Physiology and Biotechnology Integration for Plant Breeding

by Henry T. Nguyen (Editor), Abraham Blum (Editor)

Overview

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 experts agree that this anticipated deficit must be m

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135538590
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	01/14/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	700
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Henry T. Nguyen, Abraham Blum

Table of Contents

PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF YIELD AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATION. Physiology of Yield and Adaptation in Wheat and Barley Breeding. Genetic Yield Improvement and Stress Tolerance in Maize. Physiological Basis of Yield and Environmental Adaptation in Rice. Sorghum Physiology. Pearl Millet. Comparative Ecophysiology of Cowpea, Common Bean, and Peanut. The Physiological Basis of Soybean Yield Potential and Environmental Adaptation. The Physiological Basis of Yield and Environmental Adaptation. APPLICATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE CROP YIELD AND ADAPTATION. Genome Mapping and Genomic Strategies for Crop Improvement. Marker-Assisted Utilization of Exotic Germplasm. Heterosis of Yield: Molecular and Biochemical Perspectives. Genetic Engineering for Enhancing Plant Productivity and Stress Tolerance. Genome Mapping and Marker-Assisted Selection for Improving Cotton (Gossypium spp.) Productivity and Quality in Arid Regions. Molecular Dissection of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Sorghum and Rice. Genetic Dissection of Drought Resistance in Maize: A Case Study. Physiology and Biotechnology Integration for Plant Breeding: Epilogue.

Editorial Reviews

This is the background of this book which offers a form of dialog between the two disciplines, -crop physiology on the one hand and plant biotechnology on the other, indicating the latest findings in this important field. This provides a better understanding towards the goals of agriculture. The book also offers updated information and views on crop physiology and a short summary on the state of the art in genome mapping.  … provides new views for those who commenced working on functional genomics, which will definitely be the major route in the future to eliminate the genotype-phenotype gap and it will become the major method for improving crop productivity for non-adequate environmental conditions, so that agriculture can provide us with high quality foods for the increasing population on our planet. In addition, the book is also a good example of the strong commitment of the Rockefeller Foundation and US – Israel Bi-national Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD) to develop future agricultural needs.”
—Ervin Balázs, Department of Applied Genomics, Agricultural Research Institute, Hungary, in South African Journal of Botany, Issue 2, 2007
 

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