Barley Science : Recent Advances from Molecular Biology to Agronomy of Yield and Quality

About the Editors , Contributors , Preface , Chapter 1. Contribution of Barley to Agriculture. A Brief Overview , History of Barley Cultivation , Utilization of Barley , Share of Barley in Today's Cereal Production , Utilization of the Barley Crop , References , Chapter 2. New Views on the Origin of Cultivated Barley , Historical Introduction-The Quest for the Ancestors of Cultivated Barley , Proposed Centers of Origin for Barley , Distinctiveness of Moroccan H. spontaneum , Distinctiveness of Western Mediterranean H. vulgare , Similarities Between Western Mediterranean H. spontaneum and H. vulgare , Phylogenetic Conclusions: A Western Mediterranean Center of Origin for Barley? , Chapter 3. Molecular Mapping of the Barley Genome , Introduction , Genetic and Physical Mapping , Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci , Mapping Disease Resistance Genes , Comparative Mapping and Synteny , Concluding Statement , Chapter 4. Wild Barley As a Source of Genes for Crop Improvement , Introduction , Origin and Taxonomy , Disease Resistance , Abiotic Stress Tolerance , Grain Quality , Genetic Diversity , Future Trends , Chapter 5. Genetics and Breeding of Malt Quality Attributes , Introduction , Components of Malting Quality , Effects of Breeding , Future Directions , Chapter 6. Genetics and Breeding of Barley Feed Quality Attributes , Introduction , Feed Quality Characteristics , Genetics of Feed Quality Characteristics , Breeding for Feed Quality , Projections for the Future , Chapter 7. Experiences with Genetic Transformation of Barley and Characteristics of Transgenic Plants , Introduction , Barley Transformation of Imm