Protocols for Pre-Field Screening of Mutants for Salt Tolerance in Rice, Wheat and Barley

This book offers effective, low-cost and user-friendly protocols for the pre-field selection of salt-tolerant mutants in cereal crops. It presents simple methods for measuring soil salinity, including soil sampling and the analysis of water-soluble salts, and describes a detailed, but simple, screen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bado, Souleymane (-)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Forster, Brian P., Ghanim, Abdelbagi M.A, Jankowicz-Cieslak, Joanna, Berthold, Günter, Luxiang, Liu
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing 2016.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Springer eBooks Open Access.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:This book offers effective, low-cost and user-friendly protocols for the pre-field selection of salt-tolerant mutants in cereal crops. It presents simple methods for measuring soil salinity, including soil sampling and the analysis of water-soluble salts, and describes a detailed, but simple, screening test for salt tolerance in rice, wheat and barley seedlings, which uses hydroponics. The protocols are devised for use by plant breeders and can be easily accommodated into breeding practice. .
Descripción Física:X, 37 p., 7 il., 1 il. col
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783319265902