Wheat Wild Relatives
Developing Abiotic Stress Tolerance under Climate Change
- 1st Edition - March 17, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Mohd. Kamran Khan, Anamika Pandey, Mehmet Hamurcu, Sait Gezgin
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 2 0 9 0 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 2 0 8 9 - 0
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Request a sales quoteWheat Wild Relatives: Developing Abiotic Stress Tolerance under Climate Change presents a state-of-the-art outline of the problem, including issues, opportunities, and modern developments in the utilization of Wild Wheat Relatives (WWR) and related neglected species for wheat crop improvement, specifically focusing on environmental constraints. The book comprehensively discusses different wheat wild relatives, including major genus Triticum and Aegilops and their utilization in mitigating different environmental constraints using agronomic, physiological, and molecular approaches. Chapters provide insights into the advancement in the deployment of wheat genetic resources, including wild relatives and neglected species for crop improvement towards environmental issues.
Wheat is a major staple food crop that has largely been focused for fulfilling the food requirements of world population during the Green revolution. Since then, it has come to cover more agricultural land than any other commercial crop. Continuously changing climatic conditions have drastically affected wheat production, with yields largely limited by environmental constraints. Theses production losses caused by crop vulnerability to climate change may be resolved by using wheat wild relatives that are closely related to cultivated genotypes and known for their beneficial traits.
- Covers a variety of wheat genetic resources, including wheat wild relatives (WWR) and neglected wheat species
- Describes advances in agronomic, biochemical, physiological, and molecular approaches to counter the effect of individual environmental issues of drought, heat, salt, cold, nutrients, and heavy metals constraints
- Explores the benefits of contemporary biotechnological tools, including whole genome sequencing and genome editing
Researchers, Scholars, Academicians, Biotechnologists, Wheat Breeders, Policy makers, and Molecular Biologists working towards utilization of wheat wild relatives (WWR) for the genetic improvement in wheat crop
- Title of Book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Chapter One. Insight into the wheat genetic resources with emphasis on Aegilops and Triticum species
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Classification based on wheat gene pools
- Evolution of bread wheat—Involvement of different wheat wild species
- Glimpse of different Aegilops species
- Glimpse of different Triticum species
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter two. Exploring genetic variation for environmental stress tolerance in wheat wild species
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Overview of the genetic variation in drought tolerance of wheat wild species
- Overview of the genetic variation in salinity tolerance of wheat wild species
- Overview of the genetic variation in tolerance of wheat wild species toward other abiotic stresses
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter three. Advancement in genome sequencing of wheat wild relatives
- Abstract
- Introduction
- What is genome sequencing?
- Evolution of genome sequencing
- First-generation sequencing technologies
- Next-generation sequencing technologies
- Second-generation sequencing technologies
- Third-generation sequencing technologies
- The period of limited progress in the study of the wheat genome
- The beginning of the era of wheat genome sequencing
- Wheat genome sequencing advancements
- Genome sequencing performed in wheat wild relatives
- Wild emmer wheat’s genome sequence
- Durum wheat’s genome sequence
- Transcriptome sequence of Aegilops sharonensis
- Transcriptome sequence of Agropyron cristatum
- Conclusions and perspectives
- AI Disclosure
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter four. Potential of wild relatives of wheat: ideal gene pool for enhancing drought tolerance in modern wheat cultivars
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Importance of wild relatives of wheat
- Drought tolerance in wild relatives
- Perception of drought stress
- Wild relatives of wheat
- Antioxidant activity in wild wheat
- Conventional breeding methods for improvement of modern wheat
- Molecular based approaches for enhancing crop yield in modern wheat
- Use of molecular markers in wheat improvement program
- Resistance to abiotic stress
- Quality traits
- Next-generation sequencing
- Genetic engineering in wheat
- Genome editing technologies
- CRISPR-Cas
- Recombinant DNA technology
- Genome-wide association studies
- Role of omics in drought tolerance
- Conclusion and future prospects
- References
- Chapter five. Wheat wild relatives: an untapped genetic resource for improvement of cold tolerance in wheat
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Morphological symptoms and metabolic pathways of cold stress
- Effect of cold stress in wheat
- Origin of wheat and wheat wild relatives
- Use of wheat wild relatives for abiotic stress tolerance
