Wheat Science and Trade

Copyright © 2009 Wiley-Blackwell

Wheat Science and Trade

Editor(s): Brett F. Carver

Published Online: 10 NOV 2009

Print ISBN: 9780813820248

Online ISBN: 9780813818832

DOI: 10.1002/9780813818832

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Wheat: Science and Trade is an up-to-date, comprehensive reference work designed to expand the current body of knowledge on this staple crop, incorporating new information made available by genetic advances, improvements in the understanding of wheat's biology, and changes in the wheat trade industry. Covering phylogeny and ontogeny, manipulation of the environment and optimal management, genetic improvement, and utilization and commercialization, the book focuses on the most economically significant diseases and impacts

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      Front Matter (pages i–xxvii)

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      Colour Plates (pages c1–c16)

  3. Section I: Making of a Wheat Plant

    1. Chapter 1

      Wheat Evolution, Domestication, and Improvement (pages 3–30)

      Perry Gustafson, Olga Raskina, Xuefeng Ma and Eviatar Nevo

    2. Chapter 2

      Development of the Wheat Plant (pages 31–55)

      Gregory S. McMaster

    3. Chapter 3

      The Flowering Pathway in Wheat (pages 57–72)

      Liuling Yan

  4. Section II: Making of a Wheat Crop

    1. Chapter 4

      Systems-Based Wheat Management Strategies (pages 73–87)

      Jeffrey T. Edwards

    2. Chapter 5

      Diseases which Challenge Global Wheat Production—The Wheat Rusts (pages 89–124)

      James Kolmer, Xianming Chen and Yue Jin

    3. Chapter 6

      Diseases which Challenge Global Wheat Production—Root, Crown, and Culm Rots (pages 125–153)

      Richard W. Smiley, David Backhouse, Philippe Lucas and Timothy C. Paulitz

    4. Chapter 7

      Diseases which Challenge Global Wheat Production—Powdery Mildew and Leaf and Head Blights (pages 155–169)

      David Marshall

    5. Chapter 8

      Nematodes which Challenge Global Wheat Production (pages 171–187)

      Richard W. Smiley and Julie M. Nicol

    6. Chapter 9

      Insects which Challenge Global Wheat Production (pages 189–201)

      David R. Porter, Marion O. Harris, Louis S. Hesler and Gary J. Puterka

    7. Chapter 10

      Temporally and Spatially Dependent Nitrogen Management for Diverse Environments (pages 203–214)

      William R. Raun, Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio and John B. Solie

    8. Chapter 11

      Grain Yield Improvement in Water-Limited Environments (pages 215–249)

      Greg J. Rebetzke, Scott C. Chapman, C. Lynne McIntyre, Richard A. Richards, Anthony G. Condon, Michelle Watt and Anthony F. van Herwaarden

    9. Chapter 12

      Cutting Down on Weeds to Cut a Cleaner Wheat Crop (pages 251–272)

      Drew J. Lyon, Robert E. Blackshaw and Gurjeet S. Gill

  5. Section III: Making of a Wheat Cultivar

    1. Chapter 13

      Wheat Breeding: Procedures and Strategies (pages 273–308)

      P. Stephen Baenziger and Ronald M. Depauw

    2. Chapter 14

      State of QTL Detection and Marker-Assisted Selection in Wheat Improvement (pages 309–326)

      Daryl J. Somers and Gavin Humphreys

    3. Chapter 15

      Genome Organization and Comparative Genomics (pages 327–367)

      Katrien M. Devos, Jaroslav Doležel and Catherine Feuillet

    4. Chapter 16

      Synthetic Wheat—An Emerging Genetic Resource (pages 369–385)

      Richard M. Trethowan and Maarten van Ginkel

    5. Chapter 17

      Success in Wheat Improvement (pages 387–395)

      Jackie C. Rudd

    6. Chapter 18

      Transgenic Applications in Wheat Improvement (pages 397–435)

      Ann E. Blechl and Huw D. Jones

  6. Section IV: Making of a Wheat Industry

    1. Chapter 19

      Overview of Wheat Classification and Trade (pages 437–454)

      Kendall L. McFall and Mark E. Fowler

    2. Chapter 20

      Passing the Test on Wheat End-Use Quality (pages 455–493)

      Andrew S. Ross and Arthur D. Bettge

    3. Chapter 21

      The Biochemical and Molecular Basis of Wheat Quality (pages 495–520)

      Colin Wrigley, Robert Asenstorfer, Ian Batey, Geoffrey Cornish, Li Day, Daryl Mares and Kolumbina Mrva

    4. Chapter 22

      New Uses for Wheat and Modified Wheat Products (pages 521–550)

      Robert A. Graybosch, Rui Hai Liu, Ronald L. Madl, Yong-Cheng Shi, Donghai Wang and Xiaorong Wu

    5. Chapter 23

      US Wheat Marketing System and Price Discovery (pages 551–556)

      Kim B. Anderson and B. Wade Brorsen

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      Index (pages 557–569)

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