Improving Cereal Productivity through Climate Smart Practices is based on the presentations of the 4th International Group Meeting on "Wheat productivity enhancement through climate smart practices," and moves beyond the presentations to provide additional depth and breadth on this important topic. Focused specifically on wheat, and with chapters contributed by globally renowned pioneers in the field of cereal science, the book helps readers understand climate change and its effects on different aspects of wheat production in different parts of the world. This book will be important for those in research and industry seeking to contribute to the effective feeding of the world’s population.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. ix 6. Foreword - p. xiii 7. Preface - p. xv 8. Part I. Breeding strategies and quality enhancement under climate change scenario - p. xvii 9. Chapter 1. Innovations and new horizons in chromosome elimination-mediated DH breeding: five decades journey of speed breeding in wheat - p. 3 10. Chapter 2. Speed breeding – a climate smart tool to accelerate research in wheat - p. 23 11. Chapter 3. Induced mutagenesis to sustain wheat production under changing climate - p. 37 12. Chapter 4. Improving nutritional quality of wheat under changing climate scenario: challenges and progress - p. 65 13. Chapter 5. Zinc biofortified wheat—addressing micronutrient malnutrition in South Asia - p. 81 14. Chapter 6. Potential of biofortified wheat to alleviate hidden hunger - p. 91 15. Part II. Abiotic stresses in relation to climate change - p. 96 16. Chapter 7. Genomics, molecular breeding, and phenomics approaches for improvement of abiotic stress tolerance in wheat - p. 99 17. Chapter 8. Prospection of heat tolerance in the context of global warming in wheat for food security - p. 123 18. Chapter 9. Role of chlormequat chloride and salicylic acid in improving cereal crops production under saline conditions - p. 145 19. Chapter 10. Mitigating abiotic stress for enhancing wheat productivity - p. 159 20. Part III. Biotic stresses in changing climate scenario - p. 173 21. Chapter 11. Wheat rust research: impact, thrusts, and roadmap to sustained wheat production - p. 177 22. Chapter 12. Beating the beast-wheat blast disease - p. 205 23. Chapter 13. Impact of climate change on insect pests of rice–wheat cropping system: recent trends and mitigation strategies - p. 225 24. Part IV. Resource management and impact of climate change - p. 239 25. Chapter 14. Vulnerability of wheat production to climate change - p. 243 26. Chapter 15. Wheat productivity enhancement through climate smart practices - p. 255 27. Chapter 16. Wheat improvement for growth and sustainability in yield under varying climatic conditions and diverse production environments of India - p. 269 28. Chapter 17. Optimization of resources for sustainable wheat productivity and enhanced profitability - p. 289 29. Chapter 18. Yield and water use gaps in cereal multicrop systems in sub-Saharan Africa under climate change - p. 313 30. Index - p. 331
Improving Cereal Productivity through Climate Smart Practices is based on the presentations of the 4th International Group Meeting on "Wheat productivity enhancement through climate smart practices," and moves beyond the presentations to provide additional depth and breadth on this important topic. Focused specifically on wheat, and with chapters contributed by globally renowned pioneers in the field of cereal science, the book helps readers understand climate change and its effects on different aspects of wheat production in different parts of the world. This book will be important for those in research and industry seeking to contribute to the effective feeding of the world’s population.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. ix 6. Foreword - p. xiii 7. Preface - p. xv 8. Part I. Breeding strategies and quality enhancement under climate change scenario - p. xvii 9. Chapter 1. Innovations and new horizons in chromosome elimination-mediated DH breeding: five decades journey of speed breeding in wheat - p. 3 10. Chapter 2. Speed breeding – a climate smart tool to accelerate research in wheat - p. 23 11. Chapter 3. Induced mutagenesis to sustain wheat production under changing climate - p. 37 12. Chapter 4. Improving nutritional quality of wheat under changing climate scenario: challenges and progress - p. 65 13. Chapter 5. Zinc biofortified wheat—addressing micronutrient malnutrition in South Asia - p. 81 14. Chapter 6. Potential of biofortified wheat to alleviate hidden hunger - p. 91 15. Part II. Abiotic stresses in relation to climate change - p. 96 16. Chapter 7. Genomics, molecular breeding, and phenomics approaches for improvement of abiotic stress tolerance in wheat - p. 99 17. Chapter 8. Prospection of heat tolerance in the context of global warming in wheat for food security - p. 123 18. Chapter 9. Role of chlormequat chloride and salicylic acid in improving cereal crops production under saline conditions - p. 145 19. Chapter 10. Mitigating abiotic stress for enhancing wheat productivity - p. 159 20. Part III. Biotic stresses in changing climate scenario - p. 173 21. Chapter 11. Wheat rust research: impact, thrusts, and roadmap to sustained wheat production - p. 177 22. Chapter 12. Beating the beast-wheat blast disease - p. 205 23. Chapter 13. Impact of climate change on insect pests of rice–wheat cropping system: recent trends and mitigation strategies - p. 225 24. Part IV. Resource management and impact of climate change - p. 239 25. Chapter 14. Vulnerability of wheat production to climate change - p. 243 26. Chapter 15. Wheat productivity enhancement through climate smart practices - p. 255 27. Chapter 16. Wheat improvement for growth and sustainability in yield under varying climatic conditions and diverse production environments of India - p. 269 28. Chapter 17. Optimization of resources for sustainable wheat productivity and enhanced profitability - p. 289 29. Chapter 18. Yield and water use gaps in cereal multicrop systems in sub-Saharan Africa under climate change - p. 313 30. Index - p. 331
