Morphological and Molecular study of Wheat Germplasm - Yield Related Traits And Leaf Rust Resistance In Indigenous Wheat Germplasm (Pakistani Varieties)

Wheat is the most important cereal crop, cultivating throughout the world.Wheat has always been subjected to extensive and ceaseless research so as to maximize grain production but also to improve grain yield per unit area.Wheat Yield could be increased through selection for better performance of yield components or development of improved genotypes.Leaf rust is the most serious disease.Three types of rust occur on wheat i.e. leaf rust,Stem rust and Stripe rust.So far,nearly 58 leaf rust and 40 stripe rust resistance genes have been identified and varieties containing these genes are resistant to these diseases.The book describes the molecular and morphological study of 38 Pakistani wheat genotypes.Four Leaf rust resistance genes i.e. Lr10,Lr26,Lr34 and Lr47 and twelve different morphological characters are studied here.

About the author

Wesal Ahmad s/o Fazli Qadeer was born in Pakistan (April 1985).He received the degree of BS(Hons) in Biotechnology from University of Malakand,Pakistan in 2008 and M.Phil in Genetics from Hazara University Mansehra,Pakistan in 2011.His fields of interests are Human Genetics,Molecular biology.

Product details

• Authors: Wesa Ahmad, Wesal Ahmad, Liaqat Ali, Ina Ullah, Inam Ullah
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.11.2011
• EAN: 9783844332445
• ISBN: 978-3-8443-3244-5
• No. of pages: 56
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Genetics, genetic engineering