Physiology and Biotechnology Integration for Plant Breeding

Hard Cover  700 pages, Illus  ISBN 0824748026      £105.00

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The first resource of its kind, this reference assembles current research in crop plant physiology, plant biotechnology, and plant breeding to genetically improve crop plants while supporting a productive agriculture ecosystem providing the most innovative perspectives and molecular approaches in crop physiology for the formulation of superior crop cultivars that potentially increase yield in stress environments.

Contents

Physiological Basis of Yield and Environmental Adaptation
Physiology of Yield and Adaptation in Wheat and Barley Breeding
José L. Araus, Gustavo A. Slafer, Matthew P. Reynolds, and Conxita Royo
Genetic Yield Improvement and Stress Tolerance in Maize
M. Tollenaar and E.A. Lee
Rice
Shaobing Peng and Adbelbagi Ismail
Sorghum Physiology
Abraham Blum
Pearl Millet
Francis R. Bidinger and C. Thomas Hash
Comparative Ecophysiology of Cowpea, Common Bean, and Peanut
Anthony E. Hall
The Physiological Basis of Soybean Yield Potential and Environmental Adaptation
Tara T. VanToai and James Specht
The Physiological Basis of Yield and nvironmental Adaptation
D. M. Oosterhuis and J. McD. Stewart
Application of Biotechnology to Improve Crop Yield and Adaptation
Genome Mapping and Genomic Strategies for Crop Improvement
Prasanta K. Subudhi and Henry T. Nguyen
Marker-Assisted Utilization of Exotic Germplasm
Ilan Paran
Heterosis of Yield: Molecular and Biochemical Perspectives
C.W. Stuber
Genetic Engineering for Enhancing Plant Productivity and Stress Tolerance
Tuan-hua David Ho and Ray Wu
Genome Mapping and Marker-Assisted Selection for Improving Cotton (Gossypium spp.) Productivity and Quality in Arid Regions
Yehoshua Saranga and Andrew H. Patterson
Molecular Dissection Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Sorghum and Rice
M. S. Pathan, Prasanta K. Subudhi, Brigitee Courtois, and Henry T. Nguyen
Genetic Dissection of Drought Resistance in Maize: A Case Study
Jean-Marcel Ribaut, Marianne Bänziger, Tim Setter, Greg Edmeades, and David Hoisington
Physiology and Biotechnology Integration for Plant Breeding: Epilogue
Abraham Blum and Henry T. Nguyen.