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Application of Physiology in Wheat Breeding
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Abstract.- The more understanding that plant breeders have of the physiological processes that underlie plant performance, the more efficiently they can use appropriate physiological mechanisms to improve crop performance. This practical guide brings together in one volume the working knowledge of a broad range of experts in applying physiology to breed for salinity, drought, cold, and waterlogging tolerance, improved micronutrient content, and other key traits from wheat in developing countries.
Contents (672.70KB)
Preface
General Considerations in Physiological Breeding (1057.47KB)
- Introduction: Application of Physiology in Wheat Breeding
- Chapter 1: Directions for Physiology Research on Breeding: Issues from a Breeding Perspective
- Chapter 2: Searching Genetic Resources for Physiological Traits with Potential for Increasing Yield
- Chapter 3: Genetic Basis of Physiological Traits
- Chapter 4: Managing Experimental Breeding Trials
- Chapter 5: Recent Tools for the Screening of Physiological Traits Determining Yield
- Chapter 6: Economic Issues in Assessing the Role of Physiology in Wheat Breeding Programs
Breeding for Adaptation to Environmental Factors (4097.21KB)
- Chapter 7: Traits to Improve Yield in Dry Environments
- Chapter 8: Salinity Tolerance
- Chapter 9: Cold Tolerance
- Chapter 10: Heat Tolerance
- Chapter 11: Waterlogging Tolerance
- Chapter 12: Preharvest Sprouting Tolerance
- Chapter 13: Selection Trials for Improving Yield Potential
- Chapter 14: Manipulating Wheat Development to Improve Adaptation
Breeding for Nutritional and Soil Factors (2048.50KB)
- Chapter 15: Acid Soils and Aluminium Toxicity
- Chapter 16: Genotypic Variation for Zinc Efficiency
- Chapter 17: Nitrogen and Phosphorus Use Efficiency
- Chapter 18: Techniques for Measuring Genetic Diversity in Roots
- Chapter 19: Micronutrients
Published on August 2001
August, 2004