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020			_a978-0-387-72294-8
020			_a978-0-387-72297-9 (Online)
024			_2https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72297-9_3
040			_aMX-TxCIM
041			_aeng
090			_aCIS-5535
100	1		_aMergoum, M. _9208
245	1	0	_aSpring wheat breeding
260			_aNew York (USA) : _bSpringer, _c2009.
300			_a29 pages
340			_aComputer File Printed
490			_aHandbook of Plant Breeding _vvol. 3
520			_aWheat (various species of the genus Triticum) is a grass originating from the Levant area of the Middle East. However, only hexaploid common wheat (Triticum eastivum), and tetraploid durum wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum) are presently cultivated worldwide. Not only is wheat an important crop today, it may well have influenced human history. Wheat was a key factor enabling the emergence of civilization because it was one of the first crops that could be easily cultivated on a large scale, and had the additional advantage of yielding a harvest that provides long-term storage of food. Today, there are different classes and uses of wheat. Although, it is mainly used as a staple food to make flour for leavened, flat and steamed breads, wheat can also be used as livestock feed, for fermentation to make beer and other alcoholic liquids, and recently, as a source of bio-energy. Global wheat production must increase at about 2% annually to meet future demands. The potential of increasing the global arable land is limited; hence, future increases in wheat production must be achieved by enhancing the wheat productivity to the land already in use. The objectives of most breeding programs include: high and stable yields, superior end-use quality, desirable agronomic characteristics, biotic (mainly, pests) resistance, and abiotic (environmental stresses) tolerance. While it is virtually impossible to combine all these characteristics into a single ‘‘perfect’’ variety, continuous breeding efforts toward achieving these objectives will ensure that new varieties possess as many desirable and economic traits as possible. Details of the different breeding approaches to enhance modern wheat breeding are discussed in this chapter.
536			_aGlobal Wheat Program
546			_aText in English
594			_aINT0368|INT2868|INT0610
650		7	_2AGROVOC _91310 _aWheat
650		7	_2AGROVOC _921704 _aBreeding programmes
650		7	_2AGROVOC _91303 _aVarieties
650		7	_2AGROVOC _91069 _aCrops
700	1		_aPawan Kumar Singh _gGlobal Wheat Program _8INT2868 _9868
700	1		_92085 _aAnderson, J.A.
700	1		_aPeña-Bautista, R.J. _8INT0368 _gGlobal Wheat Program _9645
700	1		_aSingh, R.P. _gGlobal Wheat Program _8INT0610 _9825
700	1		_aXu, S.S. _920736
700	1		_aRansom, J.K., _9271
773			_dNew York (USA) : Springer, 2009. _gp. 127–156 _tCereals _x978-0-387-72294-8
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