Wheat Production in Stressed Environments

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXI

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2. The Global Need for a Sustainable Agricultural Model

   • R. A. Peiretti

   Pages 1-7

3. The Economics of Wheat

   • J. Dixon

   Pages 9-22

4. The Fusarium Head Blight Pathosystem

   • P. Nicholson, N. Gosman, R. Draeger, M. Thomsett, E. Chandler, A. Steed

   Pages 23-36

5. The Status of Resistance to Bacterial Diseases of Wheat

   • H. Maraite, C. Bragard, E. Duveiller

   Pages 37-49

6. Spread of a Highly Virulent Race of Puccinia graminis tritici in Eastern Africa

   • R. P. Singh, M. G. Kinyua, R. Wanyera, P. Njau, Y. Jin, J. Huerta-Espino

   Pages 51-57

7. Inheritance of Adult Plant Resistance Genes and Associated Markers from a Durable Resistant Cultivar to Leaf Rust

   • L. Ingala, H. Saione, M. Helguera, M. Nisi, F. Sacco

   Pages 59-63

8. Characterization of Genes for Durable Resistance to Leaf Rust and Yellow Rust in Cimmyt Spring Wheats

   • H. M. William, R. P. Singh, J. Huerta-Espino, G. Rosewarne

   Pages 65-70

9. Epidemiology of Puccinia Triticina in Gangetic Plain and planned containment of crop losses

   • S. Nagarajan, M. S. Saharan

   Pages 71-76

10. Stripe Rust Resistance in Chinese Bread Wheat Cultivars and Lines

    • X. C. Xia, Z. F. Li, G. Q. Li, Z. H. He, R. P. Singh

    Pages 77-82

11. Introgression of Leaf Rust and Stripe Rust Resistance Genes from Aegilops Umbellulata to Hexaploid wheat Through Induced Homoeologous Pairing

    • P. Chhuneja, S. Kaur, R. K. Goel, M. Aghaee-Sarbarzeh, H. S. Dhaliwal

    Pages 83-90

12. Enhancement of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Bread Wheat and Durum by Means of Wide Crosses

    • G. Fedak, W. Cao, A. Xue, M. Savard, J. Clarke, D. J. Somers

    Pages 91-95

13. Leaf Rust Resistance Gene LR34 is Involved in Powdery Mildew Resistance of Cimmyt Bread Wheat Line Saar

    • M. Lillemo, R. P. Singh, J. Huerta-Espino, X. M. Chen, Z. H. He, J. K. M. Brown

    Pages 97-102

14. Strategies of the European Initiative for Resistance Breeding Against Fusarium Head Blight

    • P. Ruckenbauer, H. Buerstmayr, M. Lemmens

    Pages 103-107

15. Genetic Analysis of Septoria Tritici Blotch to Improve Resistance in European Wheat Breeding Programmes

    • L. S. Arraiano, J. K. M. Brown

    Pages 109-112

16. Inheritance And Allelic Relationship Of Resistance Genes To Spot Blotch Of Wheat Caused By Bipolaris Sorokiniana

    • S. Kumar, L. C. Prasad, U. Kumar, K. Tyagi, B. Arun, A. K. Joshi

    Pages 113-118

17. Resistance to Magnaporthe Grisea Among Brazilian Wheat Genotypes

    • A. M. Prestes, P. F. Arendt, J. M. C. Fernandes, P. L. Scheeren

    Pages 119-123

18. The International Breeding Strategy for the Incorporation of Resistance in Bread Wheat Against the Soil Borne Pathogens (Dryland Root Rot and Cyst and Lesion Cereal Nematodes) Using Conventional and Molecular Tools

    • J. M. Nicol, N. Bolat, A. Bagci, R. T. Trethowan, M. William, H. Hekimhan et al.

    Pages 125-137

19. Genetic Resistance to Greenbug is Expressed with Higher Contents of Proteins and Non-Structural Carbohydrates in Wheat Substitution Lines

    • A. M. Castro, A. A. Clúa, D. O. Gimenez, E. Tocho, M. S. Tacaliti, M. Collado et al.

    Pages 139-147

20. Utilization and Performance in Wheat of Yellow Dwarf Virus Resistance Transferred From Thinopyrum Intermedium

    • H. Ohm, J. Anderson

    Pages 149-152

Wheat researchers have made unique contributions and excellent progress to the production increase over the past several decades, mainly in the less developed countries; however, there are many challenges that still lie ahead to make food more accessible than ever before in a sustainable manner and to meet the needs of a global growing population. Numerous biotic and abiotic stresses affect wheat in major production areas and its future growth will most likely come from marginal envir- ments where such stresses play even more important role. Developing countries are becoming increasingly urbanized. As urban populations grow, productive land disappears and this implies the need for more intensive cropping to keep pace. Water utilization for agriculture is also facing more competition from uses in urban areas. Focused efforts to improve wheat water-use efficiency are crucial to ensure sustainability of food production in water-constrained regions. Current crop management systems such as reduced or zero tillage, stubble retention and precision agriculture are vital to satisfy the increasing needs of food and maintain at the same time the sustainability of natural resources. The widespread adoption of conservation farming techniques requires the introduction of changes to wheat varieties in disease resistance, particularly stubble-born diseases.

• biotechnology
• breeding
• genetics
• physiology
• quality
• wheat

• Buck Semillas S.A, La Dulce, Argentina

  H. T. Buck

• National Institute for Agricultural Technology and Animal Husbandry, Marcos Juarez, Argentina

  J. E. Nisi

• National Southern University, Buenos Aires, Argentina

  N. Salomón

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