Abiotic stresses
Subtitle: plant resistance through breeding and molecular approaches
By: M. Ashraf, P.J.C. Harris, editors.
Contributors: Ashraf, M. 1953-; Harris, P. J. C.
Series: Crop science
Publisher: Food Products Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 725
Subjects: Crops -- Effect of stress on; Plants -- Disease and pest resistance -- Genetic aspects; Plant breeding; Plant molecular genetics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. Stress Environments and Their Impact on Crop Production; title: Chapter 2. Breeding for Stress Resistance: General Principles; title: Chapter 3. Use of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology Approaches for Crop Improvement; title: Chapter 4. Genome Mapping and Its Implications for Improving Stress Resistance in Plants; title: Chapter 5. Breeding for Salinity Tolerance; title: Chapter 6. Breeding for Drought Resistance; title: Chapter 7. Molecular Genetics and Breeding for Flooding Tolerance; title: Chapter 8. Breeding for Metal Tolerance; title: Chapter 9. Breeding Crops for Adaptation to Environments with Low Nutrient Availability; title: Chapter 10. Genetic Improvements of Tolerance to High Temperature; title: Chapter 11. Breeding for Cold Tolerance; title: Chapter 12. Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Wheat; title: Chapter 13. Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Barley; title: Chapter 14. Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Rice; title: Chapter 15. Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Maize; title: Chapter 16. Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Oilseed Crops; title: Chapter 17. Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Cotton; title: Chapter 18. Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Tomato; title: Index.