Plant Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fritsche-Neto, Roberto (Editor), Borém, Aluízio (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Plant genetics.; Plant physiology.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Plant Physiology.

The rapid population growth and the increase in the per capita income, especially in the group of emerging countries referred to as BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) has created huge pressure for the expansion of the agricultural growing area and the crop yields to meet...