Molecular Breeding in Wheat, Maize and Sorghum : Strategies for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Yield (eBook)

Strategies for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Yield

Sri Lanka) Seneweera Dr Saman (National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Australia) Alam Dr Mobashwer (Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Australia) Henry Professor Robert (Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Bangladesh) Hossain Professor Mohammad Anwar (Bangladesh Agricultural University, India) Rakshit Dr Sujay (ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research (Herausgeber)

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2021
552 Seiten
CABI (Verlag)
978-1-78924-545-5 (ISBN)

Infos

This book covers the latest understanding of molecular and genetic bases of abiotic stress tolerance and yield improvement of wheat, maize and sorghum, to develop strategies for improved stress tolerance and enhanced crop productivity.

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The global population is projected to reach almost 10 billion by 2050, and food and feed production will need to increase by 70%. Wheat, maize and sorghum are three key cereals which provide nutrition for the majority of the world's population. Their production is affected by various abiotic stresses which cause significant yield losses. The effects of climate change also increase the frequency and severity of such abiotic stresses. Molecular breeding technologies offer real hope for improving crop yields. Although significant progress has been made over the last few years, there is still a need to bridge the large gap between yields in the most favorable and most stressful conditions. This book: - Provides a valuable resource for wheat, maize and sorghum scientists working on breeding and molecular biology, physiology and biotechnology. - Presents the latest in-depth research in the area of abiotic stress tolerance and yield improvements. - Contains the necessary information to allow plant breeders to apply this research to effectively breed new varieties of these crops. It provides a consolidated reference for plant breeders and crop scientists working on the challenges of enhanced crop productivity and climate change adaptability.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.6.2021
• Co-Autor: USA) Acuna Andrea (Colorado State University, Pakistan) Ali Muhammad Amjad (University of Agriculture Faisalabad, India) Amalraj John (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, USA) Arguello Maria (Ohio State University, India) Arora Arushi (Punjab Agricultural University
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: aluminium stress • cold stress • Drought stress • Heat Stress • Heavy metal stress • ideotype breeding • low nutrient stress • marker assisted breeding • Molecular Breeding • nutrient use efficiency • QTL • salt stress • Stress tolerance • waterlogging stress • water use efficiency • Yield Improvement
• ISBN-10: 1-78924-545-1 / 1789245451
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78924-545-5 / 9781789245455