Clement / Quisenberry Global Plant Genetic Resources for Insect-Resistant Crops

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4200-4933-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten

in the conservation and use of global plant genetic resources for sustainable agricultural production, Global Plant Genetic Resources for Insect-Resistant Crops explores plant biodiversity, its preservation, and its use to develop crops resistant to pests, thereby reducing world-wide use of chemical pesticides. Topics addressed include:

Zielgruppe

<li>Botanists
</li><li>Entomologists
</li><li>Crop scientists
</li><li>Geneticists</li>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clement, Stephen L.

Quisenberry, Sharron S.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenpathologie, Pflanzenkrankheiten
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenreproduktion, Verbreitung, Genetik
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Schädlingsbekämpfung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, Masa Iwanaga
Cereal Crops
Germplasm Evaluation and Utilization for Insect Resistance in Rice, Elvis A. Heinrichs and Sharron S. Quisenberry
The Value of Conserved Wheat Germplasm Evaluated for Arthropod Resistance, C. Michael Smith, Sharron S. Quisenberry, and Francois du Toit
Insect Resistance in Barley Germplasm, David R. Porter, Dolores W. Mornhinweg, and James A. Webster
Genetic Diversity of Sorghum: A Source of Insect-Resistant Germplasm, George L. Teetes, Gary C. Peterson, Kanayo F. Nwanze, and Bonnie B. Pendleton
Legume Crops
Bean Germplasm Resources for Insect Resistance, Cesar Cardona and Julia Kornegay
Assessment of Soybean Germplasm for Multiple Insect Resistance, David J. Boethel
Germplasm Resources, Insect Resistance, and Grain Legume Improvement, Stephen L. Clement, Massimo Cristofaro, Susan E. Cowgill, and Susanne Weigand.
Alfalfa Germplasm Resources and Insect Resistance, George R. Manglitz and Edgar L. Sorensen
Vegetable Crops
Vegetable Crops: Search for Arthropod Resistance in Genetic Resources, James D. Barbour
Root and Tuber Crops
Utilization of Sweetpotato Genetic Resources to Develop Insect Resistance, Wanda W. Collins, Edward E. Carey, Il-Gin Mok, Paul Thompson, and Zhang Da Peng
The Potato: Genetic Resources and Insect Resistance, Kathy L. Flanders, Silvia Arnone, and Edward B. Radcliffe
Basic Research and Biotechnology
Plant Genetic Resources for the Study of Insect-Plant Interactions, Sanford D. Eigenbrode and Stephen L. Clement
Biotechnological Applications of Plant Genes in the Production of Insect Resistant Crops, Angharad M.R. Gatehouse