Instant Insights

Chapter 1 - Improving drought and heat tolerance in wheat: Xinguo Mao, Institute of Crop Science , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; Delong Yang, Gansu Agricultural University, China; and Ruilian Jing, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China;

1 Introduction

2 Exploiting physiological traits to assist traditional wheat breeding

3 Genetic analysis and identifi cation of molecular markers: overview

4 Genetic analysis and identifi cation of molecular markers: key physiological traits

5 Genes conferring drought tolerance in wheat: overview

6 Genes conferring drought tolerance in wheat: the roles of protein kinase and phosphatase, TFs and functional genes

7 HS-responsive genes identifi ed in wheat

8 The current status of genetically modifi ed wheat

9 Conclusions and future trends

10 Where to look for further information

11 Abbreviations

12 References

Chapter 2 - Mechanisms of drought tolerance in rice: Anuj Kumar, Supratim Basu, Venkategowda Ramegowda and Andy Pereira, University of Arkansas, USA;

1 Introduction

2 Mechanisms of drought resistance

3 Assessing drought tolerance performance

4 Identifying genes promoting drought tolerance: quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis

5 Genetic engineering for drought tolerance

6 Drought-protective genes

7 Plant hormones affecting drought tolerance

8 Future trends in research

9 Where to look for further information

10 Acknowledgements

11 References

Chapter 3 - Advances in the drought and heat resistance of soybean: Heng Ye, Babu Valliyodan, Li Song, J. Grover Shannon, Pengyin Chen and Henry T. Nguyen, University of Missouri, USA;

1 Introduction

2 Drought resistance traits: introduction, root system architectures and anatomy

3 Other traits for drought resistance and heat tolerance

4 Genomic resources and strategies

5 Advance in breeding for drought and heat resistance

6 Conclusions and future perspectives

7 Acknowledgements

8 References

Chapter 4 - Developing drought- and heat-tolerant varieties of grain legumes: Shoba Sivasankar, Former Director, CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes;

1 Introduction

2 Physiological responses in adaptation to stress

3 Biochemical and molecular responses in adaptation to stress

4 Development of tolerance

5 Critical contemporary considerations for strengthened research

6 Crop management for abiotic stress tolerance

7 Conclusion

8 Where to look for further information

9 References