S. Ullrich – Barley. Production Improvement and Uses

Автор: S. Ullrich
Название книги: Barley. Production Improvement and Uses
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Биологические науки
Страницы: 673
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

The aim of the book is to bring up-to-date reviews of the literature to reflect the broad nature of barley research on a global scale to a wide audience of students and professionals working in essentially all aspects of barley research, production, trade, and utilization.
A total of 51 expert renowned authors from 15 countries contributed to this book. The authors represent world class universities, federal and state or provincial government agencies and research centers or institutes, an international agriculture research center (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas [ICARDA]), and the private industry.
Contents.
Contributors.
Preface. (Steven E. Ullrich).
Significance, Adaptation, Production, and Trade of Barley. (Steven E. Ullrich).
Barley Origin and Related Species. (Roland von Bothmer and Takao Komatsuda).
Barley Genome Organization, Mapping, and Synteny. (Andreas Graner, Andrzej Kilian, and Andris Kleinhofs).
Genome Analysis: The State of Knowledge of Barley Genes. (Arnis Druka, Kazuhiro Sato, and Gary J. Muehlbauer).
Cytogenetics and Molecular Cytogenetics of Barley: A Model Cereal Crop with a Large Genome. (Waheeb K. Heneen).
Application of Molecular Genetics and Transformation to Barley Improvement. (William T.B. Thomas, Patrick M. Hayes, and Lynn S. Dahleen).
Barley Germplasm Conservation and Resources. (Harold E. Bockelman and Jan Valkoun).
Barley Breeding History, Progress, Objectives, and Technology.
Europe. (Wolfgang Friedt).
North America. (Richard D. Horsley and Bryan L. Harvey)
Australia. (David M.E. Poulsen and Reg C.M. Lance).
Near East, North and East Africa, and Latin America. (Salvatore Ceccarelli, Stefania Grando, and Flavio Capettini).
Cultural Practices: Focus on Major Barley-Producing Regions.
Europe. (John R. Garstang and John H. Spink).
Russian Federation, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. (Mekhlis Suleimenov).
North America. (William F. Schillinger, Ross H. McKenzie, and Donald L. Tanaka).
West Asia and North and East Africa. (Salvatore Ceccarelli and Stefania Grando).
Australia. (Blakely H. Paynter and Neil A. Fettell).
Abiotic Stresses in Barley: Problems and Solutions. (Luigi Cattivelli, Salvatore Ceccarelli, Ignacio Romagosa, and Michele Stanca)
Biotic Stress in Barley: Disease Problems and Solutions. (Timothy C. Paulitz and Brian J. Steffenson).
Biotic Stress in Barley: Insect Problems and Solutions. (Dolores W. Mornhinweg).
The Development, Structure, and Composition of the Barley Grain. (Sabine Gubatz and Peter R. Shewry).
Biochemistry, Physiology, and Genetics of Endosperm Mobilization in Germinated Barley Grain. (Geoffrey B. Fincher).
Malting and Brewing Uses of Barley. (Paul Schwarz and Yin Li).
Barley Feed Uses and Quality Improvement. (Tom Blake, Victoria C. Blake, Janice G.P. Bowman, and Hussein Abdel – Haleem).
Food Uses of Barley. (Byung – Kee Baik, C. Walter Newman, and Rosemary K. Newman).