
Wild Germplasm for Genetic Improvement in Crop Plants
- 1st Edition - March 10, 2021
- Editors: Muhammad Tehseen Azhar, Shabir Hussain Wani
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 1 3 7 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 1 7 0 - 9
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Request a sales quoteWild Germplasm for Genetic Improvement in Crop Plants addresses the need for an integrated reference on a wide variety of crop plants, facilitating comparison and contrast, as well as providing relevant relationships for future research and development. The book presents the genetic and natural history value of wild relatives, covers what wild relatives exist, explores the existing knowledge regarding specific relatives and the research surrounding them and identifies knowledge gaps. As understanding the role of crop wild relatives in plant breeding expands the genetic pool for abiotic and biotic stress resistance, this is an ideal reference on this important topic.
- Provides a single-volume resource to important crops for accessible comparison and research
- Explores both conventional and molecular approaches to breeding for targeted traits and allows for expanded genetic variability
- Guides the development of hybrids for germplasm with increased tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses
- Cover
- Title page
- Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- About the editors
- Foreword
- Chapter 1: Introduction: Crop Wild Relatives in Plant Breeding
- Abstract
- 1.1. Background
- 1.2. Potential of CWRs to meet food security challenges
- 1.3. Utilization of CWRs under climate changes scenarios
- 1.4. Crop wild relative derived genetic markers
- 1.5. Conservation background of plant genetic resources
- Acknowledgments
- Web references
- Chapter 2: Wild Cotton Genepool: An Unopened Treasure
- Abstract
- 2.1. Introduction
- 2.2. Evolution and domestication of cultivated Gossypium
- 2.3. Wild cotton species in Pakistan
- 2.4. Wild cotton species in China
- 2.5. Wild cotton species in India
- 2.6. Wild cotton species of America and Australia
- 2.7. Conclusion and future prospects
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 3: Wheat Wild Germplasm: A Hidden Treasure
- Abstract
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. Breeding for disease resistance in wheat
- 3.3. Breeding for insect resistance
- 3.4. Breeding for drought tolerance
- 3.5. Breeding for heat tolerance
- 3.6. Breeding for quality traits
- Chapter 4: Emerging Avenues for the Exploitation of Wild Relatives of Rice in Plant Breeding
- Abstract
- 4.1. Setting the scene; what is wild germplasm
- 4.2. The value of wild germplasm
- 4.3. Genus Oryza and its importance
- 4.4. The barrier in using rice wild germplasm
- 4.5. Evolving avenues for the use of wild rice germplasm
- 4.6. Conclusion
- Chapter 5: Maize Genetic Resources and Pre-Breeding
- Abstract
- 5.1. Maize genetic resources
- 5.2. Demands and structure of maize breeding programs
- 5.3. Integration between genetic resources and breeding
- 5.4. Evaluation of the variability maintained in maize GB
- 5.5. Development of elite populations
- 5.6. Maize pre-breeding programs
- 5.7. Concluding considerations
- Chapter 6: Utilization of Wild Ancestors for Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Barley
- Abstract
- 6.1. Significance of wild germplasm
- 6.2. Barley origin and distribution
- 6.3. Genetic diversity of wild barley
- 6.4. Environmental adaptation of wild barley
- 6.5. Biotic stress resistance
- 6.6. Abiotic stress tolerance
- 6.7. Conclusion
- Chapter 7: Effects of Natural Variations on Biofortification
- Abstract
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. Biofortification
- 7.3. Agronomic biofortification
- 7.4. Genetic biofortification
- 7.5. Importance of natural variation in the development of new traits
- 7.6. The exploitation of natural variations in Arabidopsis gene pool
- 7.7. Genetic diversity in Arabidopsis regarding micronutrient quantity
- 7.8. Genetic diversity in crop species regarding micronutrient quantity
- 7.9. Conclusion and future prospects
- Chapter 8: Untapped Soybeans: A Genetic Reservoir for its Improvement
- Abstract
- 8.1. Introduction
- 8.2. Origin and domestication
- 8.3. Wild and cultivated species
- 8.4. Gene pool and germplasm conservation
- 8.5. Stress resistance
- 8.6. Miscellaneous traits
- 8.7. Prospects and limitations
- Chapter 9: Wild Sunflowers: The Primary Genetic Resource for Sunflower Breeding
- Abstract
- 9.1. Sunflower and Helianthus genus genetic diversity
- 9.2. Genetic improvements utilizing from sunflower germplasm
- 9.3. Morphological traits
- 9.4. Biology and phenology of the sunflower plants
- 9.5. Yield traits
- 9.6. Other agronomic traits
- 9.7. Disease resistance
- 9.8. Broomrape parasitic resistance
- 9.9. Insect resistance
- 9.10. Herbicide resistance
- 9.11. Interspecific and intergeneric hybridization
- 9.12. Future directions
- Chapter 10: Brassicas: A Complete Guide to the Potential of Their Wild Relatives
- Abstract
- 10.1. Introduction of the genus
- 10.2. Importance
- 10.3. Taxonomy
- 10.4. Wild Brassicas
- 10.5. Wild Brassicas history
- 10.6. History of Nagaharu U triangle
- 10.7. Genome A
- 10.8. Genome B
- 10.9. Genome C
- 10.10. Diversity of amphidiploids of U-triangle
- 10.11. Morphology and physiology of wild and cultivated Brassicas
- 10.12. Historical findings of comparative taxonomy of Brassicas in different eras
- 10.13. Conservation of wild Brassicas
- 10.14. Ex situ
- 10.15. In situ
- 10.16. Conclusion
- Chapter 11: Wild Germplasm: Shaping Future Tomato Breeding
- Abstract
- 11.1. Introduction
- 11.2. Wild germplasm of tomato
- 11.3. Evolution and taxonomy
- 11.4. Evaluation and utilization of genetic resources
- 11.5. Variation and its use in future
- 11.6. Genetic stock and mutants
- 11.7. Conclusion
- Chapter 12: Wild Potatoes: A Genetic Reservoir for Potato Breeding
- Abstract
- 12.1. Introduction
- 12.2. Current and potential uses of wild potatoes for breeding
- 12.3. Hurdles to be overcome
- 12.4. Future of wild potatoes in breeding
- Chapter 13: Wild Relatives of Sweetpotato; Distribution and Prospectus for Crop Improvement
- Abstract
- 13.1. Introduction
- 13.2. Domestication and dispersal of sweetpotato
- 13.3. Compatibility groups among wild relatives of sweetpotato
- 13.4. Wild relatives and origin of sweetpotato
- 13.5. Distribution of sweetpotato across the globe
- 13.6. Prospectus for crop improvement
- Chapter 14: Generation of New Landraces of Forage Species: Red Fescue and Clover
- Abstract
- 14.1. Introduction
- 14.2. Changing climate
- 14.3. New generation landraces of forages
- 14.4. Conclusion
- Chapter 15: Chickpea Wild Relatives: Potential Hidden Source for the Development of Climate Resilient Chickpea Varieties
- Abstract
- 15.1. Introduction
- 15.2. The genus Cicer L.
- 15.3. Effect of climate changes on chickpea
- Acknowledgment
- Chapter 16: Mungbean Wild Genetic Resource: A Potential Source of Genetic Improvement for Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance
- Abstract
- 16.1. Introduction
- 16.2. Biotic stresses
- 16.3. Abiotic stress
- 16.4. Future outlook
- Chapter 17: Lentil Wild Genetic Resource: A Potential Source of Genetic Improvement for Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance
- Abstract
- 17.1. Introduction
- 17.2. Wild genetic resources
- 17.3. Wild genetic resources for utilization in breeding for resistance to biotic stresses
- 17.4. Utilization of wild relative in breeding for tolerance to abiotic stresses
- 17.5. Breeding constraints in developing stress resilient lentil by using wild resources
- 17.6. Strategies to overcome breeding constraints
- 17.7. Conclusion and future prospects
- Chapter 18: Wild Relatives and Modern Plant Breeding Technologies
- Abstract
- 18.1. Introduction
- 18.2. Plant breeding and food security
- 18.3. Domestication of wild relative species
- 18.4. New plant breeding techniques (NPBT)
- 18.5. Utilizing crop wild relatives
- 18.6. Challenges and opportunities
- Index
- No. of pages: 406
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 10, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128221372
- eBook ISBN: 9780128221709
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Muhammad Tehseen Azhar
Dr. Muhammad Tehseen Azhar is working as Associate Professor at the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan, where his primary responsibility is teaching to graduate and post-graduate classes. Besides, his focus is screening and development of segregating population resulting in the development of several bulks of cotton with more yield and fibre traits. Dr Azhar has specific interest in the development of cotton germplasm having tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. These advanced strains of cotton have showed good performance for yield of cotton in national traits and those genotypes are suitable for cultivation in high temperature and water stress conditions. Being a Borlaug Alumnus, he worked with various cotton geneticists namely, Dr Richard Percy, Dr Lori L. Hinze and Dr Jame Frelichowsk at Texas A&M University and USDA-ARS, USA. Dr Azhar has completed various research projects funded by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan; CAS-PARB and Cooperation Organization Partnership for Science and Technology, China. Besides, Dr Azhar is Endeavour Alumnus and appointed as Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Plant Biology, UWA. Recently he is appointed as Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Agriculture Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. Due to his consistency Dr Azhar is appointed as a Chair (20219-2021) of Germplam and Genetic Stock in International Cotton Genome Initiative (ICGI). He is winner of ASIA Young Scientist Innovation Gold Medal-2023 from International Cotton Researchers Association (ICRA), a sub-committee of International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), Washington.
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