Abiotic stress tolerance in crops
The Secretariat of the Science Council of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) has just published "Applications of molecular biology and genomics to genetic enhancement of crop tolerance to abiotic stress - A discussion document" by M. Gale. It also includes an annex on "Status of breeding for tolerance of abiotic stresses and prospects for use of molecular techniques" by J. Bennett and on "Genetic engineering for abiotic stress tolerance in plants" by H. Uchimiya. The Secretariat is based in FAO Headquarters, Rome. See
http://www.fao.org/WAIRDOCS/TAC/Y5198E/Y5198E00.HTM or contact
[email protected] to request a copy.
