Author: Virgil Allen JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wheat
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Final Report of Research Findings
Author: Virgil Allen JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wheat
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Wheat
Author: Y. P. S. BajajPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3662109336
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 701
Book Description
Wheat, which is the second most important cereal crop in the world, is being grown in a wide range of climates over an area of about 228 945 thou sand ha with a production of about 535 842 MT in the world. Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L. ) accounts for 80% of the wheat consumption, howe ver, it is attacked by a large number of pests and pathogens; rusts and smuts cause enormous damage to the crop and reduce the yield drastically in some areas. The major breeding objectives for wheat include grain yield, earliness, resistance to lodging and diseases, spikelet fertility, cold tolerance, leaf duration and net assimilation rate, fertilizer utilization, coleoptile length, nutritional value, organoleptic qualities, and the improvement of charac ters such as color and milling yield. The breeding of wheat by traditional methods has been practiced for centuries, however, it has only now come to a stage where these methods are insufficient to make any further breakthrough or to cope with the world's demand. Although numerous varieties are released every year around the world, they do not last long, and long-term objectives cannot be realized unless more genetic variability is generated. Moreover, the intro duction of exotic genetic stocks and their cultivation over large areas results in the depletion and loss of the native germplasm pool.
Plant Breeding Abstracts
Author: Seed Proteins
Author: W. GottschalkPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400968019
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
Investigations on seed proteins have been intensively carried out during the past two decades. This is valid with regard to both their chemical composition as well as their nutritive value. The development of new biochemical and physical methods has resulted in obtaining deep insights into the structures of seed proteins and their mutual interactions. Intensive exchange of information between the scientists participating in national and international research programmes has given strong impulses for intensifying the research in this field. For the quantitative and quali tative investigations of seed proteins, not only some model plants were used; on the contrary, they were carried out on a large number of different crops important for different regions of the earth. In this way, a level of knowledge has been reached which could not be expected in this diversity within such a short period. This holds not only true for biochemical but also for physiological characters of the species of the limiting amino acids studied. With regard to nutritional aspects, the problem was of special interest, but also seed proteins acting as antinutritional factors were analysed in detail. Based on the knowledge of seed protein structures, it was possible to perform investigations on the genetic basis of their synthesis. This was done under two different aspects: The basic knowledge on the genes involved should be widened; moreover, it should be tried to improve the seed proteins quantitatively and qualitatively under the influence of mutant genes.
Proceedings of the Sixth International Wheat Genetics Symposium
Author: Sadao SakamotoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wheat
Languages : en
Pages : 1300
Book Description
Catalogue of Research Literature for Development: Food production and nutrition
Author: United States. Agency for International Development. Bureau for Technical AssistancePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural assistance, American
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
American Doctoral Dissertations
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertation abstracts
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
Dissertation Abstracts International
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 886
Book Description
Proceedings
Author: Crop Improvement
Author: U. S. GuptaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
For quantitative improvment of crop yield, it is important to understand the physiology and genetics of individual yield-contributing characters, as productive and climatically suitable land is fast decreasing due to various factors. Though quantitative increase in grain production is important for feeding the ever-increasing population, it is critically important that the grain produced is nutritive and healthy (free of, or with reduced, undesirable and/or toxic constituents. The information presented in this book covers recent research and is globally relevant. It is designed to cater to the needs of advanced students in crop physiology, crop genetics, crop breeding, agronomy and soil science, as well as nutritionists, progressive farmers, planners and crop managers.