Root Genomics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Costa de Oliveira, Antonio (Editor), Varshney, Rajeev K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Ecology.; Plant genetics.; Plant physiology.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Terrestial Ecology.

With the predicted increase of the human population and the subsequent need for larger food supplies, root health in crop plants could play a major role in providing sustainable highly productive crops that can cope with global climate changes. While the essentiality of roots and their relation to p...