Mutation Breeding in Chickpea: | Perspectives and Prospects for Food Security

Imran Kozgar

ISBN 10: 8376560700 / ISBN 13: 9788376560700

Published by Sciendo, 2014

About this Item

Mutation Breeding in Chickpea: | Perspectives and Prospects for Food Security | Imran Kozgar | Buch | 148 S. | Englisch | 2014 | Sciendo | EAN 9788376560700 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, 10785 Berlin, productsafety[at]degruyterbrill[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

Seller Inventory # 105311230

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mutation Breeding in Chickpea: | Perspectives and Prospects for Food Security
• Publisher: Sciendo
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8376560700
• ISBN 13: 9788376560700
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 246W x 175H x 15D millimeters 246 millimeters width by 175 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 472 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

About this title

Synopsis

The book by M. Imran Kozgar aims to cover the problems of mutation breeding in pulse crops in the light of issues related to food insecurity and malnutrition, which according to FAO are the major threats at the present time. So far the research on induction of mutation in pulse crops is negligible compared to cereal crops, though the pulse crops and especially the chickpea are the largest grown crops in India. The main objective of the book is to reveal and explore the possibility of inducing genetic variability in early generations of mutated chickpea, describe the positive aspects of mutagenic treatments, evaluate the content of mineral elements (iron, manganese, zinc and copper) and physiological parameters of isolated high yielding mutant lines. The author hopes that his book will help to advance studies on pulse crops, and that in the long term it will help to reduce the food insecurity and malnutrition problems presently persisting in various developing countries, including India.

About the Author

Dr Kozgar is actively engaged in independent research related to biodiversity, genetics and mutation breeding of food crops.