Overview
- Wide coverage of the effects of drought on Maize
- The book both explains the state of the art in the physiology and genetics of Maize and also addresses how breeders have adapted their cultures over time and why
- Contains case study on practical applications for the tolerance of drought for Maize
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Agriculture (BRIEFSAGRO)
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Table of contents(6 chapters)
About this book
Drought is one of the most detrimental forms of abiotic stress around the world and seriously limits the productivity of agricultural crops. Maize, one of the leading cereal crops in the world, is sensitive to drought stress. Maize harvests are affected by drought stress at different growth stages in different regions. Numerous events in the life of maize crops can be affected by drought stress: germination potential, seedling growth, seedling stand establishment, overall growth and development, pollen and silk development, anthesis silking interval, pollination, and embryo, endosperm and kernel development.Â
Though every maize genotype has the ability to avoid or withstand drought stress, there is a concrete need to improve the level of adaptability to drought stress to address the global issue of food security. The most common biological strategies for improving drought stress resistance include screening available maize germplasm for drought tolerance, conventional breeding strategies, and marker-assisted and genomic-assisted breeding and development of transgenic maize. As a comprehensive understanding of the effects of drought stress, adaptive strategies and potential breeding tools is the prerequisite for any sound breeding plan, this brief addresses these aspects.
Authors and Affiliations
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Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Aslam
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Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Amir Maqbool
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Maize Research Station, Sakarya, Turkey
Rahime Cengiz
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Drought Stress in Maize (Zea mays L.)
Book Subtitle: Effects, Resistance Mechanisms, Global Achievements and Biological Strategies for Improvement
Authors: Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Amir Maqbool, Rahime Cengiz
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Agriculture
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25442-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-25440-1Published: 28 November 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-25442-5Published: 20 November 2015
Series ISSN: 2211-808X
Series E-ISSN: 2211-8098
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 74
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations
Topics: Plant Anatomy/Development, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Plant Physiology, Agriculture, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Plant Genetics and Genomics