Alien Gene Transfer in Crop Plants, Volume 2 Achievements and Impacts /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pratap, Aditya (Editor), Kumar, Jitendra (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant genetics.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Anatomy/Development.

Alien gene transfer in crop plants from wild and genetically distinct resources enables engineered breeding to impart resistance to diseases and pests, tolerance to temperature extremities, problem soils and reduced water availability, as well as to improve yield, nutrition and storage. Encouraged b...