Biochemical aspects of crop improvement Book

INTRODUCTION. Crop Improvement in the Perspective of Agricultural Advancement and the Necessity for Investigations at the Molecular Level. BIOCHEMISTRY IN CLASSIFICATION AND MOLECULAR MARKERS FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT. Biochemical Characterization of Cultivated Species, Cultivars, and Their Wild Relations. Isozyme Markers and Their Significance in Crop Improvement. Recent Advances in Analyzing Chromosome Structure in Cereals and Their Impact on Breeding Programs. GENETICS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL/BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AFFECTING YIELD. Genetics of Photosynthetic Components in Relation to Productivity. Genetic Aspects of Water Relations and Drought Resistance in Crops. BIOCHEMISTRY OF DISEASE RESISTANCE. Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics of Plant-Pathogen Systems. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND MODIFICATION. Improvement of Cereal Seed Proteins. Genetics of Fatty Acid Composition and Breeding for Modified Seed Oils. Genetics of Secondary Plant Products and Breeding for Their Improved Content and Modified Quality. BIOTECHNOLOGY/GENETIC ENGINEERING. Biochemical Perspectives in Tissue Culture for Crop Improvement. Genetic Strategies for Improved Nitrogen Fixation and Utilization by Crops. Pollen Biotechnology in Crop Improvement. Genetic Transformation and Crop Improvement. Mitochondrial Genome with Special Reference to Male Sterility.