Brett F. Carver
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contributors
Section I
Making of a Wheat Plant
Wheat Evolution, Domestication, and Improvement
Development of the Wheat Plant
The Flowering Pathway in Wheat
Section II
Making of a Wheat Crop
Systems-Based Wheat Management Strategies
Diseases Which Challenge Global Wheat Production—the Wheat Rusts
Diseases Which Challenge Global Wheat Production—Root, Crown, and Culm Rots
Diseases Which Challenge Global Wheat Production—Powdery Mildew and Leaf and Head Blights
Nematodes Which Challenge Global Wheat Production
Insects Which Challenge Global Wheat Production
Temporally and Spatially Dependent Nitrogen Management for Diverse Environments
Grain Yield Improvement in Water-Limited Environments
Cutting Down on Weeds to Cut a Cleaner Wheat Crop
Section III
Making of a Wheat Cultivar
Wheat Breeding: Procedures and Strategies
State of qtl Detection and Marker-Assisted Selection in Wheat Improvement
Genome Organization and Comparative Genomics
Synthetic Wheat—An Emerging Genetic Resource
Success in Wheat Improvement
Transgenic Applications in Wheat Improvement
Section IV
Making of a Wheat Industry
Overview of Wheat Classification and Trade
Passing the Test on Wheat End-Use Quality
The Biochemical and Molecular Basis of Wheat Quality 495
New Uses for Wheat and Modified Wheat Products
US Wheat Marketing System and Price Discovery
Index