Plant Adaptation and Crop Improvement

Inbunden, Engelska, 1996

Av Mark Cooper, Graeme L. Hammer, University of Queensland) Cooper, Mark (Department of Agriculture, Australia) Hammer, Graeme L. (Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Graeme Hammer

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This book discusses various plant adpatations and techniques for crop improvement.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1996-08-01
Mått172 x 244 x 42 mm
Vikt1 260 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor608
FörlagCABI Publishing
ISBN9780851991085

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Section 1: An Overview of Crop Improvement 1: Plant Adaptation, Biodiversity, and Crop Improvement Strategies – Introductory Remarks 2: Understanding Plant Adaptation to Achieve Systematic Applied Crop Improvement – A Fundamental Challenge 3: Research Approaches for Variable Rainfed Systems – Thinking Globally, Acting Locally Section 2: Analysis of Genotype by Environment Interactions 4: Analysis of Multi-environment Trials – An Historical Perspective 5: Experimental Design and Analysis for Variety Trails 6: International Network for Genetic Evaluation of Rice (INGER) and its Modus Operandi for Multi-environment Testing 7: International Multi-environment Trials at the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) 8: The CIMMYT Wheat Program’s International Multi-environment Trials 9: Analysis and Interpretation of Data from the Crop Variety Testing Program in Western Australia 10: Relationships Among Analytical Methods Used to Analyse Genotypic Adaptation in Multi-environment Trials 11: Methods of Data Standardisation Used in Pattern Analysis and ANMI Models for the Analysis of International Multi-environment Variety Trials 12: Retrospective Analysis of Historical Data Sets from Multi-environment Trials – Theoretical Development 13: Retrospective Analysis of Historical Data Sets from Multi-environment Trials – Case Studies 14: Three-mode Analytical Methods for Crop Improvement Programs 15: Selection for Grain Quality Traits in Early Generation Barley Breeding Trials using Residual Maximum Likelihood (REML) 16: The International Crop Information System (ICIS) – Connects Genebank to Breeder to Farmer’s Field Section 3: Interpretation of Genotype by Environment Interactions 17: The Physiological Basis of Genotype by Environment Interaction in Crop Adaptation 18: Characterising Environmental Challenges Using Models 19: A Physiological Approach to the Understanding of Genotype by Environment Interactions – A Case Study on Improvement of Drought Adaptation in Groundnut 20: Integrating Genotype by Environment Interaction Analysis, Characterisation of Drought Patterns, and Farmer Preferences to Identify Adaptive Plant Traits for Pearl Millet 21: Using Simulation Models to Design New Plant Types and to Analyse Genotype by Environment Interactions in Rice 22: Integrating Physiological Understanding and Plant Breeding via Crop Modelling and Optimization 23: Comparing Simulation of Experimental Approaches to Analysing Genotype by Environment Interactions for Yield in Rainfed Lowland Rice Section 4: Integrated Approaches to Plant Improvement 24: Positive Interaction of Genotype by Environment Interactions in Relation to Sustainability and Biodiversity 25: A Strategy for Yield Improvement of Wheat which Accommodates Large Genotype by Environment Interactions 26: Pattern Analysis of Gains from Selection for Drought Tolerance in Tropical Maize Populations 27: Environmental Characterisation Based on Probe and Reference Genotypes 28: The Importance of Environmental Characterisation for Understanding Genotype by Environment Interactions 29: Using Simulation Models and Spatial Databases to Improve the Efficiency of Plant Breeding Programs Section 5: Synthesis of Strategies for Crop Improvement 30: Synthesis of Strategies for Crop Improvement