Description / Table of Contents:
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction to Mutation Breeding in Cereal Crops for Resistance to Striga -- Striga as a Constraint to Cereal Production in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Role of Host Plant Resistance -- Striga and Its Parasitic Relationship with Cereals -- Striga on Maize -- Striga on Rice -- Striga on Sorghum -- Potential Contribution of Mutagenesis to Improved Striga Resistance -- References -- Physical Mutagenesis in Cereal Crops -- Introduction -- Protocols -- Conclusion -- References -- Phenotyping to Identify Mutant Genotypes with Resistance to Striga -- Screening for Resistance to Striga Hermonthica in Mutagenized Sorghum and Upland Rice in Burkina Faso -- Introduction -- Protocols -- Conclusion -- References -- Mutation Breeding for Resistance to Striga Hermonthica in Sorghum and Rice for Sustainable Food Production in Sudan -- Introduction -- Protocols -- Conclusion -- References -- Phenotyping for Resistance to Striga Asiatica in Rice and Maize Mutant Populations in Madagascar -- Introduction -- Protocols -- Conclusion -- References -- An Agar-Based Method for Determining Mechanisms of Striga Resistance in Sorghum -- Introduction -- Protocols -- Conclusions -- References -- Histological Analysis of Striga Infected Plants -- Introduction -- Protocols -- Conclusion -- References -- Striga Germination Stimulant Analysis -- Introduction -- Protocols -- Conclusion -- References -- Efficiency Enhancing Technologies -- Identification of Closely Related Polymorphisms with Striga Resistance Using Next Generation Sequencing -- Introduction -- Protocols -- Conclusion -- References -- Rapid Cycling and Generation Advancement for Accelerated Mutation Breeding in Sorghum -- Introduction -- Protocols -- Conclusion -- References.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (184 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783662681817
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=31063576
Language:
English
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