Overview
This open access book presents simple, robust pre-field screening protocols that allow plant breeders to screen for enhanced tolerance to heat stress in rice. Two critical heat-sensitive stages in the lifecycle of the rice crop are targeted – the seedling and flowering stages – with screening based on simple phenotypic responses. The protocols are based on the use of a hydroponics system and/or pot experiments in a glasshouse in combination with a controlled growth chamber where the heat stress treatment is applied. The protocols are designed to be effective, simple, reproducible and user-friendly. The protocols will enable plant breeders to effectively reduce the number of plants from a few thousands to less than 100 candidate individual mutants or lines in a greenhouse/growth chamber, which can then be used for further testing and validation in the field conditions. The methods can also be used to classify rice genotypes according to their heat tolerance characteristics. Thus, different types of heat stress tolerance mechanisms can be identified, presenting opportunities for pyramiding different (mutant) sources of heat stress tolerance.
Full Product Details
Author: Fatma Sarsu ,
Abdelbagi M.A. Ghanim ,
Priyanka Das ,
Rajeev N. Bahuguna
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Edition: 2018 ed.
Weight: 0.256kg
ISBN: 9783319773377
ISBN 10: 3319773372
Pages: 39
Publication Date: 23 August 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Fatma Sarsu Plant Breeding and Genetics Section Joint FAO/IAEA Division Vienna, Austria Abdelbagi M.A. Ghanim Plant Breeding and Genetics Laboratory Joint FAO/IAEA Division Vienna, Austria Priyanka Das School of Life Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi, India Rajeev N Bahuguna School of Life Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi, India Paul Mbogo Kusolwa Sokoine University of Agriculture Morogoro, United Republic of Tanzania Muhammed Ashraf Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) Faisalabad, Pakistan Sneh Lata Singla-Pareek Plant Molecular Biology Group International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology New Delhi, India Ashwani Pareek School of Life Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi, India Brian P. Forster Plant Breeding and Genetics Laboratory Joint FAO/IAEA Division International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna, Austria Ivan Ingelbrecht Plant Breeding and Genetics Laboratory Joint FAO/IAEA Division International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna, Austria
