Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Rice Volume 1: Breeding for Higher Yield and Quality Contributor(s): Sasaki, Takuji (Editor), Spindel, Jennifer (Contribution by), McCouch, Susan (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 178676024X ISBN-13: 9781786760241 Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Soil Science - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Irrigation |
Dewey: 633.182 |
LCCN: 2016962110 |
Series: Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Science |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 300 pages |
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Publisher Description: Rice is one of the most important foods in the world. As the demand for rice continues to increase, 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 rice at each step in the value chain, from breeding to post-harvest storage. Volume 1 reviews research in physiology and breeding and its application to produce varieties with improved traits such as higher yields. It then goes on to discuss nutritional and other aspects of rice quality and the ways these can be enhanced. Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice Volume 1: Breeding for higher quality and yield will be a standard reference for rice scientists in universities, government and other research centres and companies involved in rice cultivation. It is accompanied by Volume 2 which reviews improvements in cultivation techniques, pest and disease management. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sasaki, Takuji: - Dr Takuji Sasaki is Professor at the Nodai Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan. Professor Sasaki is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Rice, and played a leading role in the international rice genome sequencing project.Sasaki, Takuji: - Dr Takuji Sasaki is Professor at the Nodai Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan. Professor Sasaki is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Rice, and played a leading role in the international rice genome sequencing project. |