Recent Advances In Plant Breeding (Biotic And Abiotic Stress)

by Arvind Kumar

Overview

The use of biotechnology in incorporating abiotic stress tolerance in crop species depends on a better understanding of the physiology of stress tolerance, and the identification of specific genes determining tolerance to a specific stress. The complex in heritance of stress tolerance hinders the immediate impact of biotechnologists introducing any novel genes. However, molecular markers may well serve in manipulating quantitatively inherited traits of stress tolerance physiological processes such as source sink relationships, translocation, and interrelations between plant parts, water status, hormonal levels and balance are crucial in determining how a plant responses to stress. It is important to know the extent to which stress tolerance genes enhance the breath of adoption to stress, and whether they increase or decrease tolerance to stress. Understanding abiotic stress factors such as temperature and drought tolerance and abiotic stress tolerance traits are important factors on the crop productivity of crops. The present volume is an assemblage of scientific knowledge information which is written by eminent researchers in their respective fields. It describes related methods for the creation, selection and fixation of superior plants in the development of improved cultivars suited to the needs of growers and consumers. The present volumes will be highly useful for the researchers, agronomists, plant physiologists, biotechnologists and agriculturists to sustain the crop production. "

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780994869159
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	317
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Dr. Arvind Kumar Program Leader Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP); Senior Plant Breeder, Rainfed Lowland International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines Dr. Kumar is a veteran of the field having a career of more than 23 years in Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources. He started his academic journey at IGVK, Raipur and in 2004 went to International Rice Research Institute in Philippines to help with the development of high yielding rice. Since then, Dr. Kumar has had 50 varieties of rice to his credit, released in ten different countries including ten varieties in India. This includes the first variety Sahbhagi Dhan and recently released varieties DRR 44, DRR 42, DRR 46. grown on large area the subcontinent region. He has six genes/improved germplasm registered at NBPGR, New Delhi, India’s highest level Plant Genetic Resources Center. He also has 3 patents and more than 30 QTLs registered to him which are going to change the way rice is grown in the future. Dr. Kumar is truly an agriculturalist with a vision for the future for the science behind it. He has guided more than 25 students to their PhD. Co-author of more than a 100 research papers on plant breeding and Dr. Kumar is supervising global projects with vast implementations in agriculture. He has also been a recipient of the Young Scientist’s Award from the Government of Madhya Pradesh, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award from the Government of India and a fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Science Dr. Kumar is currently the Program Leader of the Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP) to help with the adoption of improved rice varieties and serves as a Senior Plant Breeder at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines.