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This work has been adapted from a series of papers presented at The International Workshop on The Analysis and Exploitation of Plant Adaptation in Agricultural Crop Improvement Programs held at ICRISAT, India, in late-1994. The book contains chapters which consider: theoretical and applied aspects of analyzing aspects of plant adaptation in multi-environment experiments; how information on plant adaptation can be used in plant breeding programmes; selection for plant adaptation; Genotype by Environment (GxE) interactions in plant breeding; methodologies for interpreting the causes of GxE interactions; case studies on how to accommodate the effects of GxE interactions; research strategies for understanding GxE interactions and differences in plant adaptation; and other topics related to crop improvement. There is a particular focus on the opportunities for increasing the efficiency of crop improvement by understanding the basis of variation for plant adaptation in agricultural production systems. Crop improvement strategies based on combinations of the statistical modelling methodologies used by plant breeders and the crop modelling methodologies used by crop physiologist/agronomists are developed and case studies discussed.

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Author:   Mark Cooper (Department of Agriculture, University of Queensland) ,  Graeme L. Hammer (Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Australia) ,  Graeme L. Hammer (Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Australia) ,  Graeme L. Hammer (Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Australia)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 4.70cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.380kg
ISBN:  

9780851991085

ISBN 10:   0851991084
Pages:   608
Publication Date:   01 August 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Section 1: An Overview of Crop Improvement 1: Plant Adaptation, Biodiversity, and Crop Improvement Strategies - Introductory Remarks 2: Understanding Plant Adaptation to Achieve Systematic Applied Crop Improvement - A Fundamental Challenge 3: Research Approaches for Variable Rainfed Systems - Thinking Globally, Acting Locally Section 2: Analysis of Genotype by Environment Interactions 4: Analysis of Multi-environment Trials - An Historical Perspective 5: Experimental Design and Analysis for Variety Trails 6: International Network for Genetic Evaluation of Rice (INGER) and its Modus Operandi for Multi-environment Testing 7: International Multi-environment Trials at the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) 8: The CIMMYT Wheat Program's International Multi-environment Trials 9: Analysis and Interpretation of Data from the Crop Variety Testing Program in Western Australia 10: Relationships Among Analytical Methods Used to Analyse Genotypic Adaptation in Multi-environment Trials 11: Methods of Data Standardisation Used in Pattern Analysis and ANMI Models for the Analysis of International Multi-environment Variety Trials 12: Retrospective Analysis of Historical Data Sets from Multi-environment Trials - Theoretical Development 13: Retrospective Analysis of Historical Data Sets from Multi-environment Trials - Case Studies 14: Three-mode Analytical Methods for Crop Improvement Programs 15: Selection for Grain Quality Traits in Early Generation Barley Breeding Trials using Residual Maximum Likelihood (REML) 16: The International Crop Information System (ICIS) - Connects Genebank to Breeder to Farmer's Field Section 3: Interpretation of Genotype by Environment Interactions 17: The Physiological Basis of Genotype by Environment Interaction in Crop Adaptation 18: Characterising Environmental Challenges Using Models 19: A Physiological Approach to the Understanding of Genotype by Environment Interactions - A Case Study on Improvement of Drought Adaptation in Groundnut 20: Integrating Genotype by Environment Interaction Analysis, Characterisation of Drought Patterns, and Farmer Preferences to Identify Adaptive Plant Traits for Pearl Millet 21: Using Simulation Models to Design New Plant Types and to Analyse Genotype by Environment Interactions in Rice 22: Integrating Physiological Understanding and Plant Breeding via Crop Modelling and Optimization 23: Comparing Simulation of Experimental Approaches to Analysing Genotype by Environment Interactions for Yield in Rainfed Lowland Rice Section 4: Integrated Approaches to Plant Improvement 24: Positive Interaction of Genotype by Environment Interactions in Relation to Sustainability and Biodiversity 25: A Strategy for Yield Improvement of Wheat which Accommodates Large Genotype by Environment Interactions 26: Pattern Analysis of Gains from Selection for Drought Tolerance in Tropical Maize Populations 27: Environmental Characterisation Based on Probe and Reference Genotypes 28: The Importance of Environmental Characterisation for Understanding Genotype by Environment Interactions 29: Using Simulation Models and Spatial Databases to Improve the Efficiency of Plant Breeding Programs Section 5: Synthesis of Strategies for Crop Improvement 30: Synthesis of Strategies for Crop Improvement

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