Genetic and Genomic Resources for Grain Cereals Improvement

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

Genetic and Genomic Resources For Cereals Improvement is the first book to bring together the latest available genetic resources and genomics to facilitate the identification of specific germplasm, trait mapping, and allele mining that are needed to more effectively develop biotic and abiotic-stress-resistant grains.

As grain cereals, including rice, wheat, maize, barley, sorghum, and millets constitute the bulk of global diets, both of vegetarian and non-vegetarian, there is a greater need for further genetic improvement, breeding, and plant genetic resources to secure the future food supply.

This book is an invaluable resource for researchers, crop biologists, and students working with crop development and the changes in environmental climate that have had significant impact on crop production. It includes the latest information on tactics that ensure that environmentally robust genes and crops resilient to climate change are identified and preserved.

Provides a single-volume resource on the global research work on grain cereals genetics and genomics
Presents information for effectively managing and utilizing the genetic resources of this core food supply source
Includes coverage of rice, wheat, maize, barley, sorghum, and pearl, finger and foxtail millets

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-11-27
Mått:152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt:790 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:384
Förlag:Elsevier Science
ISBN:9780128020005

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Dr Mohar Singh currently works as Principal Scientist (Plant Genetic Resources) at ICAR- National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Regional Station, Shimla India. He received his PhD degree in Plant Breeding from Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University Palampur, India followed by DSc from Himachal Pradesh University Shimla India. He is working on genetic and genomic resources of pulses, pseudo cereals and cereals including their crop wild relatives and landraces foe diversity analysis using next generation technologies, which resulted into identiﬁcation of useful traits against nutritional and major biotic and abiotic stresses including agronomic improvement related characters, some which have been introgressed into the cultivated backgrounds for diversiﬁcation of cultivated gene pool. He has published more than 120 research papers in journals of national and international repute and also holds three textbooks and eight edited books to his credit published by Elsevier Insight, Academic Press and Springer, among others. Professor (Plant Genetic Resources), International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Hyderabad, India

Innehållsförteckning

Summary Introduction Origin, distribution and diversity including taxonomy/biosystematics Erosion of genetic diversity from the traditional areasStatus of germplasm resources conservation (ex-situ/in-situ on farm) Germplasm evaluation and maintenanceUse of germplasm in crop improvementLimitations in germplasm useGermplasm enhancement through wide crossesIntegration of genomic and genetic resources in crop improvementConclusionsReferences