Author |
: Chittaranjan Kole |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 556 |
Release |
: 2013-06-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783642370458 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3642370454 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Genomics and Breeding for Climate-Resilient Crops by : Chittaranjan Kole
Download or read book Genomics and Breeding for Climate-Resilient Crops written by Chittaranjan Kole and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change is expected to have a drastic impact on agronomic conditions including temperature, precipitation, soil nutrients, and the incidence of disease pests, to name a few. To face this looming threat, significant progress in developing new breeding strategies has been made over the last few decades. The first volume of Genomics and Breeding for Climate-Resilient Crops presents the basic concepts and strategies for developing climate-resilient crop varieties. Topics covered include: conservation, evaluation and utilization of biodiversity; identification of traits, genes and crops of the future; genomic and molecular tools; genetic engineering; participatory and evolutionary breeding; bioinformatics tools to support breeding; funding and networking support; and intellectual property, regulatory issues, social and political dimensions.