Type: Book
Instant Insights: Drought-resistant crops
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229x152mm6x9"
Publication date:
02 March 2021Length of book:
120 pagesISBN-13: 9781801460699
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This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on drought-resistant crops.
The first chapter assesses the genes involved in drought and heat tolerance, as well as the physiological traits related to increased tolerance to abiotic stress in wheat. It reviews advances in our understanding of the molecular markers associated with these physiological traits, and the roles of key genes in determining a wheat plant’s response to heat and drought stress.
The second chapter discusses mechanisms of drought resistance in rice. It reviews ways of assessing drought tolerance performance, identifying genes promoting drought tolerance through quantitative trait loci (QLT) analysis, as well as breeding for drought tolerance.
The third chapter highlights the genetic diversity and quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with the traits contributing to drought and heat tolerance in soybean. It also reviews genomic resources that can facilitate a better understanding of phenotype-genotype associations and formulate genomic-assisted breeding strategies.
The final chapter addresses the polygenic nature of tolerance to drought and to heat in grain legumes. It reviews advances in understanding plant adaptation to stress, the assembly of molecular and phenotyping tools to support breeding and the development of tolerance through traditional and molecular breeding techniques.
Table of contents
Chapter 1 - Improving drought and heat tolerance in wheat: Xinguo Mao, Institute of Crop Science , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; Delong Yang, Gansu Agricultural University, China; and Ruilian Jing, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; 1 Introduction 2 Exploiting physiological traits to assist traditional wheat breeding 3 Genetic analysis and identifi cation of molecular markers: overview 4 Genetic analysis and identifi cation of molecular markers: key physiological traits 5 Genes conferring drought tolerance in wheat: overview 6 Genes conferring drought tolerance in wheat: the roles of protein kinase and phosphatase, TFs and functional genes 7 HS-responsive genes identifi ed in wheat 8 The current status of genetically modifi ed wheat 9 Conclusions and future trends 10 Where to look for further information 11 Abbreviations 12 References
Chapter 2 - Mechanisms of drought tolerance in rice: Anuj Kumar, Supratim Basu, Venkategowda Ramegowda and Andy Pereira, University of Arkansas, USA; 1 Introduction 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 9 Where to look for further information 10 Acknowledgements 11 References
Chapter 3 - Advances in the drought and heat resistance of soybean: Heng Ye, Babu Valliyodan, Li Song, J. Grover Shannon, Pengyin Chen and Henry T. Nguyen, University of Missouri, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Drought resistance traits: introduction, root system architectures and anatomy 3 Other traits for drought resistance and heat tolerance 4 Genomic resources and strategies 5 Advance in breeding for drought and heat resistance 6 Conclusions and future perspectives 7 Acknowledgements 8 References
Chapter 4 - Developing drought- and heat-tolerant varieties of grain legumes: Shoba Sivasankar, Former Director, CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes; 1 Introduction 2 Physiological responses in adaptation to stress 3 Biochemical and molecular responses in adaptation to stress 4 Development of tolerance 5 Critical contemporary considerations for strengthened research 6 Crop management for abiotic stress tolerance 7 Conclusion 8 Where to look for further information 9 References