Climate Change and Food Security with Emphasis on Wheat

Climate Change and Food Security with Emphasis on Wheat is the first book to present the full scope of research in wheat improvement, revealing the correlations to global issues including climate change and global warming which contribute to food security issues. Wheat plays a key role in the health of the global economy. As the world population continuously increases, economies modernize, and incomes rise, wheat production will have to increase dramatically to secure it as a reliable and sustainable food source. Since covering more land area with wheat crops is not a sustainable option, future wheat crops must have consistently higher yields and be able to resist and/or tolerate biotic and abiotic stresses that result from climate change.

Addressing the biophysical and socioeconomic constraints of producing high-yielding, disease-resistant, and good quality wheat, this book will aid in research efforts to increase and stabilize wheat production worldwide.

Written by an international team of experts, Climate Change and Food Security with Emphasis on Wheat is an excellent resource for academics, researchers, and students interested in wheat and grain research, especially as it is relevant to food security.

Covers a wide range of disciplines, including plant breeding, genetics, agronomy, physiology, pathology, quantitative genetics and genomics, biotechnology and gene editingExplores the effect of climate change on biotic stresses (stripe rust, stem rust, leaf rust, Karnal bunt, spot blotch) on wheat production and utilization of biotechnologyFocuses on whole genome sequencing and next-generation sequencing technologies to improve wheat quality and address the issue of malnutrition in developing world

1. Better Farming Practices to Combating Climate Change 2. Ensuring Sustainable Food Security: Exploiting alien genetic diversity in wheat breeding for adaptation to emerging Stresses 3. Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Wheat Production in Turkey and Various Adaptation Strategies 4. Cellular Mechanism of Salinity Tolerance in Wheat 5. Genes Controlling Salinity Tolerance in Wheat 6. Role of Osmoprotectants in Salinity Tolerance in Wheat 7. Salt Responsive Transcription Factors in Wheat 8. Molecular Mechanism of Drought Tolerance in Wheat 9. Cellular Mechanism of Drought Tolerance in Wheat 10. Drought Responsive ESTs in Wheat 11. Role of Transcription Factors in Drought Mediating Pathways in Wheat 12. LEA Proteins and Drought Stress in Wheat 13. Role of Osmoprotectants in Drought Tolerace in Wheat 14. Role of Spot Blotch Resistance in Global Food Security 15. Karnal Bunt (Tilletia Indica) in Wheat 16. Wheat-Thinopyrum Intermedium Introgression Lines Enhancing Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus (WSMV) Resistance 17. Climate Chnage Leading to Post Harvest Losses in Breadwheat 18. Investigation of the Effects of Environmental Stresses on the Development and Yield of Wheat Seedlings with Physiological, Biochemical Parameters and Some Gene Expressions 19. Potentially Toxic Trace Elements in Wheat and their Effects on the Plant Development and Essential Nutrients 20. Transfer of the Wheat Heritage of Antolia to Future Generations 21. Landraces: Widening the narrow gene pool of wheat 22. Next Generation Sequencing in Bread Wheat 23. Genomic Selection in Wheat 24. Role of Gene Editing in Wheat Improvement 25. The Economics of Climate Change and Food Insecurity