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ISBN 10: 0824748026
ISBN 13: 9780824748029
Author: Henry T Nguyen, Abraham Blum
� 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
Physiology and Biotechnology Integration for Plant Breeding Books in Soils Plants and the Environment 1st Table of contents:
1. PHYSIOLOGY OF YIELD AND ADAPTATION IN WHEAT AND BARLEY BREEDING
1. INTRODUCTION
2. PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH GENETIC GAINS IN GRAIN YIELD
3. PHYSIOLOGICAL AVENUES TO INCREASE YIELD POTENTIAL
4. USING PHYSIOLOGICAL TOOLS TO COMPLEMENT YIELD SELECTION: A HYPOTHESIS
5. POTENTIAL USE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY TO RAISE CEREAL YIELDS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
2. GENETIC YIELD IMPROVEMENT AND STRESS TOLERANCE IN MAIZE
1. YIELD IMPROVEMENT IN MAIZE AND THE PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF GENETIC YIELD IMPROVEMENT
2. EVALUATION OF GENERAL STRESS TOLERANCE AT THE CANOPY LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION
3. MOLECULAR APPROACHES FOR UNDERSTANDING STRESS TOLERANCE
4. CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
3. PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF YIELD AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATION IN RICE
1. INTRODUCTION
2. PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF RICE YIELD POTENTIAL
3. IMPROVING YIELD STABILITY IN LESS FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTS
4. CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
4. SORGHUM PHYSIOLOGY
1. INTRODUCTION
2. SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT
3. SHOOT ONTOGENY, GROWTH, AND DEVELOPMENT
4. ROOT GROWTH AND FUNCTION
5. FROM PLANT TO CANOPY
6. THE FORMATION OF YIELD
7. PLANT-WATER RELATIONS
8. MINERAL NUTRITION
9. MINERAL TOXICITY
REFERENCES
5. PEARL MILLET
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE PEARL MILLET CROP
3. THE PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF ADAPTATION
4. THE PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF YIELD DETERMINATION
5. BIOTECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR PEARL MILLET IMPROVEMENT
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
6. COMPARATIVE ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF COWPEA, COMMON BEAN, AND PEANUT
1. INTRODUCTION
2. GRAIN YIELD WITH OPTIMAL SOIL WATER AND OTHER CONDITIONS
3. ADAPTATION TO TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
4. ADAPTATION TO WATER-LIMITED ENVIRONMENTS
5. ADAPTATION TO INFERTILE SOILS
6. FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR PLANT BREEDING
REFERENCES
7. THE PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF SOYBEAN YIELD POTENTIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATION
1. GENETIC BASIS OF YIELD IMPROVEMENT
2. PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF YIELD IMPROVEMENT
3. PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCE
4. CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
8. PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF YIELD AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATION IN COTTON
1. INTRODUCTION
2. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COTTON PLANT
3. REPRODUCTIVE GROWTH AND YIELD OF COTTON
4. YIELD DEVELOPMENT AND DRY MATTER PRODUCTION
5. CARBON DIOXIDE ASSIMILATION CAPACITY
6. DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION OF SQUARES AND BOLLS
7. CROP MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT
8. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND YIELD
REFERENCES
9. GENOME MAPPING AND GENOMIC STRATEGIES FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT
1. INTRODUCTION
2. OVERVIEW OF MOLECULAR MARKER TECHNOLOGY
3. COMPARATIVE MAPPING WIDENS THE EXPLOITABLE CROP GENE POOL
4. CROP GENOME MAPS AND THEIR INTEGRATION TO PHYSICAL MAPS
5. STRICTURAL GENOMICS LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE PLANT GENOMIC RESEARCH
6. FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN GENOME AND PHENOME
7. BIOINFORMATICS ACCELERATES THE UTILIZATION AND INTEGRATION OF GENOME INFORMATION
8. MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION IMPROVES PRECISION AND EFFICIENCY IN CROP BREEDING
9. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
10. MARKER-ASSISTED UTILIZATION OF EXOTIC GERM PLASM
1. RATIONAL FOR MARKER-ASSISTED UTILIZATION OF EXOTIC GERM PLASM
2. TYPES OF POPULATIONS
3. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
4. CONCLUDING REMARKS
REFERENCES
11. HETEROSIS OF YIELD: MOLECULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL PERSPECTIVES
1. INTRODUCTION
2. GENETIC DIVERSITY AND HETEROSIS
3. MOLECULAR, BIOCHEMICAL, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
4. CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
12. GENETIC ENGINEERING FOR ENHANCING PLANT PRODUCTIVITY AND STRESS TOLERANCE
1. INTRODUCTION
2. GENETIC ENGINEERING FOR ENHANCING THE PRODUCTION OF MAJOR METABOLITES
3. GENETIC ENGINEERING FOR ALTERING SECONDARY METABOLISM
4. GENETIC ENGINEERING FOR ENHANCING STRESS TOLERANCE
5. EMERGING APPROACHES FOR PLANT BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
6. CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
13. GENOME MAPPING AND MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION FOR IMPROVING COTTON (GOSSYPIUM SPP.) PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY IN ARID REGIONS
1. GENOME MAPPING AND MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION FOR CROP ADAPTATION TO ARID LANDS
2. COTTON—A MODEL FOR STUDY OF CROP ARID-LAND ADAPTATION
3. VARIATION IN WATER-USE EFICIENCY UNDER FIELD AND GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS
4. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN WUE AND GAS EXCHANGE IN THE FIELD AND GREENHOUSE
5. CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO AS AN INDICATOR FOR WUE
6. OVERVIEW OF GENETIC MAP
7. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PRODUCTIVITY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAITS
8. LINT QUALITY
9. GENOTYPE×ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS
10. IMPLICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY UNDER ARID CONDITIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
14. MOLECULAR DISSECTION OF ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE IN SORGHUM AND RICE
1. INTRODUCTION
2. DROUGHT RESISTANCE IN SORGHUM
3. DROUGHT RESISTANCE MECHANISMS IN RICE
4. SHOOT-RELATED TRAITS
5. ROOT-RELATED TRAITS
6. MAPPING OF SUBMERGENCE TOLERANCE IN RICE
7. MAPPING OF SALINITY TOLERANCE IN RICE
8. MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION AND CANDIDATE GENE ANALYSIS
9. FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS AND PROTEOMICS
10. GENETIC ENGINEERING OF ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE
11.CONCLUSION AND PERSPECTIVE
REFERENCES
15. GENETIC DISSECTION OF DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN MAIZE: A CASE STUDY
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE CHALLENGE OF BREEDING FOR DROUGHT TOLERANCE
3. TARGETED TRAITS
4. GENETIC DISSECTION OF TARGETED TRAITS IN MAIZE
5. FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS
6. MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION STRATEGIES
7. CONCLUSIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
16. PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR PLANT BREEDING: EPILOGUE
1. RAISING THE YIELD POTENTIAL
2. STABILIZING YIELD AND THE REDUCTION OF INPUTS
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