Genomics and breeding for climate-resilient crops. Vol. 1, Concepts and strategies /

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Imprint:Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2013.
Description:1 online resource (xliv, 517 p.) : ill.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9851630
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Varying Form of Title:Concepts and strategies
Other authors / contributors:Kole, Chittaranjan.
ISBN:9783642370458 (electronic bk.)
3642370454 (electronic bk.)
9783642370441
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:Climate change is expected to have a drastic impact on agronomic conditions including temperature, precipitation, soil nutrients, and the incidence of disease pests, to name a few. To face this looming threat, significant progress in developing new breeding strategies has been made over the last few decades. The first volume of Genomics and Breeding for Climate-Resilient Crops presents the basic concepts and strategies for developing climate-resilient crop varieties. Topics covered include: conservation, evaluation and utilization of biodiversity; identification of traits, genes and crops of the future; genomic and molecular tools; genetic engineering; participatory and evolutionary breeding; bioinformatics tools to support breeding; funding and networking support; and intellectual property, regulatory issues, social and political dimensions.