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Rice

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Y. P. S. Bajaj

    1. A-137 New Friends Colony, New Delhi, India

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Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry (AGRICULTURE, volume 14)

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Table of contents (38 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXIII
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  2. Establishment of Tissue Cultures, Somatic Embryogenesis, Plant Regeneration, Ultrastructural Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Biotechnology in Rice Improvement

      • Y. P. S. Bajaj
      Pages 3-18

    3. Rice (Oryza sativa L.): Establishment of Callus Cultures and the Regeneration of Plants

      • T. P. Croughan, Qi-Ren Chu
      Pages 19-37

    4. Regeneration of Rice Plants from Suspension Cultures

      • T. Abe, Y. Futsuhara
      Pages 38-46

    5. Enhancement of Regeneration in Rice Tissue Cultures by Water and Salt Stress

      • Li-Fei Liu, Kwan-Long Lai
      Pages 47-57

    6. Early Events in Somatic and Zygotic Embryogenesis in Rice

      • T. J. Jones, T. L. Rost
      Pages 58-70

    7. Endosperm Culture and the Regeneration of Triploid Rice Plants

      • Y. P. S. Bajaj
      Pages 71-77

    8. Ultrastructural Aspects of Rice Scutellum as Related to Seminal Root Cultures

      • E. Maeda, S. H. Radi
      Pages 78-91

  3. Hybridization, Embryo Culture, Hybrid Rice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. Embryo Culture for Wide Hybridization in Rice

      • J. Bouharmont
      Pages 95-104

    3. Improvement of Tongil-Type Rice Cultivars from Indica/Japonica Hybridization in Korea

      • G. S. Chung, M. H. Heu
      Pages 105-112

    4. Genetics of Hybrid Sterility in Wide Hybridization in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

      • H. Ikehashi
      Pages 113-127

    5. Hybrid Rice in China — Techniques and Production

      • L. P. Yuan, C. X. Mao
      Pages 128-148

  4. Anther Culture, Haploid Production, and Release of Cultivars

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. Anther Culture for Rice Improvement in China

      • Shih-Wei Loo, Zhi-Hong Xu
      Pages 151-179

    3. In Vitro Production of Haploids in Rice Through Ovary Culture

      • C. Zhou, H. Y. Yang
      Pages 180-192

    4. Factors Affecting Androgenesis in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

      • Chi-Chang Chen, Hsin-Sheng Tsay, Chien-Rong Huang
      Pages 193-215

    5. Breeding New Rice Strains Through Anther Culture

      • Fang Ping Yi
      Pages 216-229

    6. Huayu 15, a High-Yielding Rice Variety Bred by Anther Culture

      • Liang Shouyi, Huang Shouyin
      Pages 230-247
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About this book

Rice is the most important cereal crop which feeds more than half the population of the world. It is being grown in more than 144. 641 million ha with a production of over 468. 275 million tons (in 1988). Rice is attacked by a large number of pests and diseases which cause an enormous loss in its yield. Therefore, the major objectives in rice breeding are the development of disease resistance, tolerance to insects, adverse soil water, and drought; and improvement of quality including increased protein content. Tremendous efforts being made at the International Rice Research Institute have resulted in the release of improved varieties. It is estimated that the world's annual rice production must increase from 460 million tons (in 1987) to 560 million tons by the year 2000, and to 760 million tons by 2020 (a 65% increase) in order to keep up with the population growth (IRRI Rice Facts 1988). To achieve this gigantic goal, new strategies have to be evolved. Since the success of any crop improvement program de­ pends on the extent of genetic variability in the base population, new techniques need to be developed not only to generate the much needed variability but also for its conservation. In this regard the progress made in the biotechnology of rice during the last 5 years has amply demonstrated the immense value of innovative approaches for further improvement of this crop.

Editors and Affiliations

  • A-137 New Friends Colony, New Delhi, India

    Y. P. S. Bajaj

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Rice

  • Editors: Y. P. S. Bajaj

  • Series Title: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83986-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-83988-7Published: 20 November 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-83986-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0934-943X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2512-3696

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 645

  • Number of Illustrations: 121 b/w illustrations, 188 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Plant Sciences, Zoology, Cell Biology

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