| Title | : | Genomics and Breeding for Climate-Resilient Crops |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Chittaranjan Kole |
| Release | : | 2013-06-18 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Life Sciences, Books, Science & Nature, Professional & Technical, Engineering, Earth Sciences |
| Size | : | 3701539 |
| 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 decades. The first volume of Genomics and Breeding for Climate-Resilient Crops presents the basic concepts and strategies for developing climate-resilient crop varieties. Topics covered include: conservation, evaluation and utilization of biodiversity; identification of traits, genes and crops of the future; genomic and molecular tools; genetic engineering; participatory and evolutionary breeding; bioinformatics tools to support breeding; funding and networking support; and intellectual property, regulatory issues, social and political dimensions. |
