Format:
Online-Ressource (XXI, 394 p. 77 illus., 48 illus. in color, digital)
ISBN:
9781461446330
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Content:
Plant development and productivity are negatively regulated by various environmental stresses. Abiotic stress factors such as heat, cold, drought, and salinity represent key elements limiting agricultural productivity worldwide. Thus, developing crop plants with the ability to tolerate abiotic stresses is a critical need which demands modern novel strategies for the thorough understanding of plant response to abiotic stresses. Crop Improvement under Adverse Conditions will serve as a cutting-edge resource for researchers and students alike who are studying plant abiotic stress tolerance and crop improvement. The book presents the latest trends and developments in the field, including the impact of extreme events on salt tolerant forest species of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, the overlapping horizons of salicylic acid in different stresses, and fast and reliable approaches to crop improvement through In Vitro haploid production. Written by renowned experts and featuring useful illustrations and photographs, Crop Improvement under Adverse Conditions is a concise and practical update on plant abiotic stress tolerance and crop improvement.
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Description based upon print version of record
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Foreword; Preface; Contents; The Editors; List of Contributors; Chapter-1; The Research, Development, Commercialization, and Adoption of Drought and Stress-Tolerant Crops; 1 The Importance of Stress-Tolerant Crops; 1.1 Background of Stress-Tolerant Crop Genetics; 1.2 Recent Advances at the Molecular Level; 1.3 Research and Development and the Commercialization of New Crop Varieties; 1.4 Roles of the Public Sector and the Private Sector; 2 The Stages of the R&D Process; 2.1 Managing R&D Risks; 2.2 Four Types of Uncertainties; 2.2.1 Technological Uncertainty
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2.2.2 Intellectual Property Uncertainty2.2.3 Regulatory Uncertainty; 2.2.4 Market Uncertainty; 2.3 Sources of Market Uncertainty: Factors Influencing Farmers' Decisions to Adopt Drought- and Stress-Tolerant Crops; 2.3.1 Interaction with Other Complementary Technologies; 2.3.2 Competition with Potential Substitute Technologies; 2.3.3 Appeal to First-Time Adopters of the Technology (Adoption on the 'Extensive' Margin); 2.3.4 The Distribution of Benefits to Adopters of the Technology over time and Different Locations; 2.3.5 Perceptions are More Important than Reality
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3 What is in the Global R&D Pipeline?3.1 Activity at the Earliest Stages of R&D: Trends in Scientific Publications; 3.2 Activity in Early-Stage Development: Patenting Trends; 3.3 Activity in Late-Stage Development: Field Trial Trends; 3.4 Activity at the Regulatory Stage: Regulatory Submissions; 4 Conclusion; References; Chapter-2; Impact of Extreme Events on Salt-Tolerant Forest Species of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India); 1 Introduction; 2 Adaptations in Mangroves; 2.1 Morphological Adaptations; 2.2 Physiological Adaptations; 2.3 Anatomical Adaptations; 2.4 Reproductive Strategies
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3 Salt Stress Regulation Mechanisms3.1 Salt Exclusion; 3.2 Salt Excretion; 4 Climate Change and Mangroves; 4.1 Temperature; 4.2 CO2 Concentration; 4.3 Precipitation; 4.4 Hurricanes and Storms; 4.5 Effects of Changes in Sea Level; 4.6 Mangrove Adaptations that help them Survive Sea-Level Rise; 4.7 Environmental Factors that Affect Mangrove Response to Sea Level; 4.8 Species Response to Sea-Level Rise; 4.9 Mangroves and Carbon Sequestration; 5 Impact of Extreme Event of Tsunami on the Mangroves of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANI), India-A Case Study; References; Chapter-3
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Greenhouse Gases Emission from Rice Paddy Ecosystem and their Management1 Introduction; 2 Emission of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) from Agriculture; 3 Methane Emission from Rice Cultivation; 4 Nitrous Oxide Emission from Agricultural Soils; 5 Emission of GHGs due to Field-Burning of Crop Residue; 6 Modelling GHG Emission from Agriculture; 7 Mitigation of GHG Emissions from Agriculture; 7.1 Through Sequestration of Carbon in Soils; 7.2 Conservation Agriculture; 7.3 Water Management; 7.4 Direct Seeding of Rice; 7.5 Fertilizer Management; 7.6 Silicate Fertilization; 7.7 Efficient Management of Manure
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8 Crop Improvement for Reducing GHG Emissions
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The Research, Development, Commercialization, and Adoption of Drought and Stress Tolerant Crops -- Impact of Extreme Events on Salt Tolerant Forest Species of Andaman & Nicobar Islands (India) -- Greenhouse Gases Emission from Rice Paddy Ecosystem and their Management -- Remote Sensing Applications to Infer Yield of Tea in a Part of Sri Lanka -- Polyamines Contribution to the Improvement of Crop Plants Tolerance to Abiotic Stress -- Overlapping Horizons of Salicylic Acid in Different Stresses -- Genotoxic Stress, DNA Repair and Crop Productivity -- In Vitro Haploid Production - A Fast and Reliable Approach for Crop Improvement -- Production of Abiotic Stress Tolerant Fertile Transgenic Plants using Androgenesis and Genetic Transformation Methods in Cereal Crops -- Plant Diseases - Control and Remedy through Nanotechnology -- Nanobiotechnology: Scope and potential for crop improvement -- Role of Nematode Trapping Fungi for Crop Improvement under Adverse Conditions -- Sugars As Antioxidants in Plants -- Chromium Toxicity and Tolerance in Crop Plants -- Boron Toxicity and Tolerance in Crop Plants -- Arsenic Toxicity in Crop Plants: Approaches for Stress Resistance -- Mechanism of Cadmium Toxicity and Tolerance in Crop Plants.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781461446323
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Crop improvement under adverse conditions New York, NY : Springer, 2013 ISBN 9781461446323
Language:
English
Subjects:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science
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Biology
Keywords:
Pflanzenzüchtung
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Resistenzzüchtung
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Stressresistenz
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Umweltfaktor
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Pflanzenzüchtung
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Resistenzzüchtung
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Stressresistenz
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Umweltfaktor
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4614-4633-0
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