About the Book
Find up-to-date information on barley for malting, food, and animal feed! This comprehensive book covers every aspect of barley from molecular biology to agronomy of yield and quality. In addition to the exposition of the basic concepts, Barley Science explains the latest developments in the field. In addition, this remarkable book presents ideas and techniques for bridging the gap between physiology and breeding. Beginning with the history of this ancient cultivated grain, Barley Science presents state-of-the-art information on genetics and breeding, physiology, and agronomy. One chapter explains the CERES computer simulation of barley growth, development, and yield. Every chapter includes a thorough literature review, and you will find many helpful tables and figures.
Barley Science offers cutting-edge information on the latest developments in the field, including: wild barley as a source of genes for crop improvement genetics and breeding for specific attributes genetic engineering determining barley yield under stress new breeding strategies for disease resistance choosing genotype, sowing date, and plant density for malting barley enhancing pre-harvest sprouting resistance barley proteins and malting performance Written by the top experts in the field, Barley Science is an excellent update and broadening of the information found in previous barley books. Agronomists, breeders, geneticists, and physiologists--and their students--will turn again and again to this essential resource.
Table of Contents:
About the Editors , Contributors , Preface , Chapter 1. Contribution of Barley to Agriculture. A Brief Overview , History of Barley Cultivation , Utilization of Barley , Share of Barley in Today's Cereal Production , Utilization of the Barley Crop , References , Chapter 2. New Views on the Origin of Cultivated Barley , Historical IntroductionThe Quest for the Ancestors of Cultivated Barley , Proposed Centers of Origin for Barley , Distinctiveness of Moroccan H. spontaneum , Distinctiveness of Western Mediterranean H. vulgare , Similarities Between Western Mediterranean H. spontaneum and H. vulgare , Phylogenetic Conclusions: A Western Mediterranean Center of Origin for Barley? , Chapter 3. Molecular Mapping of the Barley Genome , Introduction , Genetic and Physical Mapping , Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci , Mapping Disease Resistance Genes , Comparative Mapping and Synteny , Concluding Statement , Chapter 4. Wild Barley As a Source of Genes for Crop Improvement , Introduction , Origin and Taxonomy , Disease Resistance , Abiotic Stress Tolerance , Grain Quality , Genetic Diversity , Future Trends , Chapter 5. Genetics and Breeding of Malt Quality Attributes , Introduction , Components of Malting Quality , Effects of Breeding , Future Directions , Chapter 6. Genetics and Breeding of Barley Feed Quality Attributes , Introduction , Feed Quality Characteristics , Genetics of Feed Quality Characteristics , Breeding for Feed Quality , Projections for the Future , Chapter 7. Experiences with Genetic Transformation of Barley and Characteristics of Transgenic Plants , Introduction , Barley Transformation of Imm
About the Author :
Gustavo A Slafer, Jose Luis Molina-Cano, Roxana Savin, Jose Luis Araus, Ignacio Reomagosa
