Gene Pool Diversity and Crop Improvement : Volume 1 (Sustainable Development and Biodiversity)

Rajpal, Vijay Rani (EDT)/ Rao, S. Rama (EDT)/ Raina, S.N. (EDT)

Springer International Publishing AG（2016/02発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 484 p.
• 商品コード 9783319270944

Full Description

The world population is estimated to reach to more than 10 billion by the year 2050. These projections pose a challenging situation for the agricultural scientists to increase crops productivity to meet the growing food demands. The unavailability and/or inaccessibility to appropriate gene pools with desired traits required to carry out genetic improvement of various crop species make this task formidable for the plant breeders. Incidentally, most of the desired genes reside in the wild genetic relatives of the crop species. Therefore, exploration and characterization of wild genetic resources of important crop species is vital for the efficient utilization of these gene pools for sustainable genetic improvements to assure food security. Further, understanding the myriad complexities of genic and genomic interactions among species, more particularly of wild relatives of crop species and/or phylogenetically distant germplasm, can provide the necessary inputs to increase the effectiveness of genetic improvement through traditional and/or genetic engineering methods.
This book provides comprehensive and latest insights on the evolutionary genesis of diversity, access and its utilization in the evolution of various crop species. A comprehensive account of various crops, origin, exploitation of the primary, secondary and tertiary gene pools through breeding, biosystematical, cytogenetical and molecular phylogenetical relationships, and genetic enhancement through biotechnological interventions  among others have been  provided as the necessary underpinnings to consolidate information on the effective and sustainable utilization of the related genetic resources. The book stresses upon the importance of wild germplasm exploration, characterization and exploitation in the assimilation of important crop species. The book is especially intended for students and scientists working on the genetic improvement of crop species. Plant Breeders, Geneticists, Taxonomists,Molecular Biologists and Plant Biotechnologists working on crop species are going to find this book very useful.

Contents

Preface.- 1. Leymus
racemosus: A potential species of gene pool enrichment for wheat
improvement; H. Tsujimoto.- 2. Arachis gene pools and genetic
improvement in groundnut; A.K. Singh.-
3. Genetic resources of chickpea (Cicer
arietinum L.) and their utilization; D.
Ohri.- 4. Genetic improvement of cotton; A.H. Prakash.- 5. Genetic diversity and germplasm patterns in Brassica juncea; S.S. Banga.- 6. Potato diversity and its genetic enhancement; S.M. Paul Khurana.- 7. Genome plasticity
in buckwheat; N.K. Chrungoo.- 8.
Origin of genetic variability and improvement of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.); D.
Ohri.- 9. Emerging invaders from the cultivated croplands: an invasion
perspective; G. Prakash Sharma.- 10. Chromosome engineering for
high precision crop improvement; H.K.
Chaudhary.- 11. Overview of present status and potentials of genetic
improvement of commonly cultivated alliums in India; R.H. Gohil.- 12. Utilization of germplasm for the genetic
improvement of mungbean [Vigna radiata
(L.) Wilczek]: the constraints and the opportunities; K.V. Bhat.- 13. Genetic improvement in the genus Eleusine; R. Agarwal.- 14. An ancient medicinal
plant at the crossroads of modern horticulture and genetics: genetic resources
and biotechnology of sea buckthorn (Hippophaë
L., Elaeagnaceae); I. Bartish.- 15. Unlocking the potential of
genetic resources for improvement of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) - the
current scenario; S. Lakhanpaul.
Index.