Title Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 2 : Cultivation techniques / contributions by Arun Kumar Joshi, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Simanchal Sahu, Peter J. Gregory, Christina K. Clarke, Vijesh Krishna, Alwin Keil, Sreejith Aravindakshan, Mukesh Meena, Q. Xue, J. Rudd, J. Bell, T. Marek, S. Liu, Tadesse Dessalegn, Tesfaye Solomon, Tesfaye Gebre Kristos, Abiy Solomon, Shure Seboka, Yazie Chane, Bhadriraju Subramanyam, Kamala A. Roberts, Fetien Abay, Rizana Mahroof, J.R. Guarin, Senthold Asseng, Brian L. Beres, Reem Aboukhaddour, Haley Catton, Thomas F. Doring, J.M. Clarke, K. Nilsen, D. Khitiri, X. Lin, C.J. Pozniak, K. Ammar, Tinashe Chiurugwi, Simon Kerr, Ian Midgley, L.A. Boyd, Johnson Kamwaga, Peter Njau, Terry van Gevelt, Claudia Canales, Max Marcheselli, Rajiv Kumar Sharma, W. Tadesse, A Amri, M Sanchez-Garcia, M El-Bouhssini, M Karrou, S Patil, F Bassi, M. Baum, T. Oweis ; edited by Peter Langridge

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Description 1 online resource : colour tables, photographs and figures Series Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science. Contents Series list ; Introduction ; Part 1 Wheat cultivation techniques ; Part 2 Wheat crop management ; Part 3 Improving wheat cultivation in the developing world ; Summary ; Key priorities in wheat research: the Wheat Initiative ' s Strategic Research Agenda ; Introduction ; The Wheat Initiative and its Strategic Research Agenda ; Core theme 1: Increase wheat yield potential ; Core theme 2: protect yield potential ; Subtopic 2.1: controlling wheat diseases and pests Subtopic 2.2: improving tolerance of wheat to abiotic stress Core theme 3: protect the environment and increase the sustainability of wheat production systems ; Subtopic 3.1: nutrient use efficiency ; Subtopic 3.2: agronomy and crop management ; Core theme 4: ensuring the supply of high quality, safe wheat ; Cross-cutting theme 5: enabling technologies and shared resources ; Subtopic 5.1: enabling technologies and methods ; Subtopic 5.2: shared platforms and technologies ; Subtopic 5.3: genetic resources Crosscutting theme 6: knowledge exchange and education Summary ; Part 1 Wheat cultivation techniques ; Chapter 1 Variety selection in wheat cultivation ; 1 Introduction; 2 Wheat variety selection methods: natural and traditional selection ; 3 Wheat variety selection methods: modern molecular breeding ; 4 Variety selection by plant breeders ; 5 Variety selection by farmers ; 6 Conclusion ; 7 Where to look for further information ; 8 References ; Chapter 2 Establishment and root development in wheat crops 1 Introduction 2 Root development and growth during establishment ; 3 Crop establishment practices ; 4 Case study: the effects of embryo size and seed mass on early vigour ; 5 Research contributions to improved wheat establishment and production ; 6 Future trends in research ; 7 Where to look for further information ; 8 Acknowledgements ; 9 References ; Chapter 3 Conservation tillage for sustainable wheat intensification: the example of South Asia ; 1 Introduction ; 2 Factors affecting the diffusion of CT wheat in South Asia 3 Recent evidence of the agronomic and economic impacts of CT wheat in South Asia 4 Constraints to the diffusion of CT practices in wheat in South Asia ; 5 Recent developments in CT wheat ; 6 Concluding remarks ; 7 Where to look for further information ; 8 Acknowledgements ; 9 References ; Chapter 4 Improving water management in winter wheat ; 1 Introduction ; 2 Winter wheat yield ; 3 Yield determination under water-limited conditions ; 4 The role of measuring evapotranspiration (ET) ; 5 Water-use efficiency Summary Volume 2 discusses ways of improving cultivation from variety selection to post-harvest storage. It reviews trends in integrated crop management, sustainable intensification and organic cultivation before concluding by looking at ways of supporting smallholders in the developing world Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Dr Peter Langridge is Emeritus Professor of Plant Science at the University of Adelaide Subject Wheat -- Breeding Wheat -- Diseases and pests. Wheat -- Growth Wheat -- Varieties. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science. TECHNOLOGY -- Agriculture -- Sustainable Agriculture. TECHNOLOGY -- Agriculture -- Crop Science. TECHNOLOGY -- Agriculture -- General. Wheat -- Breeding. Wheat -- Diseases and pests. Wheat -- Growth. Wheat -- Varieties. Form Electronic book Author Langridge, Peter, editor. Joshi, Arun Kumar, author Mishra, Vinod Kumar, author. Sahu, Simanchal, author Gregory, P. J., author. Clarke, Christina K., author Krishna, Vijesh, author Keil, Alwin, author Aravindakshan, Sreejith, author Meena, Mukesh, author Xue, Q., author Rudd, J., author Bell, J., author Marek, T., author Liu, S., author Dessalegn, Tadesse, author Solomon, Tesfaye, author Gebre Kristos, Tesfaye, author Solomon, Abiy, author Seboka, Shure, author Chane, Yazie, author Subramanyam, Bhadriraju, author Roberts, Kamala A., author Abay, Fetien, author Mahroof, Rizana, author Guarin, J. R., author Asseng, Senthold, author Beres, Brian L., author Aboukhaddour, Reem, author Catton, Haley, author Doring, Thomas F., author Clarke, J. M., author Nilsen, K., author Khitiri, D., author Lin, X., author Pozniak, C. J., author Ammar, K., author Chiurugwi, Tinashe, author Kerr, Simon, author Midgley, Ian, author Boyd, L. A., author Kamwaga, Johnson, author Njau, Peter, author Van Gevelt, Terry, author Canales, Claudia, author Marcheselli, Max, author Kumar Sharma, Rajiv, author Tadesse, W., author Amri, A, author Sanchez-Garcia, M, author El-Bouhssini, M, author Karrou, M, author Patil, S, author Bassi, F, author Baum, M., author Oweis, T., author ISBN 1786760223 9781786760234 1786760231 135111428X 9781786760227 9781351114790 1351114794 9781351114288

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