UID:
(DE-602)almahu_9949385304902882
Format:
1 online resource (336 pages)
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9781003096856
,
1003096859
,
9781000535624
,
1000535622
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9781000535495
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1000535495
Content:
Cotton Breeding and Biotechnology presents information on one of the most economically important crops of the world, cotton. This book contains chapters on the history of cotton; breeding approaches; technologies for increasing germination, crop growth and yield; and fiber quality issues. It emphasizes sustainable development in the cotton industry analysing the progress of breeding technologies under environmental adversity. The book explores the national and global status of cotton crop, including cotton production, possible impacts of climate change, and the vulnerability of cotton to pest infestations and disease attacks. Features Focuses on cotton breeding and biotechnology Proposes ideas, data, and strategies to mount breeding programs for enhancing cotton production Details strategies for cotton quality improvement against abiotic and biotic stresses Emphasizes the revival of cotton in Pakistan and South Asian region This book is useful to researchers, cotton breeders and growers, farmers, and the agriculture industry.
Note:
Chapter 1. Role of Breeding and Biotechnology in Sustainable Cotton Production. Zulqurnain Khan, Zulfiqar Ali, Asif Ali KhanChapter 2. Cotton Genetics and Genomics. Muhammad Umar Iqbal, Sultan Habibullah Khan, MuhammadSalman Mubarik, Aftab Ahmad, Muhammad Sajjad, Hafiz Muhammad Imran Chapter 3. Conventional Breeding in Cotton. Farzana Asraf, Nadia Iqbal, Wajid Nazir, Zia Ullah Zia, Asif Ali Khan, Saghir AhmedChapter 4. Cotton Breeding and Biotechnology: Challenges and Opportunities. Zulqurnain Khan, Zulfiqar Ali, Asif Ali KhanChapter 5. Gene Mapping in Cotton. Muhammad Abu Bakar Saddique, Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Ali Sher, Babar Farid, Furqan Ahmad, Sarmad Frogh Arshad Chapter 6. Functional Genomics in Cotton. Furqan Ahmad, Akash Fatima, Plosha Khanum, Shoaib ur Rehman, Abu Bakar Siddique, Mahmood Alam Khan, Zulqurnain KhanChapter 7. Cotton Transformation and Regeneration. Ummara Waheed, Sadia Shabir, Fatima Mazhar, Mamoona Rehman, Hamza Ahmad Qureshi, Nadia IqbalChapter 8. Breeding Cotton for Heat Tolerance. Muhammad Kashif Riaz Khan, Zunaira Anwar, Aqsa IjazChapter 9. Breeding Cotton for Drought Tolerance. M. Mahmood Ahmed, Muhammad Waseem Akram, Zulfiqar AliChapter 10. Breeding Cotton for Salt Tolerance. Zulfiqar Ali, Tehseen Azhar, M. Mahmood Ahmed, Umer Rao, Abid Hussain Chapter 11. Breeding Cotton for CLCuV Resistance. Judith K Brown, Zulqurnain Khan Chapter 12. Breeding Cotton for Insects/Pests Resistance. Hafiza Masooma Naseer Cheema, Asif Ali Khan, Muhammad Aakif Khan, Muhammad Ans Pervez, Muhammad Zubair Ghouri, Aftab Ahmad, Sultan Habibullah KhanChapter 13. Breeding Cotton for Herbicide Resistance. Muhammad Zaffar Iqbal, Shahid NazirChapter 14. Breeding Cotton for Fiber Traits. Nadia Iqbal, Farzana Akbar, Ummara Waheed, Saghir AhmadChapter 15. Breeding Cotton for Value Added Traits. Sajid Majeed, Muhammad Salman Mubarik, Muhammad Umar Iqbal, Xiongming Du, Muhammad Tehseen AzharChapter 16. Genetically Modified Cotton: Boom or Dust. Iqrar Ahmad Rana, Allah Bakhsh, Shakhnozakhon Tillaboeva, Qandeel-e-Arsh, Shang Haihong, Irfan Ahmad Baig, Muhammad Tehseen AzharChapter 17. Cotton Seed System. Fawad Salman Shah, Muhammad Aslam Bhatti, Asif Ali Khan, Irfan Ahmad Baig, Muhammad Hammad Nadeem Tahir, Furqan Ahmad, Amir BakhtavarChapter 18. Cotton Breeding Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Opportunities. Mubashir Mehdi, Muhammad Haseeb Raza, Muhammad Talha AzeemChapter 19. Breeding Cotton for International Trade. Khalid Abdullah, Zahid Khan
Additional Edition:
Print version: Cotton breeding and biotechnology. Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2022 ISBN 9780367562205
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1201/9781003096856
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003096856
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