Challenges for plant breeding to develop biotic-resistant cultivars

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-2012

Abstract

The fast world population growth and the increase in the per capita income, especially in the emerging nations referred to as BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) has created huge pressure for the expansion of the agricultural growing area and the crop yields to meet the rising demand. Additionally, climate change has brought new challenges to agriculture to produce food, feed, fiber, and biofuels. To cope with these new challenges, plant breeding programs have to adopt new strategies to develop cultivars adapted to the new scenario. Experience shows that biotic stresses occur with different intensity in all agricultural areas around the world. The occurrence of insects, weeds, and diseases caused by fungus, bacterium, or virus may not be relevant in a specific year but they usually cause yields reduction in most of the years. The global warming has also shifted the paradigm of biotic stresses in most agricultural areas, especially in the tropical countries, bringing intense discussion on the scientific forums. This book has a collection of the most recent advances and discoveries applied to breeding for abiotic stresses, addressing epidemiological concepts, genetic resources, breeding methods, and molecular approaches geared to the development of resistant cultivars to biotic stresses. Written in an easy to understand style, and describing the breeding for biotic resistance step-by-step the reader will find this book as an excellent source of reference.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Plant Breeding for Biotic Stress Resistance

First Page

1

Last Page

11

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