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Crop Production for Agricultural Improvement

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Editors:
  1. Muhammad Ashraf

    1. Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

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  2. Münir Öztürk

    1. Center for Environmental Studies, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey

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  3. Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad

    1. , Department of Botany, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan

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  4. Ahmet Aksoy

    1. , Department of Biology, Erciyes University, Melikgazi, Turkey

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  • Molecular biology approaches to identify key genes responsible for traits involved in crop improvement
  • Potential biochemical and physiological indicators for successful breeding for crop improvement
  • Selection strategies (through breeding, biotechnological approaches and marker assisted selection etc.) for selection of high yielding crops
  • Nature of environmental adversaries that affect plant productivity from the viewpoint of three interrelated disciplines; eco-physiology, breeding, and socio-economics

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Crop Improvement Through Different Means: Challenges and Prospects

    • Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Münir Öztürk, Ahmad Aksoy
    Pages 1-15

  3. Breeding for Crop Improvement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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  4. Breeding for crop improvement

    1. Bridging Genomic and Classical Breeding Approaches for Improving Crop Productivity

      • Mehboob-ur-Rahman, Tayyaba Shaheen, Muhammad Ashraf, Yusuf Zafar
      Pages 19-41

    2. Breeding for Improved Drought Tolerance

      • Abazar Rajabi, Eric Schmieder Ober
      Pages 43-56

    3. Breeding for Biotic Stress Resistance/Tolerance in Plants

      • Carlotta Balconi, Piergiorgio Stevanato, Mario Motto, Enrico Biancardi
      Pages 57-114

    4. The American Halophyte Prosopis strombulifera, a New Potential Source to Confer Salt Tolerance to Crops

      • Mariana Reginato, Verónica Sgroy, Analía Llanes, Fabricio Cassán, Virginia Luna
      Pages 115-143

    5. Breeding for Biotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

      • L. F. De Filippis
      Pages 145-200

    6. Breeding Wheat for Salt Tolerance and Stem Rust Resistance

      • Makhdoom Hussain, Aziz ur Rehman, Imran Habib, Mumtaz Hussain, Nadeem Ahmad, Muhammad Arif Khan et al.
      Pages 201-216

    7. The Potential of Breeding Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) for Water Stress Tolerance

      • Abdul Naveed, Asif Ali Khan, Saeed Rauf
      Pages 217-235

  5. Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Genetics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237
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  6. Biotechnology , Molecular Biology and Genetics

    1. Biotechnology as an Aid for Crop Improvement to Overcome Food Shortage

      • Khalid ul Rehman Hakeem, Münir Öztürk, Parvaiz Ahmad, Abdul Razaque Memon
      Pages 239-261

    2. Plant Genetic Engineering: Problems and Applications

      • Bushra Rashid, Tayyab Husnain, Sheikh Riazuddin
      Pages 263-290

    3. Transcriptomics and Proteomics Analysis of Root Nodules of Model Legume Plants

      • Abdul Razaque Memon
      Pages 291-315

    4. Agrobacterium tumefaciens and its Use in Plant Biotechnology

      • İbrahim İlker Özyiğit
      Pages 317-361

    5. Progress and Prospects for Efficient Micropropagation of Woody Plants

      • Faheem Aftab
      Pages 363-377

    6. Novel Methods in Micropropagation of Pistachio

      • Engin Tilkat, Yelda Ozden Çiftçi, Hulya Akdemir, Ahmet Onay, Emine Ayaz Tilkat
      Pages 379-393

    7. Crop Productivity and Water Use Efficiency: The Role of Carbon Isotope Discrimination Technique

      • Javed Akhter, Philippe Monneveux
      Pages 395-416

    8. Behaviour of Plant Pathogens for Crops Under Stress During the Determination of Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Approaches for Salt Stress Tolerance

      • Murat Dikilitas, Sema Karakas
      Pages 417-441

    9. Biochemical and Molecular Aspects of Drought Tolerance in Wheat Triticum L. Genotypes

      • Irada Mammad Huseynova, Samira Mahammadrahim Rustamova, Saftar Yusif Suleymanov, Jalal Alirza Aliyev
      Pages 443-476
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In the recent years, the looming food scarcity problem has highlighted plant sciences as an emerging discipline committed to devise new strategies for enhanced crop productivity. The major factors causing food scarcity are biotic and abiotic stresses such as plant pathogens, salinity, drought, flooding, nutrient deficiency or toxicity which substantially limit crop productivity world-wide. In this scenario, strategies should be adopted to achieve maximum productivity and economic crop returns. In this book we have mainly focused on physiological, biochemical, molecular and genetic bases of crop development and related approaches that can be used for crop improvement under environmental adversaries. In addition, the adverse effects of different biotic (diseases, pathogens etc.) and abiotic (salinity, drought, high temperatures, metals etc) stresses on crop development and the potential strategies to enhance crop productivity under stressful environments are also discussed.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Muhammad Ashraf

  • Center for Environmental Studies, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey

    Münir Öztürk

  • , Department of Botany, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad

  • , Department of Biology, Erciyes University, Melikgazi, Turkey

    Ahmet Aksoy

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