Barley: Production, Improvement, and Uses consists of 18 authoritative chapters ranging from the basic physiology and genetics of the barley plant to global methods of crop improvement via breeding and production, including management of biotic and abiotic stresses.

Contents

1. Significance, Adaptation, Production, and Trade of Barley
2. Barley Origin and Related Species
3. Barley Genome Organization, Mapping, and Synteny
4. Genome Analysis: The State of Knowledge of Barley Genes
5. Cytogenetics and Molecular Cytogenetics of Barley: A Model Cereal Crop with a Large Genome
6. Application of Molecular Genetics and Transformation to Barley Improvement
7. Barley Germplasm Conservation and Resources
8. Barley Breeding History, Progress, Objectives, and Technology
9. Cultural Practices: Focus on Major Barley-Producing Regions
10. Abiotic Stresses in Barley: Problems and Solutions
11. Biotic Stress in Barley: Disease Problems and Solutions
12. Biotic Stress in Barley: Insect Problems and Solutions
13. The Development, Structure, and Composition of the Barley Grain
14. Biochemistry, Physiology, and Genetics of Endosperm Mobilization in Germinated Barley Grain
15. Malting and Brewing Uses of Barley
16. Barley Feed Uses and Quality Improvement
17. Food Uses of Barley
18. Adapting Cereal Plants and Human Society to a Changing Climate and Economy Merged by the Concept of Self-Organization

Index

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