- Exploring valuable genes from alternative wild relatives of wheat
- Wheat wild relatives and cold tolerance
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter six. Utilization of wheat wild relatives for improving heat tolerance
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Evolution and domestication of wheat
- Heat tolerances and wheat wild relatives
- Physiological reactions exhibited by wheat under heat stress conditions
- Biochemical responses in wheat under heat stress conditions
- Breeding strategies to combat heat stress in wheat
- Molecular traits and genetic markers in wheat
- Utilization of various genes to combat heat stress
- Utilization of various wild wheat germplasms to combat heat stress
- Implications of wheat wild relatives for sustainable global wheat production
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter seven. Potential of wheat wild species for salinity tolerance improvement in modern wheat
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Effects of salinity stress on wheat plants
- Phenotyping of wheat wild relatives and neglected wheat species for salinity stress tolerance
- Involvement of molecular response of wheat wild genotypes and its relatives in salinity stress tolerance
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter eight. Utilization of wheat wild relatives for improving boron stress tolerance
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Effects of boron stress-toxicity and deficiency on wheat plants
- Physiological studies conducted for boron stress tolerance in wheat wild relatives and neglected wheat species
- Quantitative trait loci and molecular marker-based studies conducted on wheat wild relatives to support wheat breeding for boron tolerance
- Studies based on exploring the boron stress-responsive genes of wheat wild relatives
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter nine. Agronomic, physiological, biochemical, and molecular approaches employed for successful utilization of wheat wild relatives for crop improvement
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Utilization of wheat wild relatives for crop improvement through agronomic strategies
- Utilization of wheat wild relatives for crop improvement through molecular strategies
- Utilization of wheat wild relatives for crop improvement through physiological strategies
- Enhancing stress resilience in wheat by combining metabolomic approaches and physiological studies
- Physiological mechanisms for stress tolerance
- Utilization of wheat wild relatives for crop improvement through biochemical strategies
- Future prospects
- References
- Chapter ten. Utilization of wheat wild relatives for iron and zinc improvement in wheat crops
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Effects of iron and zinc deficiency on wheat plants
- Screening of wheat wild relatives, neglected species, and their introgressed lines to identify the ones with high iron and zinc concentrations
- Genomic regions/QTLs identified for grain iron and zinc concentrations in wild wheat species
- Studies based on screening the wheat wild species and its relatives under iron- and zinc-deficient growth conditions
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter eleven. Utilization of wheat wild relatives for improving ozone stress tolerance
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Ozone stress
- Effects of ozone on wheat production
- Potentials of wild relatives to mitigate ozone stress
- Mitigation of ozone stress via wheat wild relatives through conventional breeding
- Mitigation of ozone stress via wheat wild relatives through molecular approach
- Mitigation of ozone stress via wheat wild relatives through transgenic approach
- Possible challenges and suggestions to mitigate ozone stress by wheat wild relatives
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter twelve. Utilization of wheat wild relatives for improving heavy metals stress tolerance
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Sources and availability of heavy metals in soil
- Mitigation of heavy metal toxicity
- Future prospects and challenges of wheat wild relatives to mitigate heavy metal stresses
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter thirteen. Use of wild relatives in breeding programs to develop climate resilient wheat
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Wheat: historical perspective and origin
- Genetic diversity in wild wheat species
- Importance of crop wild relatives and landraces
- Potential of wild relatives in abiotic stresses based breeding programs
- Utilization of wild relatives for wheat improvement via omics strategy
- Limitations to the use of wild relatives in the crop improvement program
- Conclusion and future prospectus
- Author contributions
- Declaration of competing interest
- Funding source
- Ethical approval
- Consent to publish
- Availability of data and material
- References
- Chapter Fourteen. Leveraging wild relatives of wheat to enhance end-use quality in a changing climate
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Storage starch-based strategies for enhancing end-use qualities
- Storage protein-based strategies for enhancing end-use qualities
- Puroindoline-based strategies for enhancing end-use qualities
- Phenolic compound–based strategies for enhancing end-use qualities
- Micronutrient-based strategies for enhancing end-use qualities
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter fifteen. Utilization of perennial wheat wild relatives for developing abiotic stress tolerance in modern wheat genotypes
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Annual and perennial crops—a comparison
- Perennial wheat wild relatives or species
- Overview of the studies reporting abiotic stress tolerance in Thinopyrum species and its wheat hybrids
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 17, 2025
- No. of pages (Paperback): 475
- No. of pages (eBook): 475
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443220906
- eBook ISBN: 9780443220890
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Mohd. Kamran Khan
Dr. Mohd. Kamran Khan is presently working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Selcuk University, Turkey. With a doctorate degree in biotechnology, Dr. Khan has around sixteen years of research experience in the area of molecular biology and plant biotechnology. His research is evidenced by his publications in journals of international repute like AoB Plants, Frontiers in Plant Science, Plants, Plos One, 3 Biotech, Genetic R esources and Crop Evolution, Biology, Agronomy etc. . He has more than 50 research publications with more than 450 citations including the chapters in the books published from Elsevier and CRC Press Ltd. He is on editorial board of different reputed journals such as Plos One, Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology, Frontiers in Plant Science, and All life. He has also reviewed manuscripts for different potential journals such as Scientific Reports, Journal of Applied Genetics, IJMS, Genes, Agronomy, Cells, Agriculture etc. He also edited special issues in journals such as Frontiers in Plant Science, Crop and Pasture Science, Agronomy etc. He has also edited the Elsevier book entitled ‘Abiotic Stresses in Wheat’. The research interests of Dr. Khan include biochemical and molecular changes in crop plants especially wheat under different biotic and abiotic stress conditions. He is also interested in looking for the role of genetic resources in developing tolerance in plants towards environmental constraints.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Selcuk Univeristy, Konya, TurkeyAP
Anamika Pandey
Dr. Anamika Pandey is currently working in the capacity of Assistant Professor at Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Selcuk University, Turkey. She has handled a 1001 national project funded by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) related to the determination of novel genes regulating boron toxicity tolerance in some of the Poaceae family species including wild wheat. She earned her PhD degree in biotechnology and her current research focuses on identifying the novel genes and transcriptional factors in wild wheat species that are responsible for making them tolerant towards different biotic and abiotic stress conditions. With a research experience of 16 years in plant molecular biology, she has published several articles in SCI indexed journals. She has edited and reviewed for different reputed journals such as PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, BMC Plant Biology, Agriculture, IJMS, Frontiers in Plant Science, Crop and Pasture Science, PlosOne etc.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Selcuk Univeristy, Konya, TurkeyMH
Mehmet Hamurcu
Dr. Mehmet Hamurcu is Full Professor at Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition at Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey and also designated as the Director of Konya Teknokent. He is working at Selcuk University since last 24 years and with more than 60 research publications, he has been coordinator of 5 TUBITAK, 1 Boren and 9 Selcuk University based projects. He has been member of Chamber of Agricultural Engineers and Turkish Biotechnology Association. He has guided several students and has an expertise in plant physiology with focus on mechanism of free radicals and antioxidants in plants, physiological adaptations and defense mechanisms in plants under biotic and abiotic stress conditions, different farming systems and hydroponic system.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Selcuk Univeristy, Konya, TurkeySG
Sait Gezgin
Dr. Sait Gezgin is Full Professor and the Head of the Department of Soil science and Plant Nutrition, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey. Presently, he is also holding the position of Director of Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences. With more than 37 years of working experience at Selcuk University, he served at different academic and administrative positions. He published more than 180 articles in different national and international journals and gained more than 1650 citations and an h-index of 19. He has been project coordinator of around 19 different projects of national repute funded by TUBITAK, DPT, TAGEM and Selcuk University. He has vast research experience in soil management and plant nutrition based strategies. He has also been involved in different wheat fertilization programs in response to different abiotic stress growth conditions
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Selcuk Univeristy, Konya, TurkeyRead Wheat Wild Relatives on ScienceDirect