1st Edition
Crop Improvement Challenges in the Twenty-First Century
By Manjit S. Kang
Copyright 2002
408 Pages
by
CRC Press
408 Pages
by
CRC Press
408 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Learn to integrate molecular genetic techniques with traditional plant breeding methods! This comprehensive book provides the latest authoritative scientific information on improvement of both temperate and tropical crops. Crop Improvement: Challenges in the Twenty-First Century brings together expert plant breeders and geneticists to address issues related to crop adaptability and stability... Read more
Contents
- About the Editor
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I: Introduction--Vision
- Chapter 1. Crop Breeding in the Twenty-First Century
- Introduction
- Present Status
- Summary and Predictions
- Part II: Crop Improvement
- Chapter 2. Rice Improvement: Past, Present, and Future
- Introduction
- Post-Green Revolution Varieties
- Impact of Modern Varieties
- Future Challenges
- Conclusions
- Chapter 3. Tropical Maize: Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Productivity and Production Increases
- Introduction
- Tropical Maize-Growing Environments
- Challenges of Maize Improvement for the Tropics
- New Approaches and Research That Combine Conventional Breeding and Molecular and Biotechnological Tools
- Moving the Benefits of Maize Genetic Improvement to Farmers
- Conclusions: Tropical Maize Improvement Needs
- Chapter 4. Maize Improvement for Resistance to Aflatoxins: Progress and Challenges
- Introduction
- Contamination Process
- Reducing Aflatoxin Contamination in Maize
- Interrupting/Reducing Toxin Production Ability of the Fungus
- Concluding Remarks
- Chapter 5. Sorghum Improvement: Past Achievements and Future Prospects
- Introduction
- Sorghum Production, Production Areas, and Importance in the Global Food Systems
- Evolutionary Genetics and Germplasm Diversity in Sorghum
- History of Sorghum Improvement
- Breeding Tools
- Breeding Objectives and Achievements
- Current Progress in Biotechnology for Sorghum Improvement
- Challenges and Future Prospects
- Chapter 6. The Common Bean and Its Genetic Improvement
- Origin, Domestication, and Diversity
- Growth Habits
- Usage
- Dry Bean Production
- Production Problems
- Traits Deficient in Common Bean
- History of Improvement
- Selection Methods
- Genetic Progress Achieved
- Difficulties and Challenges
- Integrated Genetic Improvement
- Conclusions and Prospects
- Chapter 7. Sugar Beet Breeding and Improvement
- Introduction
- Plant Characteristics and Inheritance
- Hybrid Production
- Selection Techniques
- Agronomic Traits
- Germplasm Resources
- Chapter 8. Bananas and Plantains: Future Challenges in Musa Breeding
- Introduction
- Overcoming Infertility Barriers
- New Methods for Manipulating a Multiploidy Crop
- New Breeding Approaches
- Summary and Conclusions
- Chapter 9. Molecular Markers, Genomics, and Cotton Improvement
- Introduction
- Use of Molecular Markers in Gossypium
- Linkage Maps and Their Applications
- QTLs and Functional Genomics
- Future Prospects
- Part III: Crop Issues
- Chapter 10. Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Plants to Drought and Heat Stress
- Introduction
- Water Relations
- Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Lipid Peroxidation
- Protein Synthesis
- Regulation of Drought and Heat Tolerance
- Evaluation of Drought and Heat Tolerance
- Summary
- Chapter 11. Stability Analysis in Crop Performance Evaluation
- Introduction
- The Data
- Model Selection
- Two-Way Analysis
- Three-Way Analysis
- Discussion
- Chapter 12. Best Linear Unbiased Prediction: A Mixed-Model Approach in Multienvironment Trials
- Introduction
- Mixed Models for Multienvironment Trials
- Predictive Accuracy of BLUPs
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
Biography
Manjit S. Kang
