Exploration, identification and utilization of barley germplasm / / edited by Guoping Zhang, Chengdao Li ; contributors, Imrul Mosaddek Ahmed [and twenty-three others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813055503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : Academic Press, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 0-12-802923-4; 0-12-802922-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Disciplina: 584.93
• Soggetti: Barley - Genetics; Barley - Breeding
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 - Domestication and Improvement of Cultivated Barley; 1 - Origin and Domestication of Barley; 2 - Distribution and Growth Habits of Wild Barley; 2.1 - Distribution of Wild Barley; 2.2 - Growth Habitats of Wild Barley; 2.3 - Genetic Variation of Wild Barley; 3 - Environmental Adaptation of Wild Barley; 3.1 - Genotypic Adaptations of Wild Barley; 3.2 - Drought Adaptation; 3.3 - Disease Resistance; 3.4 - Aluminum Tolerance; 3.5 - Salt Tolerance; 3.6 - Adaptation to Climate Change; 4 - Utilization of Wild Barley in BreedingReferences; 2 - Malting Barley Quality Improvement and Germplasm Utilization; 1 - Introduction; 2 - Germplasm Foundation for Two-Row Malting; 3 - Screening for Malting Quality; 4 - Integration of Markers into Screening for Malting Quality; 5 - Scald Resistance Marker Development and Utilization; 6 - Utilization of Some Barley Germplasm; 6.1 - Utilization of Seebe; 6.2 - Utilization of Leo and Camelot; 6.3 - Future Use of Markers; 7 - Germplasm and the Future; References; 3 - Food Barley Quality Improvement and Germplasm Utilization; 1 - A Brief History of Barley Foods2 - The Renaissance of Barley Foods ; in Western Culture; 3 - The Oregon State University Case Study; 4 - Products: A Decision to Embrace a Whole-Grain Rather Than an "Extractive" Model; 5 - Product Development; 6 - Quality Evaluations; 7 - Beyond Streaker; 8 - Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 4 - Exploration and Utilization of Salt-Tolerant Barley Germplasm; 1 - Introduction; 2 - Physiologic Responses of Barley to Salt Stress; 2.1 - Germination; 2.2 - Root Growth; 2.3 - Shoot Growth; 2.4 - Photosynthesis; 2.5 - Nutrient Imbalance; 5 - Exploration and Utilization of Drought-Tolerant Barley Germplasm1 - Introduction; 2 - Drought Tolerance Assessment; 2.1 - Drought Tolerance in Cultivated Barley; 2.2 - Drought Tolerance in Wild Barley (H. Spontaneum); 3 - Physiological Bases for Drought Tolerance in Barley; 3.1 - Water Relation; 3.2 - Photosynthesis; 3.3 - Cell Membrane Stability and Antioxidant Defense; 3.4 - Secondary Metabolism; 4 - Genetics and Mechanisms of Drought Stress Tolerance in Barley; 4.1 - Identification and Location of Genes for Drought Stress Tolerance; 4.2 - Proteins and Genes Associated With Drought Tolerance in Barley