Recent Advances in Grain Crops Research.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shah, Farooq.

Contributor:

Khan, Zafar.

Iqbal, Amjad.

Turan, Metin.

Olgun, Murat.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cereal products.

Crop improvement.

Crops--Physiology.

Crops.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : IntechOpen, 2020.

Summary:

Cultivation of grain crops has been rightly recognized as one of the main drivers in shaping human civilizations. Considering their key role in fulfilling a major portion of the global food needs, grain crops are the most widely grown crops around the world. Unfortunately, like many other agronomic crops, grain crops are quite vulnerable to climate change and this has posed multifaceted threats to agricultural sustainability. To add to the menace, the deteriorating quantity and quality of both land and water as primary factors of production are further aggravating the scenario. Confronting such challenges demands innovative adaptation strategies through intensification of grain crop production that can ensure grain self-sufficiency worldwide.

Contents:

Introductory chapter: Recent advances in grain crops research

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing in grain crops

Wheat in the era of genomics and transgenics

Morphophysiological and photosynthetic reactions of wheat (T. aestivum L.) and its wild congeners to drought condition in vivo and in vitro

Improving dual-purpose winter wheat in the Southern Great Plains of the United States

Wheat production in India: trends and prospects

Rice grain quality: current developments and future prospects

Neglected and underutilized legume crops: improvement and future prospects.

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