Tolerance to drought is a quantitative trait, with a complex phenotype, often confounded by
plant phenology. Breeding for drought tolerance is further complicated since several types of …

Abiotic stress tolerance is complex, but as phenotyping technologies improve, components
that contribute to abiotic stress tolerance can be quantified with increasing ease. In parallel …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

The first confirmed mechanism for aluminum (Al) resistance in plants is encoded by the
wheat (Triticum aestivum) gene, TaALMT1, on chromosome 4DL. TaALMT1 controls the Al …

Acid soil is a worldwide problem to plant production. Acid toxicity is mainly caused by a lack
of essential nutrients in the soil and excessive toxic metals in the plant root zone. Of the toxic …

After a decade of genetic manipulation and improvement, triticale stand out as a crop of high
biomass and grain yield potential which generally surpass that of wheat. Its high productivity …

The uses of traditional methods and instruments have led to a great success in plant
breeding through the creation of better cultivars. Currently, the accessibility of genomic data …

Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L., AABBDD, 2n= 6x= 42), which accounts for most of the
cultivated wheat crop worldwide, is a typical allohexaploid with a genome derived from three …

The most recent version of the Catalogue, compiled for the 11th International Wheat
Genetics Symposium held in Brisbane, Australia is available from the Komugi and …

One of the foremost disastrous penalties as a result of global industrialization is soil acidity.
Besides industrialization, soil acidity has occurred also due to imbalanced use of synthetic …