Redesigning Rice Photosynthesis to Increase Yield
Author: J. E. Sheehy
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9712201465
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Author: J. E. Sheehy
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9712201465
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: J. E. Sheehy
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 971220216X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSetting the science; C4 rice fron theory to practice; Single-cell c4 systems; The background and how C4 rice can be delivered; Setting up the consortium.
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Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 1038
ISBN-13: 9712201848
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Kouki Hikosaka
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-12-17
Total Pages: 450
ISBN-13: 9401772916
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe last 30 years has seen the development of increasingly sophisticated models that quantify canopy carbon exchange. These models are now essential parts of larger models for prediction and simulation of crop production, climate change, and regional and global carbon dynamics. There is thus an urgent need for increasing expertise in developing, use and understanding of these models. This in turn calls for an advanced, yet easily accessible textbook that summarizes the “canopy science” and introduces the present and the future scientists to the theoretical background of the current canopy models. This book presents current knowledge of functioning of plant canopies, models and strategies employed to simulate canopy function, and the significance of canopy architecture, physiology and dynamics in ecosystems, landscape and biosphere.
Author: Susanna Von Caemmerer
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780643063792
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncreasing concerns of global climatic change have stimulated research in all aspects of carbon exchange. This has restored interest in leaf-photosynthetic models to predict and assess changes in photosynthetic CO2 assimilation in different environments. This is a comprehensive presentation of the most widely used models of steady-state photosynthesis by an author who is a world authority. Treatments of C3, C4 and intermediate pathways of photosynthesis in relation to environment have been updated to include work on antisense transgenic plants. It will be a standard reference for the formal analysis of photosynthetic metabolism in vivo by advanced students and researchers.
Author: A. Dobermann (Ed)
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9712201872
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: R. Ford Denison
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2016-08-16
Total Pages: 269
ISBN-13: 0691173761
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHarnessing evolution for more sustainable agriculture As human populations grow and resources are depleted, agriculture will need to use land, water, and other resources more efficiently and without sacrificing long-term sustainability. Darwinian Agriculture presents an entirely new approach to these challenges, one that draws on the principles of evolution and natural selection. R. Ford Denison shows how both biotechnology and traditional plant breeding can use Darwinian insights to identify promising routes for crop genetic improvement and avoid costly dead ends. Denison explains why plant traits that have been genetically optimized by individual selection—such as photosynthesis and drought tolerance—are bad candidates for genetic improvement. Traits like plant height and leaf angle, which determine the collective performance of plant communities, offer more room for improvement. Agriculturalists can also benefit from more sophisticated comparisons among natural communities and from the study of wild species in the landscapes where they evolved. Darwinian Agriculture reveals why it is sometimes better to slow or even reverse evolutionary trends when they are inconsistent with our present goals, and how we can glean new ideas from natural selection's marvelous innovations in wild species.
Author: Jamie A. Goode
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2008-04-30
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 0470515783
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRice is the most important food crop for half the world's population. Over the last three decades, the imporvement in human nutrition and health in Asia has largely been attributable to a relatively stable and affordable rice supply. The challenge to produce enough rice for the future, however, remains daunting, as the current rate of population growth outpaces that of increases in rice production. Science has a central role to play in raising rice productivity and this book highlights areas of plant science that are particularly relevant to solving the major constraints on rice production. Examining molecular, genetic and cellular techniques, it considers recent advances in four research approaches for increasing yields and improving the nutritional quality of rice. Plant genomics: knowing the identity and location of each gene in the rice genome is of immense value in all aspects of rice science and cultivar improvement. Molecular biological approaches to increase yield: to produce more biomass by increasing photosynthetic rate and duration, and by improving grain filling. Enhancing tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses: with new DNA array technologies, it is now possible to assess global genomic response to stresses. Understanding the relationships among stress pathways may create new opportunities for gene manipulation to enhance tolerance to multiple biotic and abiotic stresses. Improving nutritional quality in the grain: knowledge of the biosynthesis of micronutrients in plants permits genetic engineering of metabolic pathways to enhance the availability of micronutrients.
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Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 596
ISBN-13: 9712202046
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mirza Hasanuzzaman
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Published: 2018-11-12
Total Pages: 988
ISBN-13: 0128143339
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAdvances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance provides an important guide to recognizing, assessing and addressing the broad range of environmental factors that can inhibit rice yield. As a staple food for nearly half of the world's population, and in light of projected population growth, improving and increasing rice yield is imperative. This book presents current research on abiotic stresses including extreme temperature variance, drought, hypoxia, salinity, heavy metal, nutrient deficiency and toxicity stresses. Going further, it identifies a variety of approaches to alleviate the damaging effects and improving the stress tolerance of rice. Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance provides an important reference for those ensuring optimal yields from this globally important food crop. - Covers aspects of abiotic stress, from research, history, practical field problems faced by rice, and the possible remedies to the adverse effects of abiotic stresses - Provides practical insights into a wide range of management and crop improvement practices - Presents a valuable, single-volume sourcebook for rice scientists dealing with agronomy, physiology, molecular biology and biotechnology