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Wheat in a Global Environment

Proceedings of the 6th International Wheat Conference, 5–9 June 2000, Budapest, Hungary

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  • © 2001

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  1. Z. Bedö

    1. Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, Hungary

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  2. L. Láng

    1. Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, Hungary

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Part of the book series: Developments in Plant Breeding (DIPB, volume 9)

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Table of contents (104 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    1. The 6th International Wheat Conference: Origin and History

      • V. A. Johnson
      Pages 1-3

  3. Plenary session

    1. A Century of Mendelian Breeding: Impact on Wheat

      • M. S. Swaminathan
      Pages 5-21

    2. Crop and Natural Resource Management Strategies to Foster Sustainable Wheat Production in Developing Countries

      • T. G. Reeves, P. L. Pingali, S. Rajaram, K. Cassaday
      Pages 23-36

    3. Prospects and Promise of Wheat Breeding in the 21ST Century

      • S. Rajaram
      Pages 37-52

    4. Improving the End Use Properties of Wheat by Manipulating the Grain Protein Composition

      • P. R Shewry, A. S Tatham, R. Fido, H. Jones, P. Barcelo, P. A. Lazzeri
      Pages 53-58

    5. Molecular Genetic Studies on Processing Traits of Wheat Flour

      • R. Appels, P. Gras, B. C. Clarke, R. Anderssen, I. Wesley, F. Békés
      Pages 59-66

    6. Waiting for Fine Times: Genetics of Flowering Time in Wheat

      • J. Snape, K. Butterworth, E. Whitechurch, A. J. Worland
      Pages 67-74

    7. Aspects of Wheat Rust Research in Australia

      • R. A. McIntosh, H. S. Bariana, R. F. Park, C. R. Wellings
      Pages 75-83

    8. Present Strategies in Resistance Breeding Against Scab (Fusarium Spp.)

      • P. Ruckenbauer, H. Buerstmayr, M. Lemmens
      Pages 85-95

    9. Conservation of Gene Associations in Commercial Varieties of Wheat

      • A. A. Sozinov
      Pages 97-105

    10. The Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on Crop Improvement

      • J. Dodds
      Pages 107-110

    11. Marketing and Economic Impact of Wheat Biotech and Novel Technologies

      • P. F. Boin
      Pages 111-116

    12. The Role of Small and Medium Size Private Breeding Companies in Germplasm Development

      • S. L. Franck, P. Franck
      Pages 117-124

    13. International Collaboration on Wheat Improvement

      • H.-J. Braun, T. S. Payne, M. Mergoum, M. van Ginkel, W. H. Pfeiffer, S. Rajaram
      Pages 125-135

    14. International Cooperative Efforts in Germplasm Development: A Private Cooperative Point of View

      • A. Bonjean
      Pages 137-140

    15. Wheat Seed and Seed Supply

      • P. Heffer
      Pages 141-148

    16. Development and System of Plant Variety Registration in Hungary

      • K. Neszmélyi
      Pages 149-156

  4. Quality and quality improvement

    1. Genetic Diversity of Wheat Storage Proteins and Bread Wheat Quality

      • G. Branlard, M. Dardevet, R. Saccomano, F. Lagoutte, J. Gourdon
      Pages 157-169

    2. Marker Assisted Selection to Improve HMW-Glutenins in Wheat

      • A. de Bustos, P. Rubio, C. Soler, P. García, N. Jouve
      Pages 171-176
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Wheat breeders have achieved significant results over the last fifty years in research on mankind's one of the most important crops. Classical genetic and breeding methods, far broader international cooperation than was experienced in earlier periods, and improvements in agronomic techniques have led to previously unimaginable development in the utilisation of wheat for human consumption. The contribution of wheat researchers is particularly noteworthy since these results have been achieved at a time when the world population has grown extremely dynamically. Despite this demographic explosion, of a proportion never previously experienced, thousands of millions of people have been saved from starvation, thus avoiding unpredictable social consequences and situations irreconcilable with human dignity. Despite these developments in many regions of the world food supplies are still uncertain and the increase in the world's wheat production has not kept pace with the population increase during the last decade. Due to the evils of civilisation and the pollution of the environment there is a constant decline in the per capita area of land suitable for agricultural production. Based on population estimates for 2030, the present wheat yield of around 600 million tonnes will have to be increased to almost 1000 million tonnes if food supplies are to be maintained at the present level.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, Hungary

    Z. Bedö, L. Láng

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Wheat in a Global Environment

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 6th International Wheat Conference, 5–9 June 2000, Budapest, Hungary

  • Editors: Z. Bedö, L. Láng

  • Series Title: Developments in Plant Breeding

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3674-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-6722-2Published: 31 May 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5618-4Published: 06 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-3674-9Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1381-673X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 788

  • Topics: Plant Sciences, Plant Pathology, Plant Physiology

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