Instant Insights - Phenotyping applications in agriculture

This book reviews recent advances in the application of phenotyping techniques to optimise crop breeding programmes. Chapters discuss the use of phenotyping as a means of improving crop yield, boosting genetic gain and identifying desirable traits in crop roots.

About the author

Roland Pieruschka is currently a plant scientist at the Forschungszentrum Jülich, IBG2: Plant Sciences after his PhD at the University of Düsseldorf and Postdoc at the Carnegie Institution in Stanford. He has been interested in physiological concepts and plant-environment interactions, particularly plant phenotyping, which he combines with establishment and coordination of international plant phenotyping research infrastructures (EMPHASIS), research infrastructure projects (EPPN, EPPN2020), international networks (IPPN).

Product details

• Authors: Dr Jonas (ETH Zurich) Anderegg, Jonas Anderegg, Dr Jose L. (AGROTECNIO (Center for Research in Agrotechnology) (Spain)) Araus, José L Araus, Aurélie Charrier, Jack Christopher, Sherif Hamdy, Dr Eri (Vice President - Japan Plant Factory Association) Hayashi, Eri Hayashi, Andreas Hund, Dr Andreas (ETH Zurich) Hund, Dr Lukas (ETH Zurich) Kronenberg, Lukas Kronenberg, Laurence Le Corre, Roland Pieruschka, Dr Francisco (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) (Mexico)) Pinto, Francisco Pinto, Pejman Rasti, Dr Matthew (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) (Mexico)) Reynolds, Matthew Reynolds, David Rousseau, Ulrich Schurr, Dr Thomas (AGROTECNIO (Center for Research in Agrotechnology) (Spain)) Vatter, Thomas Vatter, Achim Walter, Dr Achim (ETH Zurich) Walter, Dr Kang (KU Leuven (Belgium)) Yu, Kang Yu
• Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.01.2024
• EAN: 9781801466554
• ISBN: 978-1-80146-655-4
• No. of pages: 146
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 223 g
• Series: Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food