Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding cereal crop varieties. Written by leading international experts, this volume offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on employing genetic resources to increase the yield of those cereal crops that provide the main source of nutrition for two-thirds of the world.
In thirteen succinct chapters, Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement: Cereals, Volume 2 focuses on wheat, rice, maize, oats, barley, millet, sorghum, and rye, as well as triticale: a wheat and rye hybrid with great potential.
An introductory chapter outlines the cytogenetic architecture of cereal crops, describes the principles and strategies of cytogenetics and breeding, and summarizes landmarks in current research. This sets the stage for the ensuing crop-specific chapters. Each chapter generally provides a comprehensive account of the crop, its origin, wild relatives, exploitation of genetic resources in the primary, secondary, and tertiary gene pools through breeding and cytogenetic manipulation, and genetic enrichment using the tools of molecular genetics and biotechnology.
Certain to become the standard reference for improving the yields of these critical grains, this book is the definitive source of information for plant breeders, agronomists, cytogeneticists, taxonomists, molecular biologists, biotechnologists, and graduate students and researchers in these fields.
Edited by:
Ram J. Singh,
Prem P. Jauhar
Imprint: CRC Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Spine: 31mm
Weight: 1.020kg
ISBN: 9780849314322
ISBN 10: 0849314321
Pages: 476
Publication Date: 13 January 2006
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Cytogenetic Architecture of Cereal Crops and Their Manipulation to Fit Human Needs: Opportunities and Challenges. Chromosome Engineering of the Durum Wheat Genome: Strategies and Applications of Potential Breeding Value. Utilization of Genetic Resources for Bread Wheat Improvement. Molecular Markers, Genomics, and Genetic Engineering in Wheat. Cytogenetic Manipulation and Germplasm Enhancement of Rice, (Oryza sativa L). Genetic Enhancement of Maize by Cytogenetic Manipulation, and Breeding for Yield, Stress Tolerance, and High Protein Quality. Chapter 7 Cytogenetic Manipulation in Oat Improvement. Utilization of Genetic Resources for Barley Improvement. Chromosome Mapping in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L). Genetic Improvement of Pearl Millet for Grain and Forage Production: Cytogenetic Manipulation and Heterosis Breeding. Sorghum Genetic Resources, Cytogenetics, and Improvement. Rye (Secale cereale L.): A Younger Crop Plant with a Bright Future. Triticale: A Low-Input Cereal with Untapped Potential. Index.
Ram J. Singh , Prem P. Jauhar
Reviews for Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement: Cereals, Volume 2
The book succeeds in explaining how health economics can be useful and how a better understanding of the depth of the problems that society faces in the distribution of health care can help us address problems in a systematic and incremental fashion... it is a remarkably comprehensive yet accessible text and should prove to be a valuable addition to [the] bookshelf. International Journal of Epidemiology ... interesting, easy to read, and enlightening about economic theory and its application to healthcare... The subjects are presented in a logical, easy to follow sequence, each chapter building appropriately on those that precede it. Doody's Journal
