The book intends to supplement the course Crop Improvement I (Kharif crops) as per ICAR syllabus for the B.Sc. (Honours) in Agriculture. Till now no comprehensive books to support the course is available as a complete guide book Emphasis has been laid on describing the Kharif Crops from Crop Improvement point of view. Each of the chapters deals with a particular crop dealing with taxonomic identification, centre of origin, related species, brief genetics with botanical description, floral biology, crossing techniques, breeding objectives, breeding methods and achievements.
Plant improvement has shifted its focus from yield, quality and disease resistance to factors that will enhance commercial export, such as early maturity, shelf life and better processing quality. Conventional plant breeding methods aiming at the improvement of a self-pollinating crop usually take 10-12 years to develop and release of the new variety. During the past 10 years, significant advances have been made and accelerated methods have been developed for precision breeding and early release of crop varieties. This book focuses on the accelerated breeding technologies that have been adopted for major oil crops. It summarizes concepts dealing with germplasm enhancement and development of improved varieties based on innovative methodologies that include doubled haploidy, marker assisted selection, marker assisted background selection, genetic mapping, genomic selection, high-throughput genotyping, high-throughput phenotyping, mutation breeding, reverse breeding, transgenic breeding, shuttle breeding, speed breeding, low cost high-throughput field phenotyping, etc. This edited volume is therefore an excellent reference on accelerated development of improved crop varieties.
Plant improvement has shifted its focus from yield, quality and disease resistance to factors that will enhance commercial export, such as early maturity, shelf life and better processing quality. Conventional plant breeding methods aiming at the improvement of a self-pollinating crop, such as wheat, usually take 10-12 years to develop and release of the new variety. During the past 10 years, significant advances have been made and accelerated methods have been developed for precision breeding and early release of crop varieties. This edited volume summarizes concepts dealing with germplasm enhancement and development of improved varieties based on innovative methodologies that include doubled haploidy, marker assisted selection, marker assisted background selection, genetic mapping, genomic selection, high-throughput genotyping, high-throughput phenotyping, mutation breeding, reverse breeding, transgenic breeding, shuttle breeding, speed breeding, low cost high-throughput field phenotyping, etc. It is an important reference with special focus on accelerated development of improved crop varieties.
The volume contents aspects as crops i.e. Clusterbean, Mothbean, Cowpea, Horsegram, Mungbean, Rice bean, Indian bean, Winged bean and other minor pulses grown in arid and semi-arid regions.
Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base; understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide. The emphasis of the series is on methodology, a fundamental understanding of crop genetics, and applications to major crops.
As per the reports of FAO, the human population will rise to 9 billion by the end of 2050 and 70% of more food must be produced over the next three decades to feed the additional population. The breeding approaches for crop improvement programs are dependent on the availability and accessibility of genetic variation, either spontaneous or induced by the mutagens. Plant breeders, agronomists, and geneticists are under constant pressure to expand food production by employing innovative breeding strategies to enhance yield, adaptability, nutrition, resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. In conventional breeding approaches, introgression of genes in crop varieties is laborious and time-consuming. Nowadays, new innovative plant breeding techniques such as molecular breeding and plant biotechnology, supplement the traditional breeding approaches to achieve the desired goals of enhanced food production. With the advent of recent molecular tools like genomics, transgenics, molecular marker-assisted back-crossing, TILLING, Eco-TILLING, gene editing, CRISPR CAS, non-targeted protein abundant comparative proteomics, genome wide association studies have made possible mapping of important QTLs, insertion of transgenes, reduction of linkage drags, and manipulation of genome. In general, conventional and modern plant breeding approaches would be strategically ideal for developing new elite crop varieties to meet the feeding requirement of the increasing world population. This book highlights the latest progress in the field of plant breeding, and their applicability in crop improvement. The basic concept of this 2-volume work is to assess the use of modern breeding strategies in supplementing the conventional breeding toward the development of elite crop varieties, for obtaining desired goals of food production.
Soils, Plant Growth and Crop Production is a component of Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty Encyclopedias. Plants, and crops in particular, grow and develop through the uptake of water and nutrients by the root system in soils and their transformation into biomass through processes governed by photosynthesis. The quality and amount of products harvested from this biomass depend largely on the intrinsic properties of the soil, i.e. the moisture and nutrients made available for uptake by the roots. These volumes describe in a synthetic form the impact of the most important soil properties on general agronomy, crop production, cultivation methods, and yields, including the specific management aspects which take away some production constraints. Changes in general agronomy as a result of plant breeding, climatic change and competition between newly introduced crops are discussed. The three volumes with contributions from distinguished experts in the field discusses about soils, plant growth and crop production in several related topics. These volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.
Dr. S.K. Panda & Dr. (Mrs.) M. Dash This book ``Advances in Stress Physiology of Plants' has been published with an aim to give some insight into the field of stress physiology of Plants. Attempts have been made to highlight different abiotic stresses like water, salt, heavy metals etc. and there effects on plants physiological alterations. Some efforts have also been taken to discuss oxidative stress, its effects and possible protection in plant cells. Oxidative Stress The Biology of Oxidative stress in Green Cells : A Review S.K. Panda & M. Dash Abiotic Stress Induced Membrane Damage in Plants : A Free Radical Phenomenon S. Bhattacharjee & A.K. Mukherjee The Lipoxygenases A Review A.D. Rao, K.N. Devi & K. Thyagaraju Plant Lipoxygenases K.N. Devi, A.D. Rao & K. Thyagaraju Changes in Antioxidants Levels in Oryza sativa L. Roots subjected to NaCl-salinity stress M.H. Khan, M. Dash, Ksh. L.B. Singha & S.K. Panda Water Stress Studying Plant Responses to Water Stress : An Overview R.K. Kar Salt Stress Effects of Sea Water on Growth of Young Plants of Prosopis julliflora (sw) DC. A.J. Joshi & H. Hinglajia Physiology of Salt Stress in Plants : A Review M. Dash & S.K. Panda Heavy Metal Toxicity Stress Role of Nitrogen Nutrition on Chromium Phytoxicty in wheat S.K. Panda, B.N. Sahoo & H.K. Patra Chromium Toxicity and Water Stress Simulation Effects in Intact Senescing Leaves of Greengram (Vigna radiata L. var. wilckzek K851) S.K. Panda, S. Mahapatra & S.K. Panda Alterations in Enzyme Activities of Plants under Heavy Metal Ion Stress S.D.S. Murthy & S. Rajgopal Dr. S.K. Panda & Dr. (Mrs.) M. Dash This book ``Advances in Stress Physiology of Plants' has been published with an aim to give some insight into the field of stress physiology of Plants. Attempts have been made to highlight different abiotic stresses like water, salt, heavy metals etc. and there effects on plants physiological alterations. Some efforts have also been taken to discuss oxidative stress, its effects and possible protection in plant cells. Oxidative Stress The Biology of Oxidative stress in Green Cells : A Review S.K. Panda & M. Dash Abiotic Stress Induced Membrane Damage in Plants : A Free Radical Phenomenon S. Bhattacharjee & A.K. Mukherjee The Lipoxygenases A Review A.D. Rao, K.N. Devi & K. Thyagaraju Plant Lipoxygenases K.N. Devi, A.D. Rao & K. Thyagaraju Changes in Antioxidants Levels in Oryza sativa L. Roots subjected to NaCl-salinity stress M.H. Khan, M. Dash, Ksh. L.B. Singha & S.K. Panda Water Stress Studying Plant Responses to Water Stress : An Overview R.K. Kar Salt Stress Effects of Sea Water on Growth of Young Plants of Prosopis julliflora (sw) DC. A.J. Joshi & H. Hinglajia Physiology of Salt Stress in Plants : A Review M. Dash & S.K. Panda Heavy Metal Toxicity Stress Role of Nitrogen Nutrition on Chromium Phytoxicty in wheat S.K. Panda, B.N. Sahoo & H.K. Patra Chromium Toxicity and Water Stress Simulation Effects in Intact Senescing Leaves of Greengram (Vigna radiata L. var. wilckzek K851) S.K. Panda, S. Mahapatra & S.K. Panda Alterations in Enzyme Activities of Plants under Heavy Metal Ion Stress S.D.S. Murthy & S. Rajgopal
"An indispensable source for researchers, teachers, and graduate and postgraduate students interested in mutation breeding and genetic engineering. It introduces readers to contemporary knowledge and state-of-the-art technologies in the field of mutation breeding, including fundamental mechanisms and applications. . . . It will provide new directions, and avenues for enhancement of food security and food quality by using the latest techniques for the 'mutation as breeding' approach." - From Prof. Jameel M. Al-Khayri, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia This comprehensive three-volume set book aims to help combat the challenge of providing enough food for the world by the use of advanced genetic processes to improve crop production, both in quantity and quality. Volume 1: Mutagenesis and Crop Improvement discusses mutagenesis, cytotoxicity, and crop improvement, covering the processes, mutagenic effectiveness, and mechanisms. The volume emphasizes the improvement of agronomic characteristics by manipulating the genotype of plant species, resulting in increased productivity. Volume 2: Revolutionizing Plant Biology covers the use of mutagenesis and biotechnology to explore the variability of mutant genes for crop improvement. The chapters deal with in-vitro mutagenesis to exploit the somaclonal variations induced in cell culture and highlight the importance of in-vitro mutagenesis in inducing salt resistance, heat resistance, and drought resistance. Volume 3: Mechanisms for Genetic Manipulation of Plants and Plant Mutants reviews the genetic engineering techniques used to mutate genes and to incorporate them into different plant species of cereals, pulses, vegetables, and fruits. Also discussed are the principles of genetic engineering by which desired genes can be transferred from plants to animals to microorganisms and vice versa.
