Millets and pseudo cereals : genetic resources and breeding advancement / edited by Mohar Singh and Salej Sood.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Singh, Mohar.

Sood, Salej.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Millets--Genetics.

Millets.

Millets--Breeding.

Genetics.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Duxford, United Kingdom : Woodhead Publishing, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Millets and Pseudo Cereals is the first comprehensive resource to focus on the potential crop improvements through genetic enhancements. [...] Millets and Pseudo Cereals presents current information on the genetic architecture of important economic traits and the genomic resources for gene enabled breeding. This compilation contains information on the global status, available germplasm resources, nutritional value, breeding advancements, genomics applications and sustainability of agriculture through millets and pseudo-cereals cultivation. This book is a valuable resource for those conducting research and exploring new areas for advancing crop genetic understanding.. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Introduction / Salej Sood and Mohar Singh

2. Global production, demand, and supply / Ajay Kumar Chandra, Rahul Chandora, Nikhil Malhotra et al.

3. Genetic resources : collection, characterization, conservation, and documentation / D.C. Joshi, R.P. Meena and Rahul Chandora

4. Origin, domestication, and spread / R.P. Joshi, A.K. Jain, Madhulata Kumari et al.

5. Breeding for enhanced productivity in millets / K.N. Ganapathy, K. Hariprasanna and Vilas A. Tonapi

6. Molecular studies on millets and pseudocereals / Lalit Arya, Monika Singh, Supriya Babasaheb Aglawe et al.

7. Biotic stresses and their management / A. Nagaraja, B.S. Chethana and A.K. Jain

8. Drought adaptation : approaches for crop improvement / Y.A. Nanja Reddy, Y.N. Priya Reddy, S. Sanjeev Krishna et al.

9. Nutritional quality and health benefits / N.G. Malleshi, Aparna Agarwal, Salej Sood et al.

10. Processing, value addition and health benefits / Krishan Datt Sharma, Babita Sharma and Harpreet Kaur Saini

11. Policy analysis and strategies / B. Dayakar Rao, T.M. Dinesh, Sri Devi Nune et al.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780128204054

0128204052

OCLC:

1197723906

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.