Gebundenes Buch

Crop Breeding

Bioinformatics and Preparing for Climate Change

Herausgeber: Kumar, Santosh

Beschreibung

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. With contributions from 42 eminent researchers from 12 nations around the world, this volume offers a global perspective on the climate change. The editor is a respected and published scientist in the bioinformatics field, who has chosen articles in the following topics: genetic challenges presented by climate change, genomic toolkit for crop-related research, and specific methods of improvement for specific crop by means of genomic applications. The hand-picked up-to-date research makes this volume an excellent reference not only for university-level academics, but also for policymakers and stakeholders who must tackle the challenge of the world's food security.

Autor

Dr. Santosh Kumar obtained his BSc agriculture degree in plant breeding from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India. He obtained his MSc working on wheat phytosiderophores from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India, and PhD working on control of flowering and germination in barley from the University of Manitoba, Canada. At present, Dr. Kumar is stationed at the Cereal Research Centre, Manitoba, Canada, working for the University of Manitoba. Dr. Kumar has studied various disciplines in plant sciences and received many awards throughout his academic career. His current interests include crop genomics and bioinformatics. Dr. Kumar is member of various plant science societies in Canada and the US. Dr. Kumar has publications that include research articles, a review paper, and a book chapter in areas of plant physiology, genetics, and bioinformatics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Apple Academic Press
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9781771883443
• ISBN-10: 1771883448
• Artikelnr.: 43775364