JV Patil

Gebundenes Buch

Millets and Sorghum

Biology and Genetic Improvement

Herausgeber: Patil, Jagannath V

Beschreibung

Millets and sorghum are smart nutri cereals cultivated in semi-arid and arid regions of the world. The ability of many of them to thrive in low-moisture situations present some exciting opportunities for further development to address the continuing and increasing impact of global temperature increase on the sustainability of the world's food crops. Millets and Sorghum: Biology and Genetic Improvement provides full and comprehensive coverage of these crucially important crops, their origin, taxonomy, morphology, genetic resources, reproductive biology, and breeding objectives through new and traditional methods. Chapters cover the following crops: sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet, foxtail millet, proso millet, little millet, barnyard millet, kodo millet and teff millet. Further chapters include coverage of genetic improvement of individual crops, research that has been carried out to impart resistance against pests and diseases and the sustainable seed systems for dissemination of research products. This book is an essential guide for scientists, agronomists, biotechnologists, students and researchers interested in basic and applied research directed to the genetic improvement of these smart crops.

Autor

Dr Jagannath V. Patil is Director of the Indian Institute of Millets Research and Head of the Directorate of Sorghum Research, Hyderabad, India Dr Patil was formerly Professor of Botany in 2001 and Head, Department of Botany, MPKV, Rahuri. He has developed 19 varieties of safflower, chickpea, green gram, rajma bean, pigeon pea and sorghum, and has executed several research projects including international collaboration with DFID, ICRISAT-IFAD, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Hope Project and Mc Knight Foundation USA. Dr Patil has also developed and popularized several crop production technologies, including sowing methods, seed treatment, foliar nutrient application, IPM and in-situ moisture conservation, soil type-based cultivars, protective irrigation and nutrient supply. Dr Patil is recipient of many awards and recognitions such as ICRISAT's Doreen Mashler Award, CGIAR's King Baudouin Chickpea team Award and a Fellowship of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Dr Patil has been engaged in post-graduate teaching in Genetics and Plant Breeding since 1994, and has published 107 peer-reviewed journal papers, 16 books and 53 other technical publications. Dr. Patil joined as Head, Directorate of Sorghum Research, Hyderabad in 2010.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 173mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 1089g
• ISBN-13: 9781119123057
• ISBN-10: 1119123054
• Artikelnr.: 45541283