Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Origin and Evolution of Wheat 1.2 History of Wheat and Breeding Studies in Turkey 1.3 Importance of Wheat Landraces1.4. Advantages and DisadvantagesCHAPTER 2 Wheat Landraces in Mesopotamia2. 1. Historical background 2. 2. Land races and common characteristics in Mesopotamia2.3. Wheat landraces characteristics and researches in southeastern Turkey2.4. Wheat landraces, characteristics and researches in Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine2. 3. Current situation of land races in Mesopotamia2. 4. Future perspectives 2. 5. ReferencesChapter 3 CONSERVATION OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES3.1 General View on the Wheat Landraces3.1.1 Ex situ Conservation3.1.2 Ex situ conservation studies of genetic resources in TurkeyTurkey is one of the leading countries in terms of plant genetic resources 3.1.3 Seed gene banks in Turkey3.1.3.1 National Seed Gene Bank3.1.3. 2 Seed Gene Bank of Field Crops Central Research Institute3.1.3.3Turkish Seed Gene Bank3.1.3.3.1 Units of Turkish Seed Gene BankSeed Test Chamber: In the Seed Test Chamber of Gene Bank, physical 3.1.3.3. 2Seed conservation rooms3.1.4 Osman Tosun Gene Bank3.1.5 Botanic Gardens3.2. In situ Conservation3.2.1 In Situ - On farm Conservation3.2.2 Recommendations for in situ / on farm conservation of landraces3.2.3 In situ studies in Turkey3.4 Conclusion 3. 5. ReferencesCHAPTER 4 Characterization of Genetic Diversity in Wheat Landraces4.1. Introduction4.2. Variation in Morphological, Phenological, and Agronomic Traits4.3. Variation in Seed Storage Proteins 4.4. Variation in Isoenzymes4.5. Variation in DNA Structure4.6. References CHAPTER 5 MACRO-MICRO ELEMENTS IN WHEAT LANDRACES AND THEIR USE IN BREEDING 5.1. Macro-micro elements in wheat landraces5.2. Wheat Landraces in Breeding Studies5.3. ReferencesChapter 6 Nutritional and Technologica
Veja mais