Molecular Breeding in Wheat, Maize and Sorghum : Strategies for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Yield

• Autore: Hossain Mohammad Anwar
• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : CAB International, , 2021; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (652 pages)
• Disciplina: 572.82
• Soggetto topico: Corn - Nutrition; Wheat - Mutation breeding
• Altri autori: AlamMobashwer SeneweeraSaman RakshitSujay HenryRobert AcunaAndrea AliMuhammad Amjad AmalrajJohn ArguelloMaria AroraArushi
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Recent Understanding on Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Abiotic Stress Response and Tolerance -- 2 Breeding Strategies to Enhance Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Yield Improvement in Wheat, Maize and Sorghum -- 3 Recent Advancement of Molecular Breeding for Improving Salinity Tolerance in Wheat -- 4 Genomics and Molecular Physiology for Improvement of Drought Tolerance in Wheat -- 5 Molecular Breeding for Improving Heat Stress Tolerance in Wheat -- 6 Molecular Breeding for Improving Waterlogging Tolerance in Wheat -- 7 Molecular Breeding for Improving Aluminium Resistance in Wheat -- 8 Molecular Breeding for Enhancing Iron and Zinc Content in Wheat Grains -- 9 Recent Advancements of Molecular Breeding and Functional Genomics for Improving Nitrogen-, Phosphorus- and Potassium-Use Efficiencies in Wheat -- 10 Molecular Breeding for Improving Yield in Wheat: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives -- 11 Tools for Transforming Wheat Breeding: Genomic Selection, Rapid Generation Advance and Database-Based Decision Support -- 12 CRISPR-Mediated Gene Editing in Wheat for Abiotic Stress Tolerance -- 13 Application of Pangenomics for Wheat Molecular Breeding -- 14 Recent Advancement of Molecular Understanding for Combating Salinity Stress in Maize -- 15 Isolation of Genes/Quantitative Trait Loci for Drought Stress Tolerance in Maize -- 16 The Genetic Architecture and Breeding Towards Cold Tolerance in Maize: Review -- 17 Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Excess Moisture Stress Tolerance in Maize: Molecular Breeding Opportunities to Increase Yield Potential -- 18 Recent Molecular Breeding Advances for Improving Aluminium Tolerance in Maize and Sorghum. ; 19 Physiological and Molecular Interventions for Improving Nitrogen-Use Efficiency in Maize -- 20 Recent Advancement in Molecular Breeding for Improving Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Maize -- 21 Molecular Breeding for Increasing Nutrition Quality in Maize: Recent Progress -- 22 Molecular Breeding for Improving Yield in Maize: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives -- 23 CRISPR-Mediated Genome Editing in Maize for Improved Abiotic Stress Tolerance -- 24 Molecular Breeding for Combating Salinity Stress in Sorghum: Progress and Prospects -- 25 Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping and Genetic Improvement to Strengthen Drought Tolerance in Sorghum -- 26 Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance to Adapt Sorghum to Temperate Climatic Regions -- 27 Isolation of Quantitative Trait Loci/Gene(s) Conferring Cadmium Tolerance in Sorghum -- 28 Molecular Breeding for Increasing Micronutrient Content in Sorghum -- 29 Ideotype Breeding for Improving Yield in Sorghum: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives -- Index -- Cabi -- Back.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book covers the latest understanding of molecular and genetic bases of abiotic stress tolerance and yield improvement of wheat, maize and sorghum, to develop strategies for improved stress tolerance and enhanced crop productivity.
• Altri titoli varianti: Molecular Breeding in Wheat, Maize and Sorghum
• Titolo autorizzato: Molecular Breeding in Wheat, Maize and Sorghum
• ISBN: 1-78924-544-3; 1-78924-545-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910760498703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II