher: CRC Press
  • Publication date: 4/28/2005
  • Series: Crop Science Ser.
  • Pages: 739
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 8.60 (h) x 2.00 (d)

Table of Contents

About the Editors
Contributors
Preface
PART I: GENERAL OVERVIEW
Chapter 1. Stress Environments and Their Impact on Crop Production (Shafiq-ur-Rehman,
P. J. C. Harris, and M. Ashraf)
Introduction
Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
Multiple and Variable Stresses and Tolerance
Abiotic Stress Symptoms
Major Abiotic Stresses Limiting Crop Yield
Crop Production in Stressful Conditions
Future Prospects
Chapter 2. Breeding for Stress Resistance: General Principles (Mervyn O. Humphreys and Michael W. Humphreys)
Introduction
Breeding for Improved Stress Resistance
The Genetics of Abiotic Stress Tolerance
Mechanisms of Stress Resistance
The Role of Genetic Engineering in Breeding: Implications and Limitations
Conclusion
Chapter 3. Use of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology Approaches for Crop Improvement for Stress Environments (Viswanathan Chinnusamy, Liming Xiong, and Jian-Kang Zhu)
Introduction
Osmolytes/Osmoprotectants
Oxidative-Stress Tolerance
Stress Proteins
Cellular Membrane Stability
Salt-Stress Tolerance: Ion Homeostasis
Water Uptake and Transpiration
Cell-Wall Elasticity
Marker-Assisted Selection
Conclusions and Future Perspectives
Chapter 4. Genome Mapping and Its Implications for Improving Stress Resistance in Plants (Nguyen Thi Vinh and Andrew H. Paterson)
The Impact of Drought, Salinity, and Acid Soil Conditions for World Agriculture
Selection of Stress-Tolerant Crop Cultivars
Application of DNA Markers to Improve Stress Tolerance
Conclusion
Chapter 5. Breeding for Salinity Tolerance (Rajinder S. Malhotra and Thomas Blake)
Introduction
The Problem of Salinization
Mechanisms of Salinity Resistance
Artificial Selection for Salinity Tolerance
Sources of Genetic Variation for Salinity Resistance
Classical Genetics and Marker-Assisted Selection
Genetic Engineering for Salinity Resistance
Conclusion
Chapter 6. Breeding for Drought Resistance (D. Kumar)
Introduction
The Problem of Drought
Methodology and Parameters of Drought Tolerance
Breeding for Drought Tolerance
Genetic Engineering for Resistance to Drought
Limitations and Future Prospects
Chapter 7. Molecular Genetics and Breeding for Flooding Tolerance (Apichart Vanavichit, Somvong Tragoonrung, and Theerayuth Toojinda)
Introduction
Tolerance to Flooding
Genetics of Tolerance to Waterlogging and Flooding
Genome Mapping and QTL Analysis
Breeding Strategies for Submergence Tolerance
Flooding Tolerance at the Molecular Level
Chapter 8. Breeding for Metal Tolerance (Wilfried H. O. Ernst)
Introduction
Breeding for Aluminum Tolerance
Heavy Metal Contamination and the Demand for Phytoremediation
Metal Resistance in Plants and Decontamination Potential
Breeding for Metal Tolerance
Genetic Engineering at the Cellular Level
Conclusion
Chapter 9. Breeding Crops for Adaptation to Environments with Low Nutrient Availability (Zed Rengel)
Introduction
Nutrient Efficiency
Adaptation to Environments Low in P, Fe, Zn, or Mn
Mechanisms Governing Nitrogen Efficiency
Breeding Genotypes for Greater Nutrient Efficiency
Conclusion
Chapter 10. Genetic Improvements of Tolerance to High Temperature (Catherine J. Howarth)
Introduction
High-Temperature-Induced Changes in Gene Expression
Thermotolerance
Assessment of High-Temperature Tolerance
Future Prospects for Breeding for Tolerance to High-Temperature Stress
Chapter 11. Breeding for Cold Tolerance (Pedro Revilla, Ana Butrón, M. Elena Cartea, Rosa Ana Malvar, and Amando Ordás)
Introduction
Sources of Resistance
Inheritance
Breeding Programs
Conclusion
Appendix: Sources of Germplasm for Cold Tolerance
PART II: BREEDING FOR ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE IN INDIVIDUAL CROPS
Chapter 12. Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Wheat (Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer, Richard M. Trethowan, Maarten van Ginkel, Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio, and Sanjaya Rajaram)
Introduction
Breeding Wheat for Tolerance to Moisture Stress
Breeding Wheat for Tolerance to Heat Stress
Breeding for Tolerance to Cold-Temperature Stress in Wheat
Breeding for Tolerance to Waterlogging Stress in Wheat
Breeding for Micronutrient Stresses in Wheat
Chapter 13. Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Barley (Sakti Jana and Ron W. Wilen)
Introduction
Genetic Architecture of Barley
Selection Criteria for Tolerance to Environmental Stresses
Selection Techniques for Enhancing Tolerance to Environmental Stresses
Sources of Variation for Barley Improvement Under Stress Conditions
Breeding for Stress Tolerance
Future Trends
Chapter 14. Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Rice (Glen B. Gregorio and Gloria S. Cabuslay)
Introduction
Genetic Variability and Sources of Tolerance
Screening Methods for Drought Tolerance
Mechanisms of Drought Tolerance
Genetics of Tolerance
Prebreeding Research to Improve Donor Germplasm
Achievements in Germplasm Improvement
Toward the Development of Molecular Marker-Assisted Selection (MAS)
Chapter 15. Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Maize (Hans-Werner Koyro and Bernhard Huchzermeyer)
Introduction
Physiological Aspects Relevant to Stress-Tolerance Breeding
Planting Regime and Site-Specific Effects on Plant Performance
Genetic Resources
The Classical Approach for Stress Tolerance Breeding
Genetic Engineering Strategies
Identifying Potential Stress-Tolerant Lines in Maize
Chapter 16. Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Oilseed Crops (David A. Dierig)
Introduction
Genetic Architecture of Oilseed Crops
Sources of Genetic Variation
Breeding for Tolerance
Selection Criteria and Techniques
Achievements in Crop Improvement in the Past Few Decades
Genetic Engineering for Crop Improvement
Limitations and Future Prospects
Chapter 17. Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Cotton (Daryl T. Bowman and Randy Wells)
Genetic Architecture of Cotton
Sources of Genetic Variation
Crop Production
Abiotic Stresses
Breeding Techniques
Genetic Engineering for Improvement of Abiotic Stress Tolerance
Limitations and Future Prospects
Chapter 18. Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Tomato (Majid R. Foolad)
Genetic Architecture of Tomato
Sources of Genetic Variation
Crop Production and Various Stresses
Genetics of, and Breeding for Tolerance to Different Stresses
Genetic Engineering for Crop Improvement
Limitations and Future Prospects
Index
Reference Notes Included
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