Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Wheat Improvement, Management and Utilization

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Ruth Wanyera
Ruth Wanyera

Independent researcher (Kenya),
Kenya

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Published24 May 2017

Doi10.5772/63694

ISBN978-953-51-3152-6

Print ISBN978-953-51-3151-9

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-4828-9

Copyright year2017

Number of pages394

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. Wheat in Kenya: Past and Twenty-First Century Breeding

By Godwin Macharia and Bernice Ngina

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2. Past, Present and Future Molecular Approaches to Improve Yield in Wheat

By Sue Kyung Kim, Jin-Ho Kim and Won-Cheoul Jang

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3. Association Mapping of Root Traits for Drought Tolerance in Bread Wheat

By Israr Ahmad, Niaz Ali, Habib Ahmad and Inamullah

2,017
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5. Impact of Growth Habit and Architecture Genes on Adaptation and Performance of Bread Wheat

By Thobeka P. Khumalo, Annelie Barnard, Lancelot Maphosa and Toi J. Tsilo

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6. Inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense Improves Nutrition and Increases Wheat Yield in Association with Nitrogen Fertilization

By Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho, Fernando Shintate Galindo, Salatiér Buzetti and José Mateus Kondo Santini

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2
7. The Role of Soil Beneficial Bacteria in Wheat Production: A Review

By Ramazan Çakmakçı, Metin Turan, Nurgul Kıtır, Adem Güneş, Emrah Nikerel, Bahar Soğutmaz Özdemir, Ertan Yıldırım, Murat Olgun, Bülent Topçuoğlu, Şefik Tüfenkçi, Mehmet Rüştü Karaman, Leyla Tarhan and Negar Ebrahim Pour Mokhtari

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8. Approaches to Enhance Salt Stress Tolerance in Wheat

By Mirza Hasanuzzaman, Kamrun Nahar, Anisur Rahman, Taufika Islam Anee, Mazhar Ul Alam, Tasnim Farha Bhuiyan, Hirosuke Oku and Masayuki Fujita

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10. The Occurrence of Cereal Aphids in Rainfed Wheat in Kenya: The Problem and Possible Integrated Pest Management Strategies

By Munene Macharia, Zilpher A. Nyakwara, Michael N. Njuguna and Immaculate N. Maina

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11. Mycotoxins in Wheat and Mitigation Measures

By Federica Cheli, Luciano Pinotti, Martina Novacco, Matteo Ottoboni, Marco Tretola and Vittorio Dell’Orto

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12. Rheological and Technological Quality of Minor Wheat Species and Common Wheat

By Petr Konvalina, Heirich Grausgruber, Khoa Tran Dang, Ondrej Vlasek, Ivana Capouchova, Zdenek Sterba, Karel Suchy, Martina Stolickova, Marketa Kyptova, Jaroslav Bernas and Marek Kopecky

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13. Grading Factors of Wheat Kernels Based on Their Physical Properties

By Néstor Ponce-García, Benjamín Ramírez-Wong, Anayansi Escalante- Aburto, Patricia I. Torres-Chávez and Sergio O. Serna-Saldivar

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16. Effect of Fusarium spp. Contamination on Baking Quality of Wheat

By Ivana Capouchová, Ludmila Papoušková, Petr Konvalina, Zdenka Vepříková, Václav Dvořáček, Monika Zrcková, Dagmar Janovská, Alena Škeříková and Kateřina Pazderů

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17. Progress and Challenges in Improving Nutritional Quality in Wheat

By Mantshiuwa C. Lephuthing, Timmy A. Baloyi, Nondumiso Z. Sosibo and Toi J. Tsilo

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18. Wheat Antioxidants, Their Role in Bakery Industry, and Health Perspective

By Muhammad Sajid Arshad, Joong-Ho Kwon, Faqir Muhammad Anjum, Muhammad Sohaib, Farhan Saeed, Muhammad Imran, Zaid Amjad, Muhammad Nadeem and Shahzad Hussain

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