| Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Wheat Volume 1: Breeding, Quality Traits, Pests and Diseases Contributor(s): Langridge, Peter (Editor), Bramel, Paula (Contribution by), Eversole, Kellye (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1786760169 ISBN-13: 9781786760166 Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd OUR PRICE: $261.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Soil Science - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Irrigation |
| Dewey: 633.11 |
| LCCN: 2017932202 |
| Series: Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Science |
| Physical Information: 1.44" H x 6" W x 9" (2.38 lbs) 686 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wheat is the most widely cultivated cereal in the world and a staple food for around 3 billion people. It has been estimated that demand for wheat could increase by up to 60% by 2050. There is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such challenges as climate change, threats from pests and diseases and the need to make cultivation more resource-efficient and sustainable. Drawing on an international range of expertise, this collection focuses on ways of improving the cultivation of wheat at each step in the value chain, from breeding to post-harvest storage. Volume 1 reviews research in wheat breeding and quality traits as well as diseases and pests and their management. Chapters in Part 1 review advances in understanding of wheat physiology and genetics and how this has informed developments in breeding, including developing varieties with desirable traits such as drought tolerance. Part 2 discusses aspects of nutritional and processing quality. Chapters in Part 3 cover research on key wheat diseases and their control as well as the management of insect pests and weeds. Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 1: Breeding, quality traits, pests and diseases will be a standard reference for cereal scientists in universities, government and other research centres and companies involved in wheat cultivation. It is accompanied by Volume 2 which reviews improvements in cultivation techniques. |
Contributor Bio(s): Langridge, Peter: - Dr Peter Langridge is Emeritus Professor of Plant Science at the University of Adelaide and former CEO of the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFC). Professor Langridge is also Chair of the Scientific Board of the Wheat Initiative set up to coordinate international research in wheat.Ordon, Frank: - Professor Frank Ordon is President of the Julius Kühn-Institute (JKI), the Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants in Germany. He is Honorary Professor for Molecular Resistance Breeding at the Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Editor-in-Chief of Plant Breeding, a member of the editorial board of several other journals and Chair of the Wheat Initiative Research Committee. He has published widely on molecular markers and improving resistance to biotic and abiotic stress especially in cereals. |