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Managing and Breeding Wheat for Organic Systems

Enhancing Competitiveness Against Weeds

Authors:

  1. Muhammad Asif

    1. Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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  2. Muhammad Iqbal

    1. National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan

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  3. Harpinder Randhawa

    1. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge, Canada

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  4. Dean Spaner

    1. University of Alberta, Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, Edmonton, AB, Canada

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  • Plant breeding techniques and experimental designs for organically managed lands
  • Wheat breeding strategy for enhanced competitive abilities
  • Practical examples and comparisons with other cereal crops
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Agriculture (BRIEFSAGRO)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Wheat: The Miracle Cereal

    • Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Iqbal, Harpinder Randhawa, Dean Spaner
    Pages 1-7

  3. Crop Competitiveness

    • Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Iqbal, Harpinder Randhawa, Dean Spaner
    Pages 9-20

  4. Strategies to Enhance Competitive Ability

    • Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Iqbal, Harpinder Randhawa, Dean Spaner
    Pages 21-51

  5. Breeding Wheat for Organic Agriculture

    • Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Iqbal, Harpinder Randhawa, Dean Spaner
    Pages 53-64

  6. Conclusion

    • Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Iqbal, Harpinder Randhawa, Dean Spaner
    Pages 65-70

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 71-76
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About this book

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 optimal performance cannot be achieved on marginal/organic lands or without the use of external chemical inputs (fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides). Cereal breeding programs aim at evaluating candidate lines/cultivars for agronomic, disease and quality traits in a weed free environment that makes it impossible to identify traits conferring competitive ability against weeds. Moreover, quantification of competitive ability is a complex phenomenon which is affected by range of growth traits. Above (e.g. light) and below (e.g. water and nutrients) ground resources also influence competitiveness to a greater extent. Competitiveness is quantitatively inherited trait which is heavily influenced by many factors including genotype, management, environment and their interaction. Sound plant breeding techniques and good experimental designs are prerequisites for maximizing genetic gains to breed cultivars for organically managed lands. The brief is focused on breeding wheat for enhanced competitive ability along with other agronomic, genetic and molecular studies that have been undertaken to improve weed suppression, disease resistance and quality in organically managed lands. The examples from other cereals have also been highlighted to compare wheat with other cereal crops.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    Muhammad Asif

  • National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Muhammad Iqbal

  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge, Canada

    Harpinder Randhawa

  • University of Alberta, Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Dean Spaner

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Managing and Breeding Wheat for Organic Systems

  • Book Subtitle: Enhancing Competitiveness Against Weeds

  • Authors: Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Iqbal, Harpinder Randhawa, Dean Spaner

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Agriculture

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05002-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-05001-0Published: 08 April 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-05002-7Published: 19 March 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2211-808X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2211-8098

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 76

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Sciences, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Plant Physiology

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