Barley Science: Recent Advances from

Find up-to-date information on barley for malting, food, and animal feed! This comprehensive book covers every aspect of barley from molecular biology to agronomy of yield and quality. In addition to the exposition of the basic concepts, Barley Science explains the latest developments in the field. In addition, this remarkable book presents ideas and techniques for bridging the gap between physiology and breeding. Beginning with the history of this ancient cultivated grain, Barley Science presents state-of-the-art information on genetics and breeding, physiology, and agronomy. One chapter explains the CERES computer simulation of barley growth, development, and yield. Every chapter includes a thorough literature review, and you will find many helpful tables and figures. Barley Science offers cutting-edge information on the latest developments in the field, including: wild barley as a source of genes for crop improvement genetics and breeding for specific attributes genetic engineering determining barley yield under stress new breeding strategies for disease resistance choosing genotype, sowing date, and plant density for malting barley enhancing pre-harvest sprouting resistance barley proteins and malting performance Written by the top experts in the field, Barley Science is an excellent update and broadening of the information found in previous barley books. Agronomists, breeders, geneticists, and physiologists--and their students--will turn again and again to this essential resource.

About the Editors	p. xiii
Contributors	p. xv
Preface	p. xix
Contribution of Barley to Agriculture: A Brief Overview	p. 1
History of Barley Cultivation	p. 1
Utilization of Barley	p. 5
Share of Barley in Today's Cereal Production	p. 6
Utilization of the Barley Crop	p. 10
New Views on the Origin of Cultivated Barley	p. 15
Historical Introduction--The Quest for the Ancestors of Cultivated Barley	p. 15
Proposed Centers of Origin for Barley	p. 17
Distinctiveness of Moroccan	p. 20
Distinctiveness of Western Mediterranean	p. 21
Similarities Between Western Mediterranean	p. 23
Phylogenetic Conclusions: A Western Mediterranean Center of Origin for Barley?	p. 24
Molecular Mapping of the Barley Genome	p. 31
Introduction	p. 31
Genetic and Physical Mapping	p. 32
Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci	p. 35
Mapping Disease Resistance Genes	p. 40
Comparative Mapping and Synteny	p. 43
Concluding Statement	p. 45
Wild Barley As a Source of Genes for Crop Improvement	p. 65
Introduction	p. 65
Origin and Taxonomy	p. 67
Disease Resistance	p. 68
Abiotic Stress Tolerance	p. 71
Grain Quality	p. 75
Genetic Diversity	p. 76
Future Trends	p. 77
Genetics and Breeding of Malt Quality Attributes	p. 85
Introduction	p. 85
Components of Malting Quality	p. 87
Effects of Breeding	p. 101
Future Directions	p. 102
Genetics and Breeding of Barley Feed Quality Attributes	p. 115
Introduction	p. 115
Feed Quality Characteristics	p. 116
Genetics of Feed Quality Characteristics	p. 121
Breeding for Feed Quality	p. 128
Projections for the Future	p. 132
Experiences with Genetic Transformation of Barley and Characteristics of Transgenic Plants	p. 143
Introduction	p. 143
Barley Transformation of Immature Zygotic Embryos by the Biolistic Method	p. 144
Barley Transformation by Cocultivation of Immature Zygotic Embryos with Agrobacterium Tumefaciens	p. 147
Marker-Free Transgenic Plants	p. 150
Testing the Quality of the Target Gene, Its Product, and Tissue-Specific Expression	p. 151
Identification Assays for Transformants and Selection of Homozygous Plants	p. 155
Studying Organ Development with Barley Plants Transgenic for Homeotic Genes	p. 160
The Production of Recombinant Proteins in Maturing and Germinating Barley Grains	p. 162
Advantages of Tailoring a Heat-Tolerant (1,3-1,4)-beta-Glucanase and Its Expression in Transgenic Barley	p. 164
Field Testing	p. 166
Micromalting of Transgenic Lines	p. 167
Agronomic Characteristics of the Transgenic Lines	p. 169
Molecular Marker-Assisted versus Conventional Selection in Barley Breeding	p. 177
Barley Breeding--Problems and Success	p. 177
Conventional Breeding Methods	p. 179
Marker-Assisted Selection	p. 181
Genotype by Environment Interaction and Adaptation in Barley Breeding: Basic Concepts and Methods of Analysis	p. 205
Introduction	p. 205
Genotype by Environment Interaction in Barley	p. 206
An Example Data Set: Yield of a Series of Barley Isogenic Lines in Spain	p. 209
Breeding Implications	p. 231
Examples of SAS Programs for the Models Described	p. 234
Initiation and Appearance of Vegetative and Reproductive Structures Throughout Barley Development	p. 243
Introduction	p. 243
Identification of Different Stages and Developmental Phases	p. 243
Association Between Time Course of Organogenesis and Yield Components Generation	p. 244
Initiation and Appearance of Vegetative and Reproductive Organs	p. 246
Developmental Responses to Environmental Factors	p. 254
Genetic Systems Regulating Flowering Time	p. 259
Physiological Basis of the Processes Determining Barley Yield Under Potential and Stress Conditions: Current Research Trends on Carbon Assimilation	p. 269
Introductory Remarks	p. 269
Physiological Factors Determining Yield	p. 270
Potential Yield versus Stress Adaptation: Breeding Implications	p. 272
Incidence of Stresses on Yield	p. 272
Physiological Mechanisms to Cope with Stresses	p. 282
Final Remarks	p. 294
Genetic Bases of Barley Physiological Response to Stressful Conditions	p. 307
Adaptation to Stress Environments	p. 307
Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Barley	p. 328
Molecular Response to Pathogens	p. 330
Conclusions	p. 343
Physiological Changes Associated with Genetic Improvement of Grain Yield in Barley	p. 361
Introduction	p. 361
Genetic Gains in Grain Yield	p. 362
Physiological Changes Associated with Genetic Gains in Grain Yield	p. 366
Comparison Between Breeding Progress Reached in Barley and Other Small-Grain Cereals	p. 376
Conclusions	p. 381
Spectral Vegetation Indices As Nondestructive Indicators of Barley Yield in Mediterranean Rain-Fed Conditions	p. 387
Introduction	p. 387
Material and Methods	p. 390
Results	p. 393
Discussion	p. 401
Conclusions	p. 408
Choosing Genotype, Sowing Date, and Plant Density for Malting Barley	p. 413
Introduction	p. 413
Choosing Genotype	p. 413
Choosing Sowing Date	p. 422
Choosing Plant Density	p. 429
Concluding Remarks	p. 434
Computer Simulation of Barley Growth, Development, and Yield	p. 445
Introduction	p. 445
Phasic Development	p. 448
Growth and Organ Development	p. 453
Potential Model Improvement	p. 466
Evaluation of the Model	p. 467
Glossary of Terms	p. 474
Bases of Preharvest Sprouting Resistance in Barley: Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Environmental Control of Dormancy in the Barley Grain	p. 481
Introduction	p. 481
Physiology of Dormancy in Barley	p. 482
Genetics and Molecular Biology of Dormancy in Barley	p. 489
Environmental Control of Dormancy in Barley	p. 493
Concluding Remarks	p. 495
The Proteins of the Mature Barley Grain and Their Role in Determining Malting Performance	p. 503
Introduction	p. 503
Barley Grain Structure in Relation to Protein Distribution	p. 504
Barley Grain Proteins	p. 506
Barley Grain Proteins and Malting Quality	p. 511
Conclusions	p. 515
Changes in Malting Quality and Its Determinants in Response to Abiotic Stresses	p. 523
Introduction	p. 523
Phases of Grain Growth	p. 524
Barley Grain Composition	p. 530
Quality Specifications	p. 536
Response of Some Aspects of Grain Quality to High Temperature and Drought	p. 538
Future Research	p. 544
Implications	p. 544
Index	p. 551
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