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Breeding for stress tolerance in cool-season food legumes

edited by K.B. Singh and M.C. Saxena

J. Wiley, c1993

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Papers from a conference held at Ravello, Italy, Sept. 10-12, 1990

"A co-publication with the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and Sayce Publishing (United Kingdom)."

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

A review of past research and future plans for resistance breeding in cool-season legumes, which explores ways to improve and stabilize their productivity.

Table of Contents

  • Problems and Prospects of Stress Resistance Breeding
  • Problems and Prospects of Stress Resistance Breeding in Lentil
  • Screening for Resistance to Biotic Stresses
  • Screening for Disease Resistance in Faba Bean
  • Mechanisms of Resistance to Fungal Pathogens in Cool-Season Food Legumes
  • Screening for Resistance to Abiotic Stresses
  • Mechanisms of Resistance to Cold, Heat and Drought in Cool-Season Food Legumes, With Special Reference to Chickpea and Pea
  • Tools for Stress Resistance Breeding
  • Mutagenesis and Chromosome Manipulation for Stress Resistance in Cool-Season Food Legumes
  • Strategies for Stress Resistance Breeding
  • Strategies for Breeding Disease-Resistant Crop Varieties.

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