Managing and Breeding Wheat for Organic Systems Enhancing Competitiveness Against Weeds /

• Main Authors: Asif, Muhammad (Author), Iqbal, Muhammad (Author), Randhawa, Harpinder (Author), Spaner, Dean (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Agriculture,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant physiology.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Plant Physiology.

Genetically uniform cultivars in many self-pollinated cereal crops dominate commercial production in high-input environments especially due to their high grain yields and wide geographical adaptation. These cultivars generally perform well under favorable and high-input farming systems but their opt...

Table of Contents:

• Wheat: The Miracle Cereal
• Crop Competitiveness
• Strategies to enhance competitive ability
• Breeding wheat for organic agriculture
• Future Perspectives.