Instant Insights

Drought-resistant crops
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-80146-069-9
Verlag: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 25, 120 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 189 g

Reihe: Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on drought-resistant crops.

The first chapter assesses the genes involved in drought and heat tolerance, as well as the physiological traits related to increased tolerance to abiotic stress in wheat. It reviews advances in our understanding of the molecular markers associated with these physiological traits, and the roles of key genes in determining a wheat plant’s response to heat and drought stress.

The second chapter discusses mechanisms of drought resistance in rice. It reviews ways of assessing drought tolerance performance, identifying genes promoting drought tolerance through quantitative trait loci (QLT) analysis, as well as breeding for drought tolerance.

The third chapter highlights the genetic diversity and quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with the traits contributing to drought and heat tolerance in soybean. It also reviews genomic resources that can facilitate a better understanding of phenotype-genotype associations and formulate genomic-assisted breeding strategies.

The final chapter addresses the polygenic nature of tolerance to drought and to heat in grain legumes. It reviews advances in understanding plant adaptation to stress, the assembly of molecular and phenotyping tools to support breeding and the development of tolerance through traditional and molecular breeding techniques.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mao, Xinguo

Yang, Delong

Jing, Ruilian

Jing, Prof Ruilian

Kumar, Anuj

Basu, Supratim

Ramegowda, Venkategowda

Pereira, Prof. Andy

Ye, Dr Heng

Valliyodan, Dr Babu

Song, Dr Li

Shannon, Dr J. Grover

Chen, Dr Pengyin

Nguyen, Prof. Henry T.

Sivasankar, Dr Shoba

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Schädlingsbekämpfung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 - Improving drought and heat tolerance in wheat: Xinguo Mao, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; Delong Yang, Gansu Agricultural University, China; and Ruilian Jing, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; 1 Introduction2 Exploiting physiological traits to assist traditional wheat breeding3 Genetic analysis and identifi cation of molecular markers: overview4 Genetic analysis and identifi cation of molecular markers: key physiological traits5 Genes conferring drought tolerance in wheat: overview6 Genes conferring drought tolerance in wheat: the roles of protein kinase and phosphatase, TFs and functional genes7 HS-responsive genes identifi ed in wheat8 The current status of genetically modifi ed wheat9 Conclusions and future trends10 Where to look for further information11 Abbreviations12 References
Chapter 2 - Mechanisms of drought tolerance in rice: Anuj Kumar, Supratim Basu, Venkategowda Ramegowda and Andy Pereira, University of Arkansas, USA; 1 Introduction2 Mechanisms of drought resistance3 Assessing drought tolerance performance4 Identifying genes promoting drought tolerance: quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis5 Genetic engineering for drought tolerance6 Drought-protective genes7 Plant hormones affecting drought tolerance8 Future trends in research9 Where to look for further information10 Acknowledgements11 References
Chapter 3 - Advances in the drought and heat resistance of soybean: Heng Ye, Babu Valliyodan, Li Song, J. Grover Shannon, Pengyin Chen and Henry T. Nguyen, University of Missouri, USA; 1 Introduction2 Drought resistance traits: introduction, root system architectures and anatomy3 Other traits for drought resistance and heat tolerance4 Genomic resources and strategies5 Advance in breeding for drought and heat resistance6 Conclusions and future perspectives7 Acknowledgements8 References
Chapter 4 - Developing drought- and heat-tolerant varieties of grain legumes: Shoba Sivasankar, Former Director, CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes; 1 Introduction2 Physiological responses in adaptation to stress3 Biochemical and molecular responses in adaptation to stress4 Development of tolerance5 Critical contemporary considerations for strengthened research6 Crop management for abiotic stress tolerance7 Conclusion8 Where to look for further information9 References

Über Autor(innen)

Sivasankar, Dr Shoba
Dr Shoba Sivasankar was formerly the Director of both the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and the Research Program on Dryland Cereals. She was based at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India.

Nguyen, Prof. Henry T.
Dr Nguyen is Curators' Distinguished Professor of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology at the University of Missouri, USA. He is former Director of the National Center for Soybean Biotechnology. Professor Nguyen is internationally recognized for his pioneering research into the molecular genetics of plant stress resistance as well a leading role in mapping the soybean genome. He is a Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America, the American Society of Agronomy and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Professor Nguyen has also served on the editorial boards of a number of journals, including Crop Science, Molecular Breeding, Frontier in Plant Science, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, BMC Genomics, and The Plant Genome.