Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice. Volume 1, Breeding for higher yield and quality / edited by Professor Takuji Sasaki, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sasaki, Takuji, editor.

Series:

Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science ; Number 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rice--Breeding.

Rice.

Rice--Yields.

Rice--Genetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

This collection reviews advances in breeding techniques as well as improving traits such as flood or drought resistance. It also discusses advances in understanding the nutritional role of rice and ways this can be enhanced to feed a growing population.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Series list

Introduction

Part 1 Rice breeding

Part 2 Rice nutritional and processing quality

Summary

Chapter 1 Ensuring and exploiting genetic diversity in rice

1 Introduction

2 Genetic diversity in the genus Oryza

3 The importance of diversity in rice

4 Sequencing and genotyping rice varieties as the basis for identifying desirable donors and traits

5 Pre-breeding programmes in rice

6 Using marker-assisted selection (MAS) and genomic selection (GS) to identify individuals with desirable traits or performance

7 The use of recombinant populations in pre-breeding programmes

8 Summary and future trends

9 Where to look for further information

10 References

Chapter 2 Advances in molecular breeding techniques for rice

2 Selection and hybridization tools

3 From conventional to molecular breeding approaches

4 The genomics era in rice breeding

5 Applying genomics for more rapid varietal development and release

6 Future trends and conclusion

7 Where to look for further information

8 References

Chapter 3 Breeding strategies to improve rice yields: an overview

2 Modern breeding techniques to increase rice yield: ideotype breeding, heterosis and green super rice

3 Genetic diversity and utilization of wild Oryza species

4 The use of Multi-parent Advanced Generation Inter-Cross (MAGIC) populations in breeding

5 Molecular marker techniques

6 Understanding and enhancing yield traits

7 Deploying novel alleles of known genes

8 Future trends and conclusion

10 Competing interests

11 Authors ' contributions

12 Acknowledgements

13 References.

Chapter 4 Improving photosynthesis in rice: from small steps to giant leaps

2 Demand functions in C 3 plants: biochemical limitations

3 Supply functions in C 3 plants: diffusion limitations

4 Strategies for improving photosynthetic performance

5 Future trends and conclusion

6 Where to look for further information

7 References

Chapter 5 Breeding green super rice (GSR) varieties for sustainable rice cultivation

2 The concept of green super rice (GSR)

3 GSR breeding techniques

4 Assessing the impact of GSR varieties

5 Linking genomic tools and information to breeding

Chapter 6 Mechanisms of drought tolerance in rice

2 Mechanisms of drought resistance

3 Assessing drought tolerance performance

4 Identifying genes promoting drought tolerance: quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis

5 Genetic engineering for drought tolerance

6 Drought-protective genes

7 Plant hormones affecting drought tolerance

8 Future trends in research

10 Acknowledgements

11 References

Chapter 7 Advances in understanding the role of rice in nutrition

2 Rice and under-nutrition

2.1 Iron

2.2 Zinc

2.3 Vitamin A

3 Rice and over-nutrition

3.1 The problem of over-nutrition

3.2 Rice consumption and the prevention of obesity and and/or chronic disease

Carbohydrate quality

Resistant starch (RS)

Glycaemic index (GI)

4 Case study: the impact of the glycaemic index (GI) of rice on blood sugar levels

5 Conclusions

6 References

Chapter 8 The nutraceutical properties of rice

2 Rice varieties, nutritional content and bio-fortification.

3 Antioxidants in rice

4 Breeding and cultivation techniques to improve the nutritional value of rice

5 The effects of processing and cooking on the nutritional value of rice

6 Future trends

Chapter 9 Biofortified Golden Rice: an additional intervention for vitamin A deficiency

2 The problem of vitamin A deficiency (VAD)

3 The origins of Golden Rice

4 Developing Golden Rice as a product

5 Current challenges to establishing Golden Rice as an additional VAD intervention

6 Conclusions

7 Acknowledgements

8 Where to look for further information

9 References

Chapter 10 Development of rice varieties with improved iron content in grain

1 Introduction: iron deficiency anaemia

2 Biofortification of rice for increased iron content in grain

3 Molecular mechanisms controlling iron uptake and translocation in rice

4 Genetic engineering for increasing iron content in rice grain

5 Future trends

Chapter 11 Quality parameters and testing methods in rice cultivation

2 Technology for assessing rice quality: core parameters measured and the requirements of research and commercial settings

3 Consumer health needs: fortification and digestibility

4 Quality parameters and testing methods to address the problem of natural variation in rice crops

5 Summary and future trends

Chapter 12 Agronomic and environmental factors affecting rice grain quality

2 The effects of sowing, transplantation and harvesting dates

3 The effects of irrigation, fertilizer application and other aspects of cultivation.

4 The effects of elevated temperature and other aspects of climate change

5 The impact of organic cultivation on rice quality

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78676-026-6