Crop Production Technologies for Sustainable Use and Conservation: Physiological and Molecular Advances

ISBN-13: 9781774634073 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 484 str.

Munir Ozturk; Khalid Rehman Hakeem; Muhammad Ashraf

Opis

Presents an abundance of research on important and new production technologies for the successful sustainable production of major crops. The volume covers most of the major crops used the production of food, sugar, and commercial fiber.

Spis treści

Plant Genetic Resources of Major and Minor Crops: Origin, Sustainable Use, and Conservation.  Wheat Production Technology: A Preamble to Food Security in Pakistan.  Capsaicin Production in Cell Suspension Cultures of Capsicum annuum Drought-Induced Changes in Growth, Photosynthesis, and Yield Traits in Mungbean: Role of Potassium and Sulfur Nutrition.  Cotton, White Gold of Pakistan: An Efficient Technique for Bumper Crop Production.  Corchorus Species- The Jute: An Over-Utilized Crop.  Recent Developments in the Biosystematics and Molecular Biology of Sugarcane.  Comparative Study of Three Different Fertilizers on Yield and Quality of Capsicum.  Comparative Study of Three Different Fertilizers on Yield and Quality of Solanum. Biology and Biotechnological Advances in Apple: Current and Future Scenario. Pears (Pyrus) of Northern Pakistan.  Enhancing the Drought Tolerance in Eggplant by Exogenous Application of Osmolytes in Water Deficit Environments.  Enhancing Morpho-Physiological Responses and Yield Potential in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus Moench) under Salinity Stress. Sugar Beet: An Overutilized Ancient Crop.  An Overutilized Industrial Crop Tobacco: Nicotiana tabacum Case Study from Turkey.  Wild Relatives and Their Role in Building Resistance in Bread Wheat: At a Glance. Structural and Functional Genomics of Potato (Solanum tuberosum).

O autorze

Münir Öztürk, PhD, has served at the Ege University Izmir, Turkey for 50 years in various positions. He is currently a Vice President of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences.

Muhammad Ashraf, PhD, DSc, is currently working Chairman of the Pakistan Science Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.