| Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Barley Contributor(s): Fox, Glen P. (Contribution by), Li, Chengdao (Contribution by), Visioni, Andrea (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1786763087 ISBN-13: 9781786763082 Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Crop Science |
| LCCN: 2019951744 |
| Series: Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Science |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6" W x 9" (1.92 lbs) 528 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection reviews advances in research on improving barley cultivation across the value chain. Part 1 reviews advances in understanding barley physiology in such areas as plant growth, grain development and plant response to abiotic stress. Chapters also review of current developments in exploiting genetic diversity and mapping the barley genome. Building on this foundation, the second part of the book summarises advances in breeding with chapters on breeding trial design as well as advances in molecular breeding techniques such as genome wide association studies (GWAS) and targeted induced lesions in genomes (TILLING). Part 3 looks further along the value chain at ways of optimising cultivation practices. There are chapters on post-harvest storage as well as fungal diseases, weeds and integrated methods for their management. The final part of the book assesses current developments in optimising barley for particular end uses such as malting, brewing and animal feed as well as current research on the nutraceutical properties of barley. |
Contributor Bio(s): Li, Chengdao: - Professor Chengdao Li is Director of the Western Barley Genetics Alliance, linking Murdoch University with the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA). Professor Li is an internationally-renowned expert in barley breeding, having helped to develop new varieties such as Baudin which is widely seen as setting the benchmark in malting quality. Professor Li is a member of the International Barley Genetics Sequencing Consortium which has mapped the barley genome, and has published widely on barley genetics and breeding. |