Crop Production under Stressful Conditions (eBook)

Editors:Dr. Makie KokubunProfessor emeritus, Tohoku University, Sendai, JapanDr. Shuichi AsanumaProfessor emeritus, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

1.        SATREPS program challenging global issues on food security: Overview Kokubun, M (Professor emeritus, Tohoku University, crop physiology and agronomy) and Asanuma, S (Professor emeritus, Nagoya University, soil science and plant nutrition) 2.        Development of rice promising lines using genomic information in Vietnam Yoshimura, A (Professor, Kyushu University, crop breeding) 3.        Tailor-made rice breeding and cultivation technology for Kenya’s environment Yamauchi, A (Professor, Nagoya University, crop ecology and agronomy)  4.        Development of flood- and drought-adaptive cropping systems in Namibia Iijima, M (Professor, Kinki University, crop ecology and agronomy) 5.        Improving resources utilization efficiency in rice production systems with contour-levee irrigation in Colombia Okada, K (Professor, The University of Tokyo, crop ecology and agronomy) 6.        Development of wheat breeding materials using genetic resources in Afghanistan Ban, T (Professor, Yokohama City University, crop breeding) 7. ;       Biotechnology to generate a drought-tolerant soybean Nakashima, K (Senior researcher, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, plant molecular biology) 8.        Bringing stability to world food supplies with Japanese technology and Mexican genetic resources Watanabe, K (Professor, Tsukuba University, plant genetics) 9.        Control of witchweed (Striga) through chemical, biological and ecological methods in semi-arid regions in Sudan Sugimoto, T (Professor, Kobe University, organic chemistry) 10.    Lessons learnt from SATREPS projects and perspectives Asanuma, S (Professor emeritus, Nagoya University) and Kokubun, M (Professor emeritus, Tohoku University