Barley Science: Recent Advances from Molecular Biology to Agronomy of Yield and Quality (2002)

* About the Editors * Contributors * Preface * Chapter 1. Contribution of Barley to Agriculture. A Brief Overview * History of Barley Cultivation * Utilization of Barley * Share of Barley in Today's Cereal Production * Utilization of the Barley Crop * References * Chapter 2. New Views on the Origin of Cultivated Barley * Historical Introduction--The Quest for the Ancestors of Cultivated Barley * Proposed Centers of Origin for Barley * Distinctiveness of Moroccan H. spontaneum * Distinctiveness of Western Mediterranean H. vulgare * Similarities Between Western Mediterranean H. spontaneum and H. vulgare * Phylogenetic Conclusions: A Western Mediterranean Center of Origin for Barley? * Chapter 3. Molecular Mapping of the Barley Genome * Introduction * Genetic and Physical Mapping * Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci * Mapping Disease Resistance Genes * Comparative Mapping and Synteny * Concluding Statement * Chapter 4. Wild Barley As a Source of Genes for Crop Improvement * Introduction * Origin and Taxonomy * Disease Resistance * Abiotic Stress Tolerance * Grain Quality * Genetic Diversity * Future Trends * Chapter 5. Genetics and Breeding of Malt Quality Attributes * Introduction * Components of Malting Quality * Effects of Breeding * Future Directions * Chapter 6. Genetics and Breeding of Barley Feed Quality Attributes * Introduction * Feed Quality Characteristics * Genetics of Feed Quality Characteristics * Breeding for Feed Quality * Projections for the Future * Chapter 7. Experiences with Genetic Transformation of Barley and Characteristics of Transgenic Plants * Introduction * Barley Transformation of Immature Zygotic Embryos by the Biolistic Method * Barley Transformation by Cocultivation of Immature Zygotic Embryos with Agrobacterium Tumefaciens * Marker-Free Transgenic Plants * Testing the Quality of the Target Gene, Its Product, and Tissue-Specific Expression * Identification Assays for Transformants and Selection of Homozygous Plants * Studying Organ Development with Barley Plants Transgenic for Homeotic Genes * The Production of Recombinant Proteins in Maturing and Germinating Barley Grains * Advantages of Tailoring a Heat Tolerant (1,3-1,4)-ss-Glucanase and Its Expression in Transgenic Barley * Field Testing * Micromalting of Transgenic Lines * Agronomic Characteristics of the Transgenic Lines * Chapter 8. Molecular Marker-Assisted versus Conventional Selection in Barley Breeding * Barley Breeding--Problems and Success * Conventional Breeding Methods * Marker-Assisted Selection * Chapter 9. Genotype by Environment Interaction and Adaptation in Barley Breeding: Basic Concepts and Methods of Analysis * Introduction * Genotype by Environment Interaction in Barley * An Example Data Set: Yield of a Series of Barley Isogenic Lines in Spain * Breeding Implications * Appendix: Examples of SAS Programs for the Models Described * Chapter 10. Initiation and Appearance of Vegetative and Reproductive Structures Throughout Barley Development * Introduction * Identification of Different Stages and Developmental Phases * Association Between Time Course of Organogenesis and Yield Components Generation * Initiation and Appearance of Vegetative and Reproductive Organs * Developmental Responses to Environmental Factors * Chapter 11. Physiological Basis of the Processes Determining Barley Yield Under Potential and Stress Conditions: Current Research Trends on Carbon Assimilation * Introductory Remarks * Physiological Factors Determining Yield * Potential Yield versus Stress Adaptation: Breeding Implications * Incidence of Stresses on Yield * Physiological Mechanisms to Cope with Stresses * Final Remarks * Chapter 12. Genetic Bases of Barley Physiological Response to Stressful Conditions * Adaptation to Stress Environments * Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Barley * Molecular Response to Pathogens * Conclusions * Chapter 13. Physiological Changes Associated with Genetic Improvement of Grain Yield in Barley * Introduction * Genetic Gains in Grain Yield * Physiological Changes Associated with Genetic Gains in Grain Yield * Comparison Between Breeding Progress Reached in Barley and Other Small-Grain Cereals * Conclusions * Chapter 14. Spectral Vegetation Indices as Nondestructive Indicators of Barley Yield in Mediterranean Rain-Fed Conditions * Introduction * Material and Methods * Results * Discussion * Conclusions * Chapter 15. Choosing Genotype, Sowing Date, and Plant Density for Malting Barley * Introduction * Choosing Genotype * Choosing Sowing Date * Choosing Plant Density * Concluding Remarks * Chapter 16. Computer Simulation of Barley Growth, Development, and Yield * Introduction * Phasic Development * Growth and Organ Development * Potential Model Improvement * Evaluation of the Model * Appendix: Glossary of Terms * Chapter 17. Bases of Preharvest Sprouting Resistance in Barley: Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Environmental Control of Dormancy in the Barley Grain * Introduction * Physiology of Dormancy in Barley * Genetics and Molecular Biology of Dormancy in Barley * Environmental Control of Dormancy in Barley * Concluding Remarks * Chapter 18. The Proteins of the Mature Barley Grain and Their Role in Determining Malting Performance * Introduction * Barley Grain Structure in Relation to Protein Distribution * Barley Grain Proteins * Barley Grain Proteins and Malting Quality * Conclusions * Chapter 19. Changes in Malting Quality and Its Determinants in Response to Abiotic Stresses * Introduction * Phases of the Grain Growth * Barley Grain Composition * Quality Specifications * Responses of Some Aspects of Grain Quality to High Temperature and Drought * Future Research * Implications * Index * Reference Notes Included