Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the Processing Tomato, 18-21 November 1996
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the Processing Tomato, 18-21 November 1996

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Published: 1997

Total Pages: 200

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International Conference on the Processing Tomato: Overview of the world processing tomato agro-industry; Environmental issues; Integrated pest control; Production, processing, & marketing; Biotechnology & plant breeding. International Symposium on Trpopical Tomato Diseases: The role of an International Scientific Society in the Transfer of Technologies for Processing Tomatoes; Tomato improvement for bacterial disease resistance for the tropics: a contemporary basis and future prospects; Advances in the identification and management of tospoviruses affecting tomato; Breeding strategies for disease resistance in tomatoes with emphasis on the tropics: current status and research challenges; Tomato breeding for disease resistance in humid conditions. Whitefly-transmitted geminivirus of tomato and phylogenetic relationships predicted from virus coat protein gene sequences; Past, present, and future prospects for using germplasm resources for tomato improvement; Breeding tomatoes (Lycorpersicon esculentum Mill.) for resistance to whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses; Geminiviruses in plurilocular tomato cultivars grown under plastic greenhouse conditions in Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Screening processing tomato progenies for resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum; Studies on tomato bacterial diseases in Pernambuco, Brazil; Genetic control of resistance in tomato tospovirus and selection of tomato progenies resistant to a tospovirus isolate; Methodology for screening tomato for Fusarium Wilt, Verticillium Wilt, (...).

Agricultural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka
Agricultural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka

Author: Buddhi Marambe

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-03-30

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 9811521522

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A food system comprises the entire range of actors and interlinked activities related to food production, processing, distribution, marketing and trade, preparation, consumption, and disposal. When a food system operates without compromising the needs of future generations, it is considered to be a “Sustainable Food System.” The present-day food systems in Sri Lanka are diverse, and the natural and physical environment, infrastructure, institutions, society and culture, and policies and regulations within which the food systems operate, as well as the technologies employed, have shaped their outcomes. Agricultural research is a key factor in terms of innovation and technological advances. Innovation has been the main driver of food systems’ transformation over the past few decades and will be critical to addressing the needs of a rapidly growing population in a context of climate change and scarcity of natural resources. In addition, agricultural research must help meet the rising demand for food at affordable prices. Comprising 17 chapters written by specialist(s) in their respective subject-areas, this Contributed Volume on “Agricultural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka: A Historical Perspective” shares the scientific knowledge accumulated by the National Agricultural Research System of Sri Lanka, including universities, and offers recommendations on how to make food systems more sustainable in order to address the current needs of Sri Lankan society. It presents perspectives on four key thematic areas, namely: (i) Crop and animal production, management, and improvement, (ii) Agro-product processing technologies, (iii) Natural resource management, and (iv) Socio-economic development and agri-business management.

Insect Resistant Maize
Insect Resistant Maize

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Publisher: CIMMYT

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9789686923797

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Mechanisms and bases of resistance; The genetics of resistance; Biotechnological manipulation of resistance; Advances in techniques, rearing, rating bioassays, mechanism detection; Resistance verification and utilization; Country reports.

Crop Improvement
Crop Improvement

Author: Manjit S. Kang

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2024-11-01

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 1040283810

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Learn to integrate molecular genetic techniques with traditional plant breeding methods!This comprehensive book provides the latest authoritative scientific information on improvement of both temperate and tropical crops. Crop Improvement: Challenges in the Twenty-First Century brings together expert plant breeders and geneticists to address issues related to crop adaptability and stability across environments for important food and fiber crops. It emphasizes the need to integrate molecular genetic techniques with traditional plant breeding methods to develop hardier, more productive crops. Crop Improvement includes the latest research on physiological and biochemical responses of plants to drought and heat stress, which should help breeders develop effective strategies for improving resistance to abiotic stresses. In addition, this helpful book elucidates the use of mixed models and best linear unbiased prediction. To make the book comprehensive, chapters discuss stability analysis in crop performance trials and genotype-by-environment interactions.Crop Improvement includes detailed information on breeding specific crops, including: rice tropical maize sorghum common bean sugar beet bananas and plantain cotton Crop Improvement offers both practical information and up-to-date research. It also suggests a vision of new directions and partnerships that are expected to evolve in this century. This book is an essential resource for practicing plant breeders and geneticists at universities, government agencies, and industry. It should also be of use to teachers and students engaged in crop breeding.