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Fundamentals of field crop breeding
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ISBN: 9811692564 9811692572 Year: 2022 Publisher: Singapore : Springer,

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Genomic designing for biotic stress resistant cereal crops
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ISBN: 3030758796 3030758788 Year: 2021 Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer,


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Genomic designing for abiotic stress resistant cereal crops
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ISBN: 3030758753 3030758745 Year: 2021 Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer,


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Blast Disease of Cereal Crops : Evolution and Adaptation in Context of Climate Change
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ISBN: 303060585X 3030605841 Year: 2021 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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Blast is an important foliar disease that infects the majority of cereal crops like rice, finger millet, pearl millet, foxtail millet and wheat, and thus results in a huge economic impact. The pathogen is responsible for causing epidemics in many crops and commonly shifts to new hosts. Magnaporthe spp. is the most prominent cause of blast disease on a broad host range of grasses including rice as well as other species of Poaceae family. To date, 137 members of Poaceae hosting this fungus have been described in fungal databases. This book provides information on all blast diseases of different cereal crops. The pathogen evolves quickly due to its high variability, and thus can quickly adapt to new cultivars and cause an epidemic in a given crop. Some of the topics covered here include historical perspectives, pathogen evolution, host range shift, cross-infectivity, and pathogen isolation, use of chemicals fungicides, genetics and genomics, and management of blast disease in different cereal crops with adoption of suitable methodologies. In the past two decades there have been significant developments in genomics and proteomics approaches and there has been substantial and rapid progress in the cloning and mapping of R genes for blast resistance, as well as in comparative genomics analysis for resolving delineation of Magnaporthe species that infect both cereals and grass species. Blast disease resistance follows a typical gene-for-gene hypothesis. Identification of new Avr genes and effector molecules from Magnaporthe spp. can be useful to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in the fast evolution of different strains of this fungal genus. Advances in these areas may help to reduce the occurrence of blast disease by the identification of potential R genes for effective deployment. Additionally, this book highlights the importance of blast disease that infects different cereal hosts in the context of climate change, and genomics approaches that may potentially help in understanding and applying new concepts and technologies that can make real impact in sustainable management of blast disease in different cereal crops.


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The Citrus Genome
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ISBN: 3030153088 303010799X Year: 2020 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This book reviews how the release of the citrus genome facilitates the investigation of ancestral species, the study of their complex biological features, and the genetic basis of agronomic traits of paramount importance for their sustainable cultivation. The first chapters discuss citrus origin and distribution, and the economic importance and varietal composition of the cultivated species, providing an overview of citrus and related genera genetic resources. The book then describes the role of traditional breeding techniques (for scion and rootstocks) as well as the potential of genomic breeding and innovative protocols for biotechnological approaches. The second part provides essential information on the genus Citrus, the attributes of pure citrus species, genetic admixtures, hybrids and citrus relatives, and on the horticultural classification of cultivated species, varieties and rootstocks. The third part then focuses on the different molecular mechanisms, covering various aspects of citrus biology, including the role of beneficial compounds of citrus fruits. In addition, it examines the molecular responses of citrus to abiotic stresses and to field and post-harvest diseases. Providing insights gained in recent years, it is a valuable guide for those who are interested in gene discovery, comparative genomics, molecular breeding and new breeding techniques. It is particularly useful for scientists, breeders and students at universities and public sector institutes involved in research for the citrus industry.


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New Frontiers in Stress Management for Durable Agriculture
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ISBN: 9811513228 981151321X Year: 2020 Publisher: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer,

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Using accessible farming practices to meet the growing demands on agriculture is likely to result in more intense competition for natural resources, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and further deforestation and land degradation, which will in turn produce additional stress in the soil-water-plant-animal continuum. Stress refers to any unfavorable force or condition that inhibits customary functioning in plants. Concurrent manifestations of different stresses (biotic and abiotic) are very frequent in the environment of plants, which consequently reduces yield. Better understanding stress not only changes our perspective on the current environment, but can also bring a wealth of benefits, like improving sustainable agriculture and human beings’ living standards. Innovative systems are called for that protect and enhance the natural resource base, while increasing productivity via ‘holistic’ approaches, such as agroecology, agro-forestry, climate-smart agriculture and conservation agriculture, which also incorporate indigenous and traditional knowledge. The book ‘New Frontiers in Stress Management for Durable Agriculture’ details the current state of knowledge and highlights scientific advances concerning novel aspects of plant biology research on stress, biotic and abiotic stress responses, as well as emergent amelioration and reclamation technologies to restore normal functioning in agroecology. .

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Agriculture. --- Biodiversity. --- Environmental management. --- Oxidative stress. --- Environmental monitoring. --- Environmental Management. --- Oxidative Stress. --- Monitoring/Environmental Analysis. --- Biomonitoring (Ecology) --- Ecological monitoring --- Environmental quality --- Monitoring, Environmental --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Pollution --- Oxidation-reduction reaction --- Stress (Physiology) --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biology --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Measurement --- Monitoring --- Crops --- Effect of stress on. --- Agricultura --- Estrès oxidatiu --- Estrès (Fisiologia) --- Reacció d'oxidació-reducció --- Agronomia --- Ciències de la vida --- Agricultura biològica --- Agricultura de muntanya --- Agricultura de precisió --- Agricultura de subsistència --- Agricultura sostenible --- Agricultura urbana --- Agrosilvicultura --- Aqüicultura --- Arbres --- Boscos --- Climatologia agrícola --- Conreu --- Conreus de regadiu --- Conreus extensius --- Dones en l'agricultura --- Extensió agrària --- Floricultura --- Indústria agrícola --- Indústria ramadera --- Investigació agrícola --- Jardineria --- Millorament selectiu de plantes --- Pagesia --- Pastures --- Productes agrícoles --- Protecció de les plantes --- Revolució verda --- Silvicultura --- Zootècnia --- Història de l'agricultura --- Pagesos --- Ramaderia


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Accelerated Plant Breeding, Volume 1 : Cereal Crops
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ISBN: 3030418669 3030418650 Year: 2020 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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Plant improvement has shifted its focus from yield, quality and disease resistance to factors that will enhance commercial export, such as early maturity, shelf life and better processing quality. Conventional plant breeding methods aiming at the improvement of a self-pollinating crop, such as wheat, usually take 10-12 years to develop and release of the new variety. During the past 10 years, significant advances have been made and accelerated methods have been developed for precision breeding and early release of crop varieties. This work summarizes concepts dealing with germplasm enhancement and development of improved varieties based on innovative methodologies that include doubled haploidy, marker assisted selection, marker assisted background selection, genetic mapping, genomic selection, high-throughput genotyping, high-throughput phenotyping, mutation breeding, reverse breeding, transgenic breeding, shuttle breeding, speed breeding, low cost high-throughput field phenotyping, etc. It is an important reference with special focus on accelerated development of improved crop varieties.


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Nanoagronomy
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ISBN: 303041275X 3030412741 Year: 2020 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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In this age of population explosion and depleting natural resources, this book offers new techniques to produce more from agricultural crops at a lower cost. The field of agronomy addresses this issue and interacts with the fields of agriculture, botany, and economics. Nanotechnology and nanoparticles play a role in agronomy. This book joins techniques from both fields into once comprehensive volume. Students of agriculture, physics, nanotechnology, and plant sciences will benefit equally from this work.

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Agriculture. --- Nanotechnology. --- Plant biochemistry. --- Plant physiology. --- Plant breeding. --- Plant anatomy. --- Plant development. --- Plant Biochemistry. --- Plant Physiology. --- Plant Breeding/Biotechnology. --- Plant Anatomy/Development. --- Development of plants --- Plant development --- Developmental biology --- Growth (Plants) --- Plants --- Botany --- Plant structure --- Structural botany --- Vegetable anatomy --- Anatomy --- Crops --- Agriculture --- Breeding --- Physiology --- Phytochemistry --- Plant biochemistry --- Plant chemistry --- Biochemistry --- Phytochemicals --- Plant biochemical genetics --- Molecular technology --- Nanoscale technology --- High technology --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Ontogeny --- Structure --- Agronomy. --- Soil management --- Agricultura --- Nanotecnologia --- Enginyeria molecular --- Tecnologia molecular --- Alta tecnologia --- Electrònica molecular --- Espintrònica --- Materials nanoestructurats --- Nanoelectrònica --- Nanolitografia --- Nanomedicina --- Nanoquímica --- Agronomia --- Ciències de la vida --- Agricultura biològica --- Agricultura de muntanya --- Agricultura de precisió --- Agricultura de subsistència --- Agricultura sostenible --- Agricultura urbana --- Agrosilvicultura --- Aqüicultura --- Arbres --- Boscos --- Climatologia agrícola --- Conreu --- Conreus de regadiu --- Conreus extensius --- Dones en l'agricultura --- Extensió agrària --- Floricultura --- Indústria agrícola --- Indústria ramadera --- Investigació agrícola --- Jardineria --- Millorament selectiu de plantes --- Pagesia --- Pastures --- Productes agrícoles --- Protecció de les plantes --- Revolució verda --- Silvicultura --- Zootècnia --- Història de l'agricultura --- Pagesos --- Ramaderia


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Nanobiotechnology in Agriculture : An Approach Towards Sustainability
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ISBN: 3030399788 303039977X Year: 2020 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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Agriculture is considered as a backbone of developing nations as it caters the needs of the people, directly or indirectly. The global agriculture currently faces enormous challenges like land degradation and reduced soil fertility, shrinking of land, low production yield, water accessibility and a dearth of labor due to evacuation of individuals from farming. Besides, the global population increases at an exponential rate and it is predicted that the global population will be 9 billion by 2050 that in turn leads to food crisis in near future. Although, green revolution revolutionizes the agriculture sector by enhancing the yield but it was not considered as a sustainable approach. Exorbitant use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to boost the crop yield is definitely not a convenient approach for agriculture sustainability in the light of the fact that these chemical fertilizers are considered as double-edged sword, which on one hand enhance the crop yield but at the same time possess deleterious effect on the soil microflora and thus declines its fertility. Besides, it cause irreversible damage to the soil texture and disrupts the equilibrium in the food chain across ecosystem, which might in turn lead to genetic mutations in future generations of consumers. Thus, the increased dependence on fabricated agricultural additives during and post green revolution has generated serious issues pertaining to sustainability, environmental impact and health hazards. Therefore, nano-biotechnology has emerged as a promising tool to tackle the above problems especially in the agriculture sector. Nano-agribusiness is an emerged field to enhance crop yield, rejuvenate soil health, provide precision farming and stimulate plant growth. Nano-biotechnology is an essential tool in modern agriculture and is considered as a primary economic driver in near future. It is evaluated that joining of cutting edge nanotechnology in agribusiness would push the worldwide monetary development to approximately US$ 3.4 trillion by 2020 which clearly indicates that how agri-nanobiotechnology plays a pivotal role in the agricultural sector, without any negative impact on the environment and other regulatory issues of biosafety. Agri-nanobiotechnology is an innovative green technology, which provides the solution to global food security, sustainability and climate change. The current book is presenting the role of nano-biotechnology in modern agriculture and how it plays a pivotal role to boost the agri-business.

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