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The Wheat Rusts — Breeding for Resistance

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Douglas R. Knott

    1. College of Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

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Part of the book series: Monographs on Theoretical and Applied Genetics (GENETICS, volume 12)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  2. Introduction

    • Douglas R. Knott
    Pages 1-13

  3. The Wheat Rust Pathogens

    • Douglas R. Knott
    Pages 14-37

  4. Rust Tests Under Controlled Conditions

    • Douglas R. Knott
    Pages 38-49

  5. Surveying Variability in Host and Pathogen

    • Douglas R. Knott
    Pages 50-57

  6. Genetic Analysis of Resistance

    • Douglas R. Knott
    Pages 58-83

  7. The Genetics of Host-Pathogen Interactions

    • Douglas R. Knott
    Pages 84-108

  8. Cytogenetic Analysis of Resistance

    • Douglas R. Knott
    Pages 109-125

  9. Breeding Methods

    • Douglas R. Knott
    Pages 126-148

  10. Managing Genetic Diversity to Control Rusts

    • Douglas R. Knott
    Pages 149-161

  11. The Transfer of Rust Resistance from Alien Species to Wheat

    • Douglas R. Knott
    Pages 162-181

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 182-201
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About this book

The idea for this book was conceived by the late Dr. Irvine A. Watson of the University of Sydney, and he developed the first outline. I was then invited by Dr. Watson to share in its writing. Unfortunately, shortly there­ after, recurring heart problems forced him to curtail his activities and with­ draw from the project. He died before the book could be completed. Dr. Watson's intention was to produce a very practical book that would provide wheat breeders with all of the information necessary to breed success­ fully for resistance to the three wheat rusts: leaf rust, stem rust, and yellow rust. It was intended to be very specific in describing procedures to be used and at the same time provide all of the necessary theoretical background. I hope that I have been successful in meeting these objectives. The book assumes that the reader has some knowledge of plant pathology, genetics, and plant breeding. Extensive use has been made of the literature, but it was not possible to cite allof the papers on a given topic. In making a choice, an attempt was made to choose key papers or more recent papers that provided references to the earlier literature. Acknowledgements This book was written partly at the University of Saskatchewan and partly at the University of California, Davis, while I was on a sabbatical leave.

Authors and Affiliations

  • College of Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

    Douglas R. Knott

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Wheat Rusts — Breeding for Resistance

  • Authors: Douglas R. Knott

  • Series Title: Monographs on Theoretical and Applied Genetics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83641-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-83643-5Published: 05 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-83641-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0341-5376

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 201

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Plant Sciences, Zoology

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