Genomics and Breeding for Climate-Resilient Crops Vol. 1 Concepts and Strategies /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kole, Chittaranjan. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Climate Change Impacts.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37045-8

Climate change is expected to have a drastic impact on agronomic conditions including temperature, precipitation, soil nutrients, and the incidence of disease pests, to name a few. To face this looming threat, significant progress in developing new breeding strategies has been made over the last few...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Conservation, Evaluation and Utilization of Biodiversity
• Identification of Traits, Genes and Crops of the Future
• Molecular Mapping and Breeding for Genes/QTLS Related to Climate Change
• Genomic Tools and Strategies for Breeding Climate Change Resilient Cereals
• Emerging Concepts and Strategies for Genomics and Breeding
• Genetic Engineering for Tolerance to Climate Change Related Traits
• Participatory Breeding for Climate Change Related Traits
• Evolutionary Breeding and Climate Change
• Bioinformatics Tools to Assist Breeding for Climate Change
• Facilitation of Future Research and Extension through Funding and Networking Support
• Climate change and intellectual property: Regulatory Issues
• The Social and Political Dimensions.