Next-Generation Plant Breeding Approaches for Stress Resilience in Cereal Crops

Next-generation breeding tools are essential for developing stress-resilient cereal cultivars to meet the growing demand for food security in a changing climate. This book explores these tools and their potential to enhance yield potential and overcome yield losses due to various stresses. It is valuable for postgraduate students, researchers, and extension professionals in the field of cereal cultivation.

Format: Hardback
Length: 493 pages
Publication date: 16 September 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

Cereals have been a staple food for centuries, providing more than 50% of the world's caloric needs. However, yield losses due to various stresses are significant, particularly during critical growth stages and stress-sensitive periods. In the face of climate change, pests, diseases, and abiotic stresses, it is crucial to develop stress-resilient cereal cultivars to ensure food security for future generations. This edited book highlights the gravity and efficacy of next-generation breeding tools for enhancing stress-resilience in cereals.

The content of the book provides valuable insights into the application of emerging genetic concepts and neoteric genomic approaches in cereal breeding. It collates the latest information on improving the stress resilience of cereal crops, addressing food security issues.

Genome-wide association studies, genomic prediction, genome editing, and accelerated generation advancement methodologies have emerged as powerful tools in cereal breeding. These techniques have enabled researchers to identify genetic markers associated with stress tolerance and develop cultivars with enhanced stress resilience.

The book explores the promising outcomes achieved through the use of these breeding tools, highlighting the development of stress-resilient cereal cultivars with improved yield potential. It is particularly useful for postgraduate students specializing in plant breeding, plant stress physiology, plant genomics, agriculture, and agronomy. The scientific community, including educators, researchers, and extension specialists, will find this book invaluable in teaching, research, and extension activities related to cereal cultivation.

In conclusion, this edited book underscores the importance of next-generation breeding tools in developing stress-resilient cereal cultivars. By leveraging genetic and genomic technologies, we can enhance the resilience of cereals to climate change, pests, diseases, and abiotic stresses. This will contribute to ensuring food security and promoting sustainable agriculture in the face of global challenges.

Weight: 934g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811914447
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022