Genomics and Breeding for Climate-Resilient Crops
Vol. 1 Concepts and Strategies
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Botany, Earth Sciences
| Author: | ISBN: | 9783642370458 | |
| Publisher: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg | Publication: | June 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Springer | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9783642370458 |
| Publisher: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Publication: | June 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Springer |
| Language: | English |
Climate change is expected to have a drastic impact on agronomic conditions including temperature, precipitation, soil nutrients, and the incidence of disease pests, to name a few. To face this looming threat, significant progress in developing new breeding strategies has been made over the last few decades.
The first volume of Genomics and Breeding for Climate-Resilient Crops presents the basic concepts and strategies for developing climate-resilient crop varieties. Topics covered include: conservation, evaluation and utilization of biodiversity; identification of traits, genes and crops of the future; genomic and molecular tools; genetic engineering; participatory and evolutionary breeding; bioinformatics tools to support breeding; funding and networking support; and intellectual property, regulatory issues, social and political dimensions.
Climate change is expected to have a drastic impact on agronomic conditions including temperature, precipitation, soil nutrients, and the incidence of disease pests, to name a few. To face this looming threat, significant progress in developing new breeding strategies has been made over the last few decades.
The first volume of Genomics and Breeding for Climate-Resilient Crops presents the basic concepts and strategies for developing climate-resilient crop varieties. Topics covered include: conservation, evaluation and utilization of biodiversity; identification of traits, genes and crops of the future; genomic and molecular tools; genetic engineering; participatory and evolutionary breeding; bioinformatics tools to support breeding; funding and networking support; and intellectual property, regulatory issues, social and political dimensions.
