Physiology and Biotechnology Integration for Plant Breeding

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Henry T. Nguyen, Abraham Blum
CRC Press, Jan 14, 2004 - Science - 700 pages
Global demand for wheat, rice, corn, and other essential grains is expected to steadily rise over the next twenty years. Meeting this demand by increasing production through increased land use is not very likely; and while better crop management may make a marginal difference, most agriculture experts agree that this anticipated deficit must be m
 

Contents

Physiology of Yield and Adaptation in Wheat and Barley Breeding
1
Genetic Yield Improvement and Stress Tolerance in Maize
51
Physiological Basis of Yield and Environmental Adaptation in Rice
83
Sorghum Physiology
141
Millet
225
Comparative Ecophysiology of Cowpea Common Bean and Peanut
271
The Physiological Basis of Soybean Yield Potential and Environmental Adaptation
327
Physiological Basis of Yield and Environmental Adaptation in Cotton
363
MarkerAssisted Utilization of Exotic Germ Plasm
453
Heterosis of Yield Molecular and Biochemical Perspectives
469
Genetic Engineering for Enhancing Plant Productivity and Stress Tolerance
489
Genome Mapping and MarkerAssisted Selection for Improving Cotton Gossypium spp Productivity and Quality in Arid Regions
503
Molecular Dissection of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Sorghum and Rice
525
Genetic Dissection of Drought Tolerance in Maize A Case Study
571
Physiology and Biotechnology Integration for Plant Breeding Epilogue
611
Index
619

Genome Mapping and Genomic Strategies for Crop Improvement
403

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