Pre-Field Screening Protocols for Heat-Tolerant Mutants in Rice

Fatma SarsuPlant Breeding and Genetics SectionJoint FAO/IAEA Division Vienna, Austria Abdelbagi M.A. GhanimPlant Breeding and Genetics Laboratory Joint FAO/IAEA Division Vienna, Austria Priyanka DasSchool of Life SciencesJawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi, India Rajeev N BahugunaSchool of Life SciencesJawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi, India Paul Mbogo Kusolwa Sokoine University of AgricultureMorogoro, United Republic of Tanzania Muhammed Ashraf Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB)Faisalabad, Pakistan  Sneh Lata Singla-PareekPlant Molecular Biology GroupInternational Centre for Genetic Engineering and BiotechnologyNew Delhi, India Ashwani PareekSchool of Life SciencesJawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi, India Brian P. ForsterPlant Breeding and Genetics Laboratory Joint FAO/IAEA DivisionInternational Atomic Energy Agency Vienna, AustriaIvan Ingelbrecht Plant Breeding and Genetics Laboratory Joint FAO/IAEA Division International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna, Austria

• General Introduction.- Screening Protocols for Heat Tolerance in Rice at the Seedling and Reproductive Stages.- Validation of Screening Protocols for Heat Tolerance in Rice.- Conclusion.- References